Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsoring the Yucca Valley Film Festival gives sponsors visibility:
- Among local residents of the Hi & Low Desert
- Within the filmmaking community
- Across the festival circuit
Your support helps the festival grow.
It allows us to add programs, expand the reach of our industry events, bring renowned talents to Yucca Valley, improve amenities for filmmakers, and show more films.
All of this helps the festival attract more visitors. More visitors means more local restaurant activity, more nights in our hotels, more lattes at our community coffee shops, and more energy for our local nightlife.
In 2025, the festival generated more than 200,000 organic views on social media, and we spearheaded a major publicity and press campaign that received coverage from over 400 media outlets across North America.
The festival welcomes both local sponsors and partners from outside the region.
Sponsors and advertisers receive visibility:
- on festival screens -before and inn-between screenings
- in the festival printed program
- on the YVFF website
- on YVFF social media
- in marketing materials
- during on-site events
- through our digital newsletter
- in our Meta (Facebook and Instagram) campaigns
- in press releases and special press and publicity items
Sponsorship packages can be adapted to your goals and budget.
Whether you have a California or national brand, we will tailor a proposal designed to align with your campaign and deliver measurable ROI and results.
Please contact us for details.
Tax Deductible Donations
The Desert Media Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the YVFF through filmmakers grants, additional screenings and events, and educational workshops.
If you wish to make a charitable donation that will support a program of the YVFF, please donate by clicking here.
Desert Media Foundation is a Fiscal Sponsored Program by Arts Connection, The Arts Council of San Bernardino County. (501(c)(3) – Tax ID # 46-3088038)

