WHO ARE WE?
The Yukon Film Society is a not-for-profit film and media arts organization based in Whitehorse, Yukon. We produce the annual Available Light Film Festival & ALFF Industry conference, as well as presenting films year-round as part of the Available Light Cinema series. We also offer film and media art production and technical skills workshops, maintain an inventory of film-making equipment for use by our members, and work with various partners and individuals both locally and nationally to support, facilitate and promote excellence in film and media arts.
Each year, YFS has to rent a Digital
Cinema Projector for the Available Light Film Festival, at a cost of $8000-$10,000 per year. Without this projector, we wouldn't be able to show most of the films we screen at the festival as filmmakers rightly expect a certain technical standard when their films are shown at festivals or in theatres.
For the rest of the year - when we don't have a Digital
Cinema Projector - we can't show new releases at all and have to wait until films become available on DVD or iTunes. This means that Yukon audiences have to wait months and sometimes years to see films that have long since come and gone from theatres down south.
Owning our own DCP projector
has FIVE MAIN BENEFITS for our
audiences and our community:
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BRAND NEW RELEASES: With a state-of-the-art Digital Cinema Projector, we’ll be
able to screen new movies while they’re still in theatrical or festival release.
No more waiting months for movies to show up on DVD or iTunes.
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IMAGE QUALITY: A beautiful bright clear image
on the largest screen in the Yukon.
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RELIABILITY: Digital Cinema Projectors use digital files, so no more DVDs or Blu-Ray discs - and no more skipping, stalling or refusing to play at all.
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COMMUNITY ASSET: The new projector will be installed in the Yukon Arts Centre, where
it can used by other arts and community
groups to present a greater number
and diversity of films that appeal to various tastes and interests.
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FINANCIAL SAVINGS & SUSTAINABILITY: Owning our own Digital Cinema Projector means we’ll no longer
have to rent a projector for the festival and ship it out from Toronto (at a
cost of $8000-$10000 per festival). The money
we’ll save over the life of the projector will be better
spent on programming more great films such as those on the screens here at ALFF, and so doing ensuring the long-term financial viability of YFS.
WHAT WE NEED & WHAT YOU GETThe projector we have our eye on is a
Barco DP2K-10S. The total cost to purchase, ship and install this beauty - and to train Yukoners how to operate it - will be approximately $50,000. We hope to raise:
- $20,000 through Indiegogo and individual donations during ALFF 2016
- $20,000 through Lotteries Yukon
- $10,000 through corporate contributions and fund-raising events
To thank you for your contribution, we're offering the following benefits and recognition:
Friend
of YFS ($20 - $49) - Recognition
in the ALFF 2017 program guide and on the YFS website
Film Lover ($50 - $99) - All of the above, plus: Recognition
on-screen at ALFF 2017 and a 2017/18 YFS Film Lover’s membership
Movie Nut ($100 - $249) - All of the above, plus: An additional 2017/18
YFS Film Lover’s membership and two tickets to the Available Light Cinema screening of
your choice
Patron of the Arts ($250 - $499) - All of the above, plus: Two tickets to the ALFF 2017 Opening Gala
Cinephile ($500 -
$999) All
of the above, plus: Two additional Available Light Cinema tickets and an ALFF 2017 Five Film Pass
Auteur ($1000+)
All
of the above, plus: An additional ALFF 2017 Five Film Pass, a 2016-17 Available Light Cinema season pass, and invitation to an exclusive ALFF 2017 Preview Reception and recognition on-screen at all
2016-17 Available Light Cinema screenings.
**Special Web-only Bonus Benefit: Contribute $1500 or more to receive an exclusive evening of scotch & cinema with Available Light Festival Director Andrew Connors.