13.6.109.347 Application
Global Peace Film Festival, Inc.

Proposal Information

Item	Response
Application #	13.6.109.347
Program	General Program Support
Proposal Type	Discipline-Based
Funding Category	Level 1
Discipline	Media Arts
Applicant is requesting REDI waiver	N/A
Residency Contact Hours	N/A
Proposal Synopsis	The Global Peace Film Festival is a six-day film festival in Orlando and Winter Park. The centerpiece of the GPFF is the film program and educational workshops/panels at multiple venues. A street fair and pet parade for peace herald the beginning of the Festival. The film program opens with a free public outdoor screening. School programs include a K-12 Peace Art Exhibit for OCPS students and high school field trips during the festival and for Earth Day in April. A monthly screening series rounds out the program.

Applicant Information

Item	Response
Corporate Name	Global Peace Film Festival, Inc.
DBA Name	N/A
Federal Employer ID	20-0117158
Principal Address	1000 Universal Studios Plaza, B-22A Orlando, FL 32819-7610
County	Orange
Applicant Email Address	info@peacefilmfest.org
Grant Contact	Nina Streich, Executive Director
Authorized Official	Nina Streich, Executive Director
Website	www.peacefilmfest.org

Mission Statement

The Global Peace Film Festival is a place to honor those who promote global and community awareness of peace and environmental sustainability through the most powerful form of communication in our world today. It draws together filmmakers and filmgoers from all walks of life into a community of people inspired to take action in their daily lives to leave the world a more peaceful place than they found it.

Proposal Description

2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the Global Peace Film Festival. The GPFF is a film festival at its core, but is also a celebratory event that embraces art and culture of other genres. Live music will be offered to accompany appropriate screenings. A K-12 OCPS student Peace Art Exhibit in the Rotunda of Orlando’s City Hall in its sixth year adds another cultural dimension, serving our schoolchildren. The Global Peace Street Fair will promote the film festival and offer artists, cultural non-profits and others a place to exhibit their wares and provide information to the general public.

This unique film festival strives to educate and inspire through the art of film. It is non-partisan and features a wide range of subjects, from intimate and personal to explorations of other cultures. The Festival brings unique and quality films to Orlando, many of which the public will not have the opportunity to see elsewhere. Films by Florida filmmakers are actively sought and programmed.

Screenings will take place over six days in September 2012 in Winter Park and Downtown Orlando. Middle and high school students will attend field trips at Enzian Theater to see documentaries; panels and workshops on filmmaking and related subjects will take place throughout the festival; and the Global Peace Street Fair and International Pet Parade for Peace will add an element of fun to the activities being offered. Related art exhibits will include local artists, and small scale musical performances from local ethnic artists will enhance the film program and will take place at a variety of venues.

Throughout the year, monthly screenings of local filmmakers' works-in-progress with moderated audience feedback are held on the first Sunday of each month.

Goals and objectives are:

• to produce a top quality cultural event in central Florida, measurable by critical response. For instance, Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore has called the GPFF "one of the most prestigious film festivals in the state."

• to encourage and program Florida films, measurable by the program itself.

• to attract a growing audience locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. This is measurable through the Americans for the Arts survey on the economic impact of the arts and using the information gathered to continue to hone the marketing of the festival to greater effect.

• to involve students and develop deeper relationships with schools, colleges and universities in the region. Measurable by the number of students who attend and by the numbers of teachers and faculty that assign classes to attend screenings and other events.

• to inspire audiences to take what they learn from the films they see to use it in their daily lives, whether that be to buy local products or to use CFL light bulbs or to volunteer for a local organization... This is measurable through additional survey questions about the impact of the festival.

• To grow the monthly screening program, measurable by the development of the audience and the growth of number of film submissions to be screened.

The production of the festival is a year-round endeavor that begins with the successful completion of the current year's event. Returning sponsors are "re-upped" and new sponsors are sought beginning in early October. Marketing continues throughout the year. Special attention is paid to the regional and drive markets.

A calendar featuring the selected artwork from the K-12 Peace Art Exhibit is produced for pre-holiday distribution.

Locally in central Florida, the monthly screenings are produced and promoted year-round.

Social media is employed year-round and the growth of the social media audience extends the reach of the festival beyond its geographic borders. The GPFF has over 3100 Facebook "fans," more than 1200 Twitter followers and an e-blast list in excess of 2500. All continue to grow. Social media is a major marketing strategy of the GPFF.

