2016-06-13T16:16:47-05:00 2015-07-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2014-08-01 463500058 GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC GREE 2037171800 55 OLD FIELD ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 GINGER STICKEL COO 2037171800 2016-06-07 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2016-06-07 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z GINGER STICKEL 55 OLD FIELD ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 1223173 0 X WWW.GREENWICHFILM.ORG X 2013 CT SEE SCHEDULE O 34 33 1 100 0 0 10000 879797 0 340347 14 0 16109 3029 26123 1223173 0 75000 0 0 0 142363 0 0 45869 132728 515365 132728 732728 -106605 490445 0 395922 106605 12082 -106605 383840 X THE MISSION OF THE GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS TO PROVIDE FILMMAKERS WITH AN EFFECTIVE PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK WITH THE GOAL OF FINDING FINANCING AND DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, GIFF HARNESSES THE POWER OF FILM TO SERVE THE GREATER GOOD BY HIGHLIGHTING AN IMPORTANT CAUSE EACH YEAR. THE 2016 FESTIVAL WILL FOCUS ON IMPORTANT HUMAN RIGHTS CAUSES. 0 0 605454 75000 340347 GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INC. HELD ITS INAUGURAL FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 4TH TO 7TH, 2015, ATTRACTING AN AUDIENCE OF 7,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, JOURNALISTS AND RISING STARS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED: 31 INTERNATIONAL, INDEPENDENT FILMS, 1 WORLD PREMIERE (JANE WANTS A BOYFRIEND), 2 U.S. PREMIERES, 11 SOCIAL IMPACT FILMS, 3 FILMS WITH LOCAL TIES TO CONNECTICUT AND 4 FREE EDUCATIONAL PANELS (CHANGING FACE OF TELEVISION, WOMEN IN PRODUCTION, INSIDE FILM FINANCING, AND SOCIAL IMPACT PANEL). FOUR OF THE PANELS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO ATTEND, HELPING TO EDUCATE ON IMPORTANT TOPICS.THE FESTIVAL GENERATED 280 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WITH POSITIVE STORIES ON GREENWICH, CT, AND WAS FEATURED IN THE TODAY SHOW, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, WALL STREET JOURNAL, NY POST, US MAGAZINE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, AND MANY OTHERS. THE FESTIVAL ALSO AWARDED $35,000 IN CASH AWARDS, INCLUDING AN AWARD FOR THE BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM. 605454 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 34 33 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CT X GINGER STICKEL 2037171800 55 OLD FIELD ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 GINGER STICKEL COO 8.00 X X 22500 0 0 WENDY REYES CHAIRMAN 8.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE STERN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALI WOLFE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 AVRAM LUDWIG DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 BILL SHIPSEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CARINA CRAIN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN SIMONDS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 CLAY PECORIN DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 CLEA NEWMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN HANKS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN DEVEER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE RICHARDS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LEVIEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DUCHOVNY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH ROYCE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS EVER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DON IENNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG ELLIN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY WACHTEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WALKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MATTHEWS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 JARED IAN GOLDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEB STUART DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNA BUSH-HAGER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JIM CABRERA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN EVANS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE FARERI DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 KATHIE LEE GIFFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK TEIXEIRA DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL IMPERIOLI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BRENER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN YONCE DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 TOM SCOTT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 22500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 879797 15234 879797 FESTIVAL PASSES 900099 240953 240953 FESTIVAL ADMISSIONS 900099 85623 85623 SUBMISSIONS 900099 13771 13771 340347 ADVERTISING 900099 3000 3000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 29 29 3029 1223173 340347 0 3029 X 40000 40000 35000 35000 76500 25477 19026 31997 57142 27428 29714 8721 5145 3576 65 65 12604 1487 9024 2093 105744 88793 11691 5260 59091 59091 59182 52376 2513 4293 12564 8112 2226 2226 91860 91860 8 8 749 749 2813 2813 FILM FESTIVAL 94300 94300 VENUE RENTAL 69689 69689 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 6696 6696 732728 605454 81405 45869 369277 22500 4894 749 0 4145 0 395922 12082 106605 0 106605 12082 X -106605 383840 -106605 383840 0 395922 490445 0 X X 0 1 X 0 0 X 10000 879797 889797 16109 340347 356456 26109 1220144 1246253 169500 169500 0 169500 169500 1076753 14 14 14 14 3029 3029 26123 1223173 1249296 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 29. ADVERTISING - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4894 749 4145 4145 X 1237573 14400 14400 1223173 0 1223173 747128 14400 14400 732728 0 732728 PART X, LINE 2: THE FESTIVAL RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FESTIVAL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE FESTIVAL IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAX JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2014. 0 UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND 125 MAIDEN LANE 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10038 131760110 501(C)(3) 40000 SUPPORT FOR ONEMINUTESJR., A UNICEF INITIATIVE, PROVIDING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE TOOLS TO MAKE SHORT FILMS. 1 FILMMAKERS AWARDS 4 35000 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INC. PROVIDES FILMMAKERS WITH AN EFFECTIVE PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK WITH THE GOAL OF FINDING FINANCING AND DISTRIBUTION. ADDITIONALLY, GIFF HARNESSES THE POWER OF FILM TO SERVE THE GREATER GOOD BY HIGHLIGHTING AN IMPORTANT CAUSE EACH YEAR. THE 2015 FESTIVAL BENEFITED THE U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF, HELPING TO FUND ONEMINUTESJR. PROGRAM IN TWO COUNTRIES FROM PROCEEDS FROM THE FESTIVAL AND AWARDED $35,000 IN CASH PRIZES TO FILMMAKERS WHOSE FILMS WON THE COMPETITION. THE FESTIVAL ALSO GENERATES TREMENDOUS POSITIVE PRESS COVERAGE FOR GREENWICH AND THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT - GIFF RECEIVED 280 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WITH POSITIVE STORIES ON THE FESTIVAL AND GREENWICH THAT POSITIONED GREENWICH AS ART-LOVING, PHILANTHROPIC, AND SOCIALLY-CONSCIOUS. GIFF OFFERS A PORTION OF FREE PROGRAMMING FOR GREENWICH AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. DURING THE 2015 FESTIVAL, GIFF OFFERED FOUR FREE PANELS INCLUDING: SOCIAL IMPACT PANEL, INSIDE FILM FINANCING, CHANGING FACE OF TELEVISION, AND WOMEN IN PRODUCTION. GIFF SUPPORTED THE TOWN OF GREENWICH BY HOSTING EVENTS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS IN GREENWICH AND STAMFORD, AND ATTRACTED TOURISTS TO THE AREA WHO STAYED AT HOTELS, ATE AT RESTAURANTS AND SHOPPED. GIFF OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY SCREENINGS DURING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. GIFF BRINGS TO LIGHT IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL IMPACT FILMS. GIFF SHOWCASES LOCAL FILM TALENT FROM CONNECTICUT. THREE FILMS IN THE FESTIVAL HAD LOCAL TIES, ONE OF WHICH WON A CASH AWARD. GIFF OFFERS INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINS INDIVIDUALS FROM CONNECTICUT IN ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENT PLANNING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: - CARINA CRAIN AND DAPHNE RICHARDS - WENDY REYES, GEORGE WALKER AND JENNA BUSH-HAGER - JIM CABRERA AND JULIE FARERI FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 GREENWICH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INC., HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AS A CONDITION TO EMPLOYMENT, ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IN WRITING ALL FINANCIAL, PROPRIETARY