Nonprofit Audience Position the festival as a partner for fundraising, grant-related events, and donor engagement by offering sponsorship packages, live performance collaborations, and archival education programs that align with philanthropic goals.

Cultural Preservation Highlight opportunities to support film preservation and restoration projects, offer sponsorships for prints and scores, and propose collaborative grants with institutions focused on archival work and silent cinema history.

Running Model Target potential platforms for expanding reach beyond San Francisco through touring programs, partnerships with museums, universities, and film festivals to monetize licensing of restored prints and accompanying live scores.

Digital Engagement Leverage the festival’s online presence and published essays to offer premium digital content, virtual screenings with live-score options, and memberships that generate recurring revenue from a small, engaged audience.

Industry Network Utilize relationships with renowned composers, filmmakers, and archivists to broker collaboration deals, speaker engagements, and sponsored events that raise profile and create new revenue streams.