Film submissions for the 2012 Festival open in February and the Festival's Executive Director and Artistic Director attend various international film festivals throughout the year to seek the highest quality work and invite top-notch guests to attend. Submissions close in early June and programming is completed by the middle of August. Articles are pitched beginning in June for publication prior to the festival.

In April, the GPFF hosts field trips and partners with VegFest to celebrate Earth Day.

Festival production begins in August and the program book is published by the end of the month to be distributed locally before the festival begins. PSAs begin airing and advertising begins appearing around a month before the festival. Media sponsors such as the Orlando Weekly, WMFE and WPRK donate airtime and ad space to increase the impact of paid advertising. Radio and TV appearances are also booked at this time.

Culture Builds Florida's Future

1. Strengthening the Economy

   The primary economic impact is local - the Festival serves the local and drive markets and is attracting a growing number of regional visitors to downtown Orlando and Winter Park. The festival has begun to generate an increasing, demonstrable number of hotel room nights and car rentals credited to festival attendance, as well as expenditure on other activities such as theme parks and restaurants. September is a low season for tourism in Florida, thus the festival provides a culturally enriching event at a time that has comparatively little competition and that is attractive to a world-wide audience.

   • The GPFF has demonstrated marked, continued audience growth since its inception.

   • Working with the Orlando Arts Getaway, the GPFF offers travel packages to promote the festival to audiences both within and outside the state.

   • Taking advantage of the growing awareness world-wide of the International Day of Peace, September 21st, the festival will attract international attention, special guests and visitors.

   • Increase recognition within the film industry. By exposing filmmakers and industry leaders to the production infrastructure that exists here, the Festival will have a growing positive economic impact on the film, television and digital technology industries in the region.

   • For four years, the GPFF has collected demographic data on the festival via Americans for the Arts' survey, as well as additional impact data. This data is important to track the progress of the festival and enables us to further focus our marketing efforts.

   The GPFF has grown in size and relevance, both in the local market, in the film festivals' world and in the social-issue non-profit world. The impact to the state and local community, apart from economic development, will be quantifiable by the quality cultural offerings the Festival produces. With special guests including prominent filmmakers and artists as well as leaders from peace and environmental organizations, the Festival will provide unique intellectual and spiritual enrichment to our community.

2. Learning and Wellness

   The GPFF program at its core promotes learning and wellness through the presentation of entertaining films with an educational message. We work with educational groups and institutions of all levels - from the Lifelong Learning Institute in Winter Park to colleges and universities, from K-12 schools to local non-profit community-based organizations.

   Faculty at Rollins College, UCF, Valencia State College, Full Sail University and other further education institutions assign students to attend films and educational panels and workshops. Students (high school and college) also gain hands-on experience as volunteers and interns.

   High school students are served through partnership with OCPS Service Learning programs, field trips to Enzian Theater and special screenings at high schools with guest speakers. Special attention is paid to involving inner-city, disadvantaged schools and youth groups. Upward Bound, Americorps volunteers, Parramore Kids Zone, Jones High School and other similar groups are provided with free tickets and are hosted by Rollins students through the college's Community Engagement office.

   The GPFF has a program of "green" initiatives, shares information on these issues with its audiences and programs films that explore issues of environmental sustainability and service the entire community. The Festival has been carbon-neutral since 2008; encourages the use of local and organic produce; and uses FSC certified paper for its program book. Information on these issues is disseminated to interested audience members by local businesses.

   Each year, the GPFF presents films from around the world, showing work from six continents. This enables us to reach out to the diverse population in central Florida, offering a cultural melting pot. International filmmakers and guest speakers enliven the dialogue. After screenings, filmmakers, special guests and local experts answer questions and encourage audiences, young and old, to be involved in the local community.

3. Building Leadership

   Critical to the success of the Global Peace Film Festival are collaborative partnerships with a wide variety of local community based organizations (CBOs), educational and cultural institutions, local government offices and local businesses.

   The GPFF works with CBO partners to identify films that address issues of interest; the CBO invites their members and supporters and shares information about their organization with our audiences. Examples of CBO partners include the Interfaith Council of Central Florida, CARE, Seeds of Peace, Red Cross, St. Johns River Alliance, League of Women Voters, AARP, UNA-USA (FL chapter) and more.

   The GPFF partners and cross-promotes with local arts/cultural groups including bringing field trips to Enzian Theater (Maitland) and presenting films at the Gallery at Avalon Island (Orlando), the Orlando Science Center, Rollins College, Valencia State College and Winter Park Library.

