Asia Society Southern California Entertainment and Media in Asia (EMASIA) 2014 U.S.-China Film Summit and Gala Dinner When: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Summit 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception Gala Dinner 6:00 p.m. VIP Cocktail Reception 7:00 p.m. Dinner and Program Where: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles What: The Asia Society Southern California s U.S.-China Film Summit is the premier U.S. event uniting Hollywood and Chinese film-industry leaders to discuss business collaboration and the latest market trends. Established in 2010, the Film Summit has led the conversation about U.S.-Chinese film co-production and delivered high-quality speakers, spurring rapid expansion of the conference, drawing ever more senior executives and government officials and generating national media coverage. As Hollywood scales new box-office heights in China and Chinese investors and creative talent deepen their roles in Hollywood, this year s Film summit is particularly timely. It will have five insightful panel discussions: Transformers and Beyond: Inside the process of creating U.S.-Chinese tentpole films New Players: Fresh forces in cross-border finance Serial Dreams: Opportunities and challenges for developing episodic programs for broadcast TV or digital distribution Content Convergence: How BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) are changing the world The C-Suite View: Big-picture strategies for U.S.-China film The program will also feature individual presentations by, among others: Guo Guangchang, Chairman of Fosun International, who will deliver a keynote address on the future of Chinese capital in Hollywood. Fosun is investing $200
million in Studio 8, a production company launched by former Warner Bros. executive Jeff Robinov. Charles Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and former CEO of Jim Henson Company, who will deliver opening remarks. Miao Xiaotian, President of the China Film Co-Production Corporation, who will participate in a luncheon conversation. Who: The Film Summit and Gala Dinner bring together prominent American and Chinese film-industry representatives who are interested in partnerships, distribution, financing, creative development, policy, and cultural issues relevant to the Hollywood-China relationship. As the Film Summit has grown nearly 400 people attended last year s conference and 270 attended the separate dinner so too has seniority of attendees. We attract top executives from Hollywood studios such as Warner Bros., Paramount and DreamWorks Animation, and leading U.S. and Chinese entertainment firms, including Creative Artists Agency, IMAX, Dalian Wanda Group, and LeVision Pictures Group. This year our speakers also include top executives from pacesetting Chinese new-media companies Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent. Among other companies with speakers participating in the Film Summit: Lionsgate Entertainment, Legendary East, Bona Film Group, Ivanhoe Pictures, Falcon Investment Advisors, China Culture Industrial Investment Fund and International Data Group. As in the past, the Gala Dinner will feature high-profile honorees from China and the U.S. The honorees and additional speakers will be announced soon. The Film Summit also draws prominent entertainment and media journalists, giving the event national exposure. Last year, 25 news organizations sent reporters, and the Film Summit generated more than 41 articles in publications ranging from the New York Times, Guardian, Associated Press, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Screen International to several Chinese publications, including China Daily. Our media partners this year include The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, ChinaFile and leading Chinese business magazine CBNweekly. For the fifth annual Film Summit this year, the Asia Society Southern California has launched initiatives to grow further and draw more even more Chinese producers, filmmakers and media officials as participants and attendees. We are marketing directly to film-industry businesspeople in China. Our partner events are the American Film Market, the largest motion picture trade event in the western hemisphere, and the China Onscreen Biennial, a two-week Chinese film program organized by UCLA. They join the Film Summit s blue-chip roster of sponsors and supporting organizations, including the Motion Picture Association of America, Producers Guild of America and China Film Co-Production Corporation.
Why: The Film Summit and Gala Dinner provide sponsors with a high-profile opportunity to promote your brands and engage industry leaders to build long-term relationships and foster development in this dynamic industry. The Asia Society Southern California offers a range of sponsorship packages to give companies and organizations options to reach our high-level, influential audience. Sponsors will gain not only access to key film players, but also benefit from national media attention on the event. It is an unrivaled opportunity to be a part of the flagship event of the Asia Society Southern California s Entertainment and Media in Asia (EMASIA) program. Asia Society Southern California: ASSC is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan, pan- Asian organization dedicated to strengthening relationships and promoting understanding among the people of Southern California and the Asia-Pacific region. Established in Los Angeles in 1985, ASSC is ideally situated in America s gateway to Asia. Through creative programs and activities, ASSC has played a pivotal role in increasing shared knowledge, enhancing dialogue and furthering cultural exchanges between the U.S. and Asia. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution with headquarters in New York, centers in Hong Kong and Houston, and affiliated offices in Los Angeles, Manila, Mumbai, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, and Washington, DC. For more information, go to www.asiasociety.org/southern-california.
