Sponsors

St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

St. Pete/Clearwater is where you want to be! Close to everything, yet miles away. A beautiful peninsula located on Florida's West coast, the area is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the west and by Tampa Bay to the east. www.floridasbeach.com

MityMo Design Creative Services Agency

MityMo Design, LLC, is a small creative services company in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. We enjoy helping our customers realize the most from their marketing dollars. We like to do a lot of different things, including: postcards and brochures for a direct mail campaign, developing web-based applications, like ecommerce and work-flow automation, building a brand identity for new organizations, and creating, updating and maintaining websites. www.mitymo.com

The University of Tampa

The University of Tampa is a medium-sized comprehensive, private university located on approximately 100 acres of prime riverfront land in the heart of downtown Tampa. It is the school of choice for 5,800 students from 50 states and U.S. territories and almost 100 countries. UT students enjoy a combination of academic excellence, personal attention and real world experience. The UT Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Arts combines critical studies with production experiences in film and media arts. Blending "story" with "technology," students examine critical perspectives and practice implementing techniques in traditional 16 mm film and emerging digital formats. www.ut.edu

The Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida was founded by Margaret Acheson Stuart (1896-1980) and reflects her vision of providing outstanding examples of world art in an inviting, elegant setting. The purpose of the Museum is to increase and diffuse knowledge and appreciation of art, to collect and preserve objects of artistic interest and merit, to protect works of art, to provide facilities for research, and to offer instruction and opportunities for aesthetic enjoyment of art. The Museum of Fine Arts has the only comprehensive art collection, extending from antiquity to the present, on the Florida west coast. www.fine-arts.org

Muvico Baywalk 20 & IMAX

Muvico Baywalk 20 & IMAX is a growing chain of premium, megaplex motion picture theaters. Muvico differentiates itself from its competition by building architecturally "themed", state-of-the-art theaters and offering such amenities as expanded concession menus, VIP areas with full-service bars and restaurants, children's playroom, reserved seating and Internet ticketing. Muvico believes in offering the guest an integrated entertainment experience that is not "just about the movie" but where the "movie is part of the overall entertainment experience". www.muvico.com

Friends of the Festival

Producers

  • Mathew's Lawn Service
  • Natalie Pruitt
  • Pete Mistry
  • Midge Seltzer
  • Beth Morean

Directors

  • Irwin Contracting
  • Dr. Michelle Fleeter

Special Thanks

  • Stan and Cindy Heitman