   Private-public partnerships include working with the Metro Orlando Film Commission (MOFC), the OCCVB and Orlando's Downtown Development Board. The MOFC and FilmFlorida know that all film festivals in the state are good for the development of the industry and the GPFF is no exception. We are delighted to work with them and have their support.

   Promoting arts and culture as essential to community well-being is a core value of the GPFF and is also highlighted through partnerships with local businesses such as hosting filmmaker parties (open to the public) at Ten Thousand Villages and Bajalia on Park Ave. (Winter Park) and events at Dandelion Communitea Cafe and Urban ReThink in Orlando. Many small businesses participate in the annual Global Peace Street Fair.

   The GPFF reaches out to local businesses to promote the theme of a peaceful community during the month of September - restaurants may give a peace-related name to a menu item; bars may rename a drink; art galleries, book stores an other businesses may create a peace-themed display, etc. This is a low- to no-cost way to build community around a theme and engage a larger audience.

4. Design and Development

   No answer provided.

Proposal Estimates

Estimated Number of	Response	Instructions to the Applicant
school based youth benefiting	1,100	Enter the number of individuals under the age of 18 that are expected to be participating in organized school based cultural events. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
non-school based youth benefiting	650	Enter the number of individuals under the age of 18 that are expected to be participating in non-school based cultural events. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
elders benefiting	550	Enter the number of individuals over the age of 65 that are expected to benefit from the proposal activities. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
artists participating	220	Enter the estimated number of professional artists that will be directly involved in providing artistic services specifically identified with the proposal. Include living artists whose work is represented in an exhibition regardless of whether the work was provided by the artist or by an institution. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
individuals benefiting	9,000	Give the total number of individuals that are expected to be involved in proposal activities as artists, non-artists, participants, or audience members. This number should include the values listed for youth, elders and artists.
proposal events	57	How many different events will be produced or presented within the grant period as a part of this proposal? Be sure to list different events, not performances. For example, a musical performed 10 times is only one event, but a musical performed 10 times and workshop done once are two events.
opportunities for public participation	92	Each event will have one or more opportunities for public participation. For example a musical performed 10 times is one event with 10 opportunities for public participation.

Project/Program Location

• Orange

Proposal Impact

The Global Peace Film Festival is a small non-profit arts organization that employs one full-time and one part-time staff person year-round. Before and during the Festival in September, freelancers are hired for specific short-duration jobs.

The following demographic data was collected at the 2010 Festival. This data is the best description of the economic impact of the GPFF. The data was analyzed by Americans for the Arts, and revealed that the 2010 GPFF attracted 7077 attendees of which 22.8% were from out-of-town and 49.8% attended multiple events. The ROI of the GPFF was 3 to 1 with the marketing ROI at 8 to 1. The economic impact of audience spending was calculated at 3 full-time equivalent jobs. Please note: the methodology used to estimate audience spending is considered to be extremely conservative and excludes the cost of admission, among other exclusions.

• 11.5% of attendees were under 18

• 48.2% were 18 - 34

• 11.2% - 35 to 44

• 12.2% - 45 to 54

• 11.8% - 55 to 64

• 5.1% - over 65.

38% of attendees were students; 37% professional; 10% educators; 8% retired and 7% listed their occupation as "other."

The GPFF attracts a well-educated audience with 24.6% holding a Masters or Doctorate degree; 33% with a 4-year college degree; 17.5% with a 2-year college degree and 24.9% listing High School diploma or less.

The GPFF attracts generally a middle- and lower-income audience. This is not surprising, given the large number of student attendees. The data also suggests that our outreach to under-served communities is effective. This is rather unique among film festivals that usually attract a fairly affluent audience.

Household income, according to the survey, was as follows:

• Less than $60,000 - 49.3%

• $60K - $89,999 - 20.3%

• $90K - $119.999 - 11.5%

• $120K or more - 19.0%

Education activities.

• Colleges: Faculty at Rollins College, UCF, Valencia State College, Full Sail University and other local institutions assign classes to attend films and educational workshops and panels.

• Grade School: OCPS Service Learning Programs attend field trips to Enzian Theater to see documentaries and hear from special guests. (This program may be impacted by school budget cuts). K-12 Peace Art Exhibit.

• Students from Jones and Evans High Schools, Parramore Kids Zone, Upward Bound and other disadvantaged youth groups are given free tickets to screenings.

• Adult education: With the Lifelong Learning Institute at the Winter Park Library, discussions follow many screenings to engage their members and other guests. Local non-profit organizations are also invited to share information about their work with audiences.

• "Green" education: Information about carbon offsetting, recycling, lowering energy costs and conservation are offered throughout the festival.

Outreach activities.
The GPFF employs traditional and new technology to reach out to prospective audiences. In addition to promotional postcards, posters and brochures that are distributed as widely as possible locally and regionally, the GPFF partners with literally dozens of local non-profits and CBOs that send e-blasts to their members about the festival. GPFF representatives speak about the festival at local group meetings. We have an active social media presence, not just on Facebook and Twitter but also through cause-related social media outlets such as Ammado and MyPeaceTV.com.

Public Relations is handled pro-bono by Sultana Ali, Account Executive at Massey Communications. Outreach is also helped by the Orlando and Florida Film Commissions and other industry groups, in the state and beyond.

Outreach and education merge for several college classes, primarily at Rollins, where students are assigned to "adopt" films as a way to learn about outreach and marketing and help the Festival. Courses such as International Entertainment Business; Media, Peace & Justice; and graduate studies in Counseling all assign this task. It is exciting to see the students' creativity on these assignments!

The Global Peace Film Festival is unique Florida cultural event with a worldwide footprint. Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal.

Operating Budget

	Operating Expenses	Completed Fiscal Year ending 6/30/10
1.	Personnel: Administrative	16,000
2.	Personnel: Programmatic	19,000
3.	Personnel: Technical/Production	9,045
4.	Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic	4,245
5.	Outside Fees and Services: Other	9,268
6.	Space Rental, Rent or Mortgage	4,050
7.	Travel	9,159
8.	Marketing	20,348
9.	Remaining Operating Expenses	12,148
A.	Total Cash Expenses	$103,263
B.	In-kind Contributions	$34,403
C.	Total Operating Expenses	$137,666
	Operating Income	Completed Fiscal Year ending 6/30/10
10.	Revenue: Admissions	9,834
11.	Revenue: Contracted Services
12.	Revenue: Other
13.	Private Support: Corporate	21,506
14.	Private Support: Foundation
15.	Private Support: Other	23,508
16.	Government Support: Federal
17.	Government Support: State/Regional	1,000
18.	Government Support: Local/County	40,000
19.	Applicant Cash	7,415
D.	Total Cash Income	$103,263
B.	In-kind Contributions	$34,403
E.	Total Operating Income	$137,666

Additional Operating Budget Information

Please note that the 2011 fiscal year ends on 6/30/11 and the 2011 Festival does not begin until late September.

Proposal Budget: Summary

	Proposal Expenses	A. Request	B. Cash Expenses	C. In-kind	Total
1.	Personnel: Administrative	6,000	28,000	2,600	$36,600
2.	Personnel: Programmatic	0	20,000	0	$20,000
3.	Personnel: Technical/Production	3,000	11,000	1,661	$15,661
4.	Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic	0	7,000	0	$7,000
5.	Outside Fees and Services: Other	0	20,600	6,000	$26,600
6.	Space Rental	0	1,500	10,000	$11,500
7.	Travel	0	11,500	2,000	$13,500
8.	Marketing	4,720	15,660	23,502	$43,882
9.	Remaining Proposal Expenses	0	10,200	0	$10,200
D.	Total Proposal Expenses	13,720	125,460	45,763	$184,943
	Proposal Income	A. Request	B. Cash Income	C. In-Kind	Total
10.	Revenue: Admissions		16,000		16,000
11.	Revenue: Contracted Services		0		$0
12.	Revenue: Other		4,000		4,000
13.	Private Support: Corporate		29,500		29,500
14.	Private Support: Foundation		5,000		5,000
15.	Private Support: Other		28,460		28,460
16.	Government Support: Federal		0		$0
17.	Government Support: Regional		1,000		1,000
18.	Government Support: Local/County		41,500		41,500
19.	Applicant Cash		0		$0
E.	Total Proposal Income	13,720	125,460	45,763	$184,943