U.S.-China Film Summit and Gala Dinner Wednesday, November 5, 2014 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SUMMIT and DINNER SPONSOR - $50,000 Two tables of 10 each in prime Summit/Dinner Sponsor location for Gala Dinner Invitation to Company/CEO to serve as Honorary Dinner Chair On-stage speaking role at Dinner and Summit On-stage role as moderator of Summit panel discussion Full-page Summit/Dinner Sponsor ad with company name and logo in printed programs for the Summit and Gala Dinner (inside front cover) Name and logo displayed as Summit/Dinner Sponsor on all collateral materials and event signage Summit/Dinner Sponsor recognition during the Gala Dinner multimedia presentation Name, logo and corporate link featured on the Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) website and in online Gala Dinner advertising and press materials 20 admissions to U.S.-China Film Summit 10 one-year individual memberships and one corporate membership to ASSC PLATINUM SPONSOR- $25,000 One Table of 10 in prime Platinum Sponsor location for Gala Dinner Invitation to Company/CEO to serve as Honorary Dinner Co-Chair On-stage speaking role at Summit Full-page Platinum Sponsor ad in the Gala Dinner program (inside back cover) Full-page Luncheon Sponsor ad in the Summit program Name and logo displayed as Platinum Sponsor on all collateral materials and event signage Platinum Sponsor recognition during the Gala Dinner multimedia presentation Name, logo and corporate link featured on the ASSC website and in online Gala Dinner advertising and press materials 10 admissions to U.S.-China Film Summit 10 one-year individual memberships and one corporate membership to ASSC LUNCHEON SPONSOR - $20,000 (Limit 1) One Table of 10 in the Luncheon Sponsor location for the Luncheon One Table of 10 in the Luncheon Sponsor location for Gala Dinner On-stage speaking role at Luncheon Full-page Luncheon Sponsor ad in the Summit program (inside back cover) Full-page Luncheon Sponsor Ad in the Gala Dinner program Name and logo displayed as Luncheon Sponsor on all collateral materials and event signage Luncheon Sponsor recognition during the Gala Dinner multimedia presentation Corporate logo on signage at the Luncheon 10 admissions to U.S.-China Film Summit
VIP RECEPTION SPONSOR FOR GALA DINNER - $15,000 (Limit 1) One Table of 10 in the VIP Reception Sponsor location for Gala Dinner Full-page VIP Reception Sponsor ad in the Gala Dinner program Name and logo displayed as VIP Reception Sponsor on all collateral materials and event signage Listing in Summit program as VIP Reception Sponsor VIP Reception Sponsor recognition during the Gala Dinner multimedia presentation Corporate logo on cocktail napkins at the VIP Reception Corporate logo on signage at the VIP Reception Five admissions to U.S.-China Film Summit GOLD SPONSOR - $10,000 One Table of 10 in Gold Sponsor location for Gala Dinner Invitation to Company/CEO to serve on Dinner Committee On-stage speaking role at Summit Full-page Gold Sponsor ad in the Gala Dinner program Gold Sponsor recognition during the Gala Dinner multimedia presentation Name and logo displayed as Gold Sponsor on all collateral materials and event signage Listing in Summit program as Gold Sponsor Name, logo and corporate link featured on the ASSC website and in Gala Dinner advertising and press materials Five admissions to U.S.-China Film Summit SILVER SPONSOR - $5,000 Seating for five guests in the Silver Sponsor location for Gala Dinner Half-page Silver Sponsor ad in the Gala Dinner program Silver Sponsor recognition during the Gala Dinner multimedia presentation Name and logo displayed as Silver Sponsor on all collateral materials and event signage Company logo and name featured on ASSC website Five admissions to U.S.-China Film Summit PROGRAM ADVERTISEMENT ONLY Full-page - $3,000 Half-page - $2,000 Quarter-page $1,000 INDIVIDUAL TICKETS Summit and Dinner: $600 Asia Society Members / $750 General Summit only: $200 Asia Society Members / $250 General Dinner only: $500 Asia Society Members / $600 General Sponsor names and logos will be printed on materials and appear within dinner program provided the information is received by printing deadline dates. Seating arrangements will be made according to the level of sponsorship, with priority given to highest-level sponsors. For all tables of ten, the table buyer has the option of Asia Society Southern California assigning Asia Society guests to the table.
U.S.-China Film Summit and Gala Dinner Wednesday, November 5, 2014 SPONSORSHIP FORM NAME: TITLE: COMPANY: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: PHONE: FAX: E-MAIL: We would like to participate at the following level: $50,000 SUMMIT/DINNER Sponsor $10,000 Gold Sponsor $20,000 Luncheon Sponsor $25,000 Platinum Sponsor $5,000 Silver Sponsor $15,000 VIP Reception Sponsor Dinner Program Advertisement ONLY: Individual Tickets: Full-page at $3,000 Half-page at $2,000 Quarter-page at $1,000 Summit and Dinner: $600 Asia Society Members $750 General Summit only: $200 Asia Society Members $250 General Dinner only: $500 Asia Society Members $600 General Although we cannot participate as a sponsor, we would like to make a contribution in the amount of $. Please bill my Visa MasterCard American Express Amount $ Account# Security Code Last 3 digits on the back of the card on signature line Expiration Date Signature Billing address Check enclosed (made payable to Asia Society ) Asia Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID# 13-3234632 Please return this form to: Asia Society Southern California 837 Downey Way, Suite 307, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1145 Phone: (213) 821-2116 - Fax: (213) 821-2130 For more information please visit: http://asiasociety.org/uschinafilmsummit