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Film Festival Support and Promotion Sponsorship

CO-FILM-FEST-SPONSOR · Colorado

Summary

COFTM-administered sponsorship for Colorado film festivals, particularly newer festivals. Helps communities start and host successful film festivals. Distinct from CO-FILM-FEST (the tax-credit program) — this is direct sponsorship cash, not a tax credit. Distinct from CO-FILM-COALITION (Coalition-membership sponsorship) — this is broader.

Benefit

Percentage
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
(taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
allocated
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
none
Program family
Effective
Sunset
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Hard requirements (2)

  • industry_keywordActivity must be a film, television, or video-game industry event taking place in Colorado.
  • local_approval_requiredApplication + approval required by COFTM (Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media), a division of OEDIT.

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (0)

Any.

Geo zones (1)

  • statewide · Colorado Statewide

Tags (0)

None.

Source

https://oedit.colorado.gov/film-festival-support-and-promotion-sponsorship
OEDIT COFTM division
Last verified: 2026-04-30
CO-statewide. Festival must take place in Colorado. Award amounts not surfaced — rule_status=partial. Sibling-program note: CO-FILM-FEST (tax credit, HB25-1005) addresses larger festival entities; this sponsorship typically supports smaller / newer festivals.