As we get closer to opening night Gala of FIFFLA 2010 we as a group is concentrating on raising any funds we can through companies or individual donations.  At this point every dollar counts in making sure this film festival runs smoothly and at minimal cost.

If you would like to donate to FIFFLA please click on the “DONATE” button on the right hand side.

Submissions of films are now officially closed and our programmers are figuring out the which films have made the cut and then fit them into their proper slots and assign them show-times.  We hope to announce the films in the first week of September and then start selling tickets shortly.

FIFFLA’s goal is to bridge Philippine Cinema, Filipino-American filmmakers, actors, writers, and directors directly with Hollywood.  We feel it’s a great time to show our talent and culture on a broader stage through film.  We have a great opportunity at the moment with location and the diverse films we are receiving from Filipino filmmakers from the Philippines and US.  We hope to showcase these films within our own community and specifically to the American general public to raise awareness for the Filipino films and the Filipino talent behind it.

Unfortunately, this year we are having problems raising funds.  We are less than four weeks away from opening night of FIFFLA 2010 and at this point still not have raised the amount of money needed to run this film festival properly.  We have already cut the budget to its minimum to run the film festival and to lower costs we’re also thinking of cutting down a day and minimizing show times to make this festival work.

We are a non-profit organization and every single one of our staff are on voluntary basis and do not get paid for any services rendered.  We are all working on this project solely out of our own time because of passion and pride for our heritage and culture.

We are looking quickly raise money needed to make FIFFLA 2010 a success.  Without these funds, I fear that it is impossible to run FIFFLA respectfully and gracefully in a way that it should done with the films that represents our country, culture, people and heritage to its fullest.

We as an organization is asking for help to raise the money needed for this year’s FIFFLA.  We are asking for support in all aspects from financial to community involvement and presences.  We understand how powerful a film festival can be especially when carrying the word “Filipino” in our name and bearing the Filipino flag as our logo.  The reach of FIFFLA goes beyond our own Filipino community and has a profound effect to not just our Filipino films and talent but as a people as well.

We are looking forward to hearing from anyone that may have any idea on how we can achieve this most important of task in running FIFFLA.  If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to write to me for any other information regarding the film festival at jeff@fiffla.org.

Thank you for your time.  Maraming maraming salamat po.

Jeff Solema
Festival Director
Filipinos. Films.

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