Support Us

We are committed to making film accessible and proudly engaging audiences in often overlooked communities, such as our annual festival home in Lowestoft, which suffers from high levels of deprivation and social isolation. Communities like these often have low levels of enrichment through independent film exhibitions, and we want to change this.

We have several festival & programme partnerships and advertising opportunities that can be tailored to your organisation or brand.

Sunrise Film Festival (SFF) remains an excellent platform to promote your business and engage with new and existing audiences, and our last 4-day edition in 2025 drew over 3,000 attendees.

By becoming a partner of SFF, you’re not just supporting a festival dedicated to working across the region. It enables us to expand our provision of opportunities for people to be inspired, enriched, and to engage with film and culture.

Our Festival is always committed to building long-term, flexible relationships with our partners, maximising benefits for everyone. This may be by financial contributions or in-kind services/support provided by your company or organisation.

Just some of the benefits of supporting the Sunrise Film Festival include:

• An official association with Sunrise Film Festival and direct brand exposure opportunities.
• A well-trusted BFI-backed film festival and BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) qualifying British short film festival (Section B).
• Our Festival greatly increases and benefits your organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
• A direct profile with our festival audience and an active social media network.
• Invitations to our Festival events, opening event and award ceremony for you and/or your staff.
• Opportunities to attend unique events at the Festival for you and/or staff. 

If you have any questions regarding supporting Sunrise Film Festival, please don’t hesitate to contact our lead contact for partnerships: Joshua Freemantle

You can also view our Festival Report here.