Proposal Budget: Detail

	Proposal Expenses	A. Request	B. Cash Expenses	C. In-Kind	Total
1.	Personnel: Administrative	6,000	28,000	2,600	$36,600
1.1. Executive Director (2/3 time)		0	16,000	0	16,000
1.2. Festival Director		0	12,000	0	12,000
1.3. Office Manager (part time)		6,000	0	0	6,000
1.4. Office Intern		0	0	2,600	2,600
2.	Personnel: Programmatic	0	20,000	0	$20,000
2.1. Artistic Director		0	12,000	0	12,000
2.2. Executive Director (1/3 time)		0	8,000	0	8,000
3.	Personnel: Technical/Production	3,000	11,000	1,661	$15,661
3.1. Technical Director		0	3,000	0	3,000
3.2. Volunteer Coordinator		1,000	2,000	0	3,000
3.3. House Managers		1,000	5,000	0	6,000
3.4. Print Traffic Manager		0	1,000	0	1,000
3.5. Technical Assistants		1,000	0	0	1,000
3.6. Volunteer film crew		0	0	1	1
3.7. Volunteers (600 vol. hrs.)		0	0	600	600
3.8. Interns - 3 @ 100 hrs each		0	0	900	900
3.9. Rollins intern - 160 hrs.		0	0	160	160
4.	Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic	0	7,000	0	$7,000
4.1. Guest speakers		0	5,000	0	5,000
4.2. Film selection expenses		0	2,000	0	2,000
4.3. Speakers for field trips		0	0	0	0
5.	Outside Fees and Services: Other	0	20,600	6,000	$26,600
5.1. Legal/Accounting		0	2,000	4,000	6,000
5.2. Equipment Rental		0	2,000	2,000	4,000
5.3. Art exhibit/field trip expenses		0	7,400	0	7,400
5.4. Insurance		0	6,000	0	6,000
5.5. Street Fair expenses		0	3,200	0	3,200
6.	Space Rental	0	1,500	10,000	$11,500
6.1. Rollins College (5 venues)		0	0	5,000	5,000
6.2. Winter Park Library		0	0	1,000	1,000
6.3. Orlando Science Center		0	0	1,000	1,000
6.4. Gallery at Avalon Island		0	600	1,000	1,600
6.5. Plaza Cinema Cafe		0	800	0	800
6.6. Rotunda in City Hall (art exhibit)		0	100	0	100
6.7. Enzian (field trips)		0	0	1,000	1,000
6.8. Urban ReThink (monthly screening)		0	0	1,000	1,000
7.	Travel	0	11,500	2,000	$13,500
7.1. Filmmaker travel		0	5,000	0	5,000
7.2. Local travel		0	4,000	0	4,000
7.3. Staff travel		0	2,500	0	2,500
7.4. Hotel rooms for special guests		0	0	2,000	2,000
8.	Marketing	4,720	15,660	23,502	$43,882
8.1. Marketing/PR Director		0	4,000	0	4,000
8.2. OCCVB marketing package		0	0	23,502	23,502
8.3. Eblast service - MyEmma		220	260	0	480
8.4. Festival Trailer		0	0	0	0
8.5. Website Development		1,500	0	0	1,500
8.6. Merchandise		0	250	0	250
8.7. Postcards & brochures		0	650	0	650
8.8. Catalog & Calendar printing		2,000	3,000	0	5,000
8.9. Local print, radio, TV ad buys		0	7,000	0	7,000
8.10. PR expenses		0	500	0	500
8.11. Graphic design		1,000	0	0	1,000
9.	Remaining Proposal Expenses	0	10,200	0	$10,200
9.1. Office rent/phone/internet		0	8,200	0	8,200
9.2. Postage/supplies		0	1,000	0	1,000
9.3. Computer equipment		0	1,000	0	1,000
D.	Total Proposal Expenses	13,720	125,460	45,763	$184,943

	Proposal Income	A. Request	B. Cash Income	C. In-Kind	Total
10.	Revenue: Admissions		16,000		$16,000
10-1 Ticket income			16,000		16,000
11.	Revenue: Contracted Services		0		$0
12.	Revenue: Other		4,000		$4,000
12-1 Film Submissions			4,000		4,000
13.	Private Support: Corporate		29,500		$29,500
13-1 Rollins College			10,000		10,000
13-2 Moore Stephens Lovelace			2,500		2,500
13-3 Universal Studios Florida			5,000		5,000
13-4 Valencia State College			2,000		2,000
13-5 Ovation			10,000		10,000
14.	Private Support: Foundation		5,000		$5,000
14-1 United Arts of Central Florida			5,000		5,000
15.	Private Support: Other		28,460		$28,460
15-1 Ad sales for catalog			9,000		9,000
15-2 Individual contributions			15,200		15,200
15-3 Street fair booth sales			4,260		4,260
16.	Government Support: Federal		0		$0
17.	Government Support: Regional		1,000		$1,000
17-1 FilmFlorida			1,000		1,000
18.	Government Support: Local/County		41,500		$41,500
18-1 Downtown Development Board			1,500		1,500
18-2 Orange County TDT grant			40,000		40,000
19.	Applicant Cash		0		$0
E.	Total Proposal Income	13,720	125,460	45,763	$184,943

Additional Proposal Budget Information

Please note that the 2011 Festival does not begin for almost four months. Income listed above represents 2011 amounts that are expected to "re-up" for 2012.

