Corporate & Founding Sponsorship
Partner with a national cultural platform connecting the languages, cinema and cultural heritage of the Turkic world across the United States.
National Network
Season
Washington, DC
to Closing
What Your Support Makes Possible
Bring films and cinematic voices from across the Turkic world to audiences in the United States.
Create opportunities for filmmakers to meet audiences and participate in cultural conversations.
Give visibility to languages, stories and cultural traditions rarely represented on American screens.
Support conversations and educational resources that extend beyond individual screenings.
Connect local communities through one shared national festival season.
Individual & Community Support
Entry-level support from individuals and families who carry the festival in their own community.
Friend
- Priority registration
- Filmmaker reception (1 guest)
Partner
- Logo on festival website
- Priority registration
- Advertisement in program booklet
- Filmmaker reception (1 guest)
Corporate Sponsorship
Bronze
- Priority registration
- Advertisement in program booklet
- Filmmaker reception (2 guests)
Silver
- Reserved seating
- On-screen credits
- Advertisement in program booklet
- Filmmaker reception (3 guests)
Gold
- Reserved seating
- Banner placement
- Advertisement in program booklet
- Filmmaker reception (4 guests)
Founding Sponsorship
Reserved for the institutions whose support establishes the festival in its first season.
Platinum
A major founding-season sponsor, carrying the existing Platinum benefits.
- Reserved seating
- Named screening room
- Speaking opportunity
- Advertisement in program booklet
- Filmmaker reception (5 guests)
Founding Partner
TLFF’s highest founding-level partnership, recognizing institutions whose leadership support helps establish the festival during its inaugural 2026–2027 season.
- All Platinum Founding Sponsor benefits
- Premier recognition across the national festival season
- Permanent recognition in the TLFF Founders’ Book
- Permanent digital Founding Partner recognition
- Recognition as a Founding Partner of TLFF’s inaugural 2026–2027 season
TLFF is a program of the ATAA Arts Committee, operating under the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are administered through ATAA and may be tax-deductible as allowed by law. Sponsorship supports TLFF’s mission and programs but does not confer influence over film selection, jury decisions, awards or editorial programming.
There will be future sponsors. There is only one founding season.
The inaugural 2026–2027 season marks the establishment of TLFF as a national platform connecting the languages, cinema and cultural heritage of the Turkic world with audiences across the United States.
Founding Sponsors and Founding Partners are recognized among the institutions whose support helped establish TLFF during this first season. Founding Partners receive the festival’s highest level of permanent founding recognition.
Partner With a Program
Not every partnership needs to be national. A program partnership supports one weekend, one city or one strand of the festival’s work.
Your Name in the Founding of a Festival
Founding sponsors are inscribed in The Founders’ Book — the permanent record of those who stood at the beginning of the first Turkic Languages & Heritage Film Festival in the United States.
Open the Founders’ BookProgram Partners
Organizations and individuals contributing programme content, hospitality and in-kind support.
Turkish coffee as living heritage — the Turkish Coffee Day programme at the New York opening weekend, presented with the Turkish Coffee Lady Foundation.
Our Sponsors
With gratitude to the organizations and individuals who make the festival possible.
Sponsor logos will appear here as partnerships are confirmed.
Questions about sponsorship?
For custom sponsorship packages, in-kind partnerships, or media sponsorships, write to the ATAA Arts Committee — we'd love to talk.
artnews@ataa.org