All-day repertory marathons

Know who to call, which options to pick, and how to fund it.

This blueprint turns the planning playbook into an actionable site: outreach order, program and legal structure choices, and crowdfunding tactics built for ticketed film marathons — not birthday-party theater rentals.

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Sponsorship compendium

Sponsor & podcast directories, full §14–20 scroll, and searchable outreach lists.

Full planning playbook

Venues, licensing, Hammer slate, budgets, crowdfunding, templates, and sponsorship.

NC venue scout

Independent theaters within 3 hours of Fuquay-Varina — DCP fit, contacts, and rental terms (Oct 2026).

Who to reach out to

Venue types, rights-holder map, contact sequence, sponsors, and who never to email.

Options

Hammer vs. Shyamalan vs. Blumhouse; LLC vs. fiscal sponsor; grant avenues.

Budget model

Interactive calculator with CSV import — break-even, scenarios, and crowdfunding goal.

Crowdfunding

Platforms, presale framing, reward tiers, pitfalls, and budget floor math.

Email templates

Copy-ready venue, licensor, sponsor, and press pitches.

12-week checklist

Timeline from venue calls through KDM, event day, and licensor reporting.

Outreach in 10 steps

1
Venue feasibility · Weeks 1–2
Confirm four-walling, outside DCP, day rate, F&B minimum, DCI specs, insurance. Get 2–3 venues in play.
2
Licensor availability · Weeks 2–4
With venue, date, seats, and ticket price in hand: availability, terms, DCP existence. Do not sign yet.
3
Provisional venue hold · Week 4
Written hold before any public announcement.
4
Lock license terms · Weeks 4–6
Fixed cost floor — build your crowdfunding goal from this number.
5
Sponsors & partners · Weeks 5–7
Local partners + co-presenter; line up ~30% soft commitments.
6
Launch campaign · Week 7
30-day max; presale framing; goal = floor + fees + contingency.

Full sequence →

Do these six things first

1. Pick the program
Highest probability first event: Hammer 1970s via Park Circus.
2. Identify three venues
Include at least one independent art house and one Alamo Drafthouse.
3. Four-wall feasibility call
One question decides everything: outside DCP under outside license?
4. Email the licensor
City, dates, seat count, ticket price — terms and DCP availability.
5. Build the crowdfunding goal
Only after venue rate and licensing quote; include fees and contingency.
6. Ask about fiscal sponsorship
One email to a local arts nonprofit can unlock grants and deductible gifts.

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