Partner with ILLUMINATE

Empower Change
Through Film

Join us in our mission to spread enlightened ideas and push humanity forward. Your sponsorship helps us bring transformative films to a global audience.

“ILLUMINATE is one of the top 24 festivals to revitalize your soul.”
- Huffington Post

In 2024:  200+ films and programs, 140K attendees, 90+ countries, world premieres & green carpets, and boundless discussions and presentations. 2,000,000+ impressions across television, radio, web and print.

ILLUMINATE Film Festival welcomes new partnership ideas with organizations that share an interest in advancing our mission. Your association with the Festival will provide your organization with visibility to audiences interested in the environment, social change, science, spirituality and body-mind health and wellness.

We have a wide range of unique sponsorship opportunities at the 2025 Illuminate Film Festival, as well as options for involvement at our other year-round events.

We expect our audience will grow substantially now that we are located in Santa Barbara.

Contact us at sponsorship@illuminatefilmfestival.com  for more information.

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    Dates and Location

    May 1 – 4, 2025:  Santa Barbara, California

    May 5 – 11, 2025:  Globally on-line

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    Mission

    To support humanity’s evolution through the power of film, media, and meaningful connections with one another.

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    How We Achieve This

    By showcasing uplifting, solution-oriented films covering personal and planetary health, science, spirituality, arts & culture and social action and by mentoring the next generations of transformational filmmakers.

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    Background

    Founded in Sedona in 2014, and moved to Santa Barbara in 2024

    501(c)(3) sponsored organization

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    Tax ID: 39-1902814

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    Goals

    • To become a permanent and year-round addition to Santa Barbara’s cultural life
    • To foster a vibrant community interesting in making positive change
    • To help create a world that works for all