Fiscal Condition and Sustainability

The Global Peace Film Festival has successfully produced eight annual events, each growing in size and impact without significant increases in the budget - and often with less money than desired. Much of the GPFF's support has been in-kind. Its cash budget has been comparatively small, considering the size and impact of the festival. It is able to succeed due to the dedication of its board, staff, volunteers and supporters. When the anticipated level of funding has not be forthcoming due to the difficult economic climate of the past few years, we have found ways to achieve everything that had been proposed - even with sparser resources.

Since 2008, the GPFF has been a recipient of an Orange County Cultural Tourism grant that requires strict oversight and fiscal management. The GPFF's profile is on GuideStar, affording organizational transparency.

Plans to sustain the proposal activities after the grant period are enhanced by collaborative partnerships with many local educational and cultural institutions and community based organizations.

We are pleased that many of our sponsors and supporters have been involved with the Festival for several years, and we aim to work with them to ensure their continued support. We welcome new sponsors and supporters who we will also work with to maintain their ongoing support.

Evaluation Plan

There are two evaluation methods employed to evaluate the programming. First is post-mortem meetings with collaborative partners. Input is sought about what worked or not, how to improve the program and what more our partners would like to see.

The second is data collection. The GPFF began surveying in 2007 for two purposes: 1) demographic and 2) impact evaluation. That year, the survey was written by GPFF board member/professor of International Business at Rollins College, Marc Sardy. Student volunteers, mainly statistics students, oversaw data collection and the analysis was done (for course credit) by students.

Since 2008 when the GPFF received a Cultural Tourism grant from Orange County, we have been required to collect the same Americans for the Arts survey data as all other TDT grant recipients. However, Dr. Sardy oversees the continued collection of the "impact" data, that also identifies the specific film/event at which the survey was completed. Impact questions are:

• satisfaction with the festival

• will the respondent return next year?

• did the film change [respondent]'s opinion?

• did the film make [respondent] want to act based on the film they saw?

The Rollins students input and, with supervision, analyze the data. Dr. Sardy and other professors from other disciplines at Rollins intend to publish in academic journals about the impact of film as a teaching tool based on survey findings. The results of the impact surveys have been extremely encouraging each of the four years this data has been collected and analyzed.

Both these evaluation methods are extremely helpful in evaluating the programming and continuing to improve what is offered.

Applicant Accessibility

Question	Response
Does the applicant have policies and procedures (including a complaint process) that address non-discrimination on the basis of disability?	Yes
Does the applicant have a staff person that is responsible for compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statutes 553?	Yes (Nina Streich)
Has the applicant completed the Section 504 Self Evaluation Workbook from the National Endowment for the Arts (linked) in the last 5 years?	Yes

Accessibility

The Global Peace Film Festival takes place at rented venues throughout Orlando and Winter Park and does not have an institutional facility therefore we must rely on the venues we use for ADA compliance. We make every effort for all festival events to be accessible. Where this is not entirely possible, volunteers are assigned to assist any audience member(s) with special needs.

We have programmed films on issues of accessibility, disability and the differently-abled - when we have discovered an excellent film on these issues and we actively seek out films on these issues. When there is a film on a related subject, effort is taken to reach out to organizations that serve those populations and to accommodate any special needs.

The GPFF welcomes all audiences and makes special efforts to reach out to under-served communities and constituencies.

The Festival's film program is very diverse, with films about different cultures, religions, countries, sexual orientation and other issues. It seeks to build bridges and encourage audiences to learn about and learn to understand others who are different than they.

We also welcome differently abled people as volunteers and, if qualified, for staff positions.

1. Cover sheet

2. IRS 501 (c) (3) Determination letter

3. 2010 GPFF Program Book

4. Global Peace Film Festival K-12 Peace Art Exhibit Calendar

5. Orlando Sentinel festival review by Roger Moore, 9/20/2010 (2-sided)

6. Testimonials

7. GPFF Board of Directors; Orlando Advisory Board; International Advisory Board (2-sided)

8. Sample of CBO partner's collaboration/outreach - SikhNet article

9. Sample of marketing partnership - Orlando Arts Getaway promotion on STAR94.5FM web page (for upcoming 2011 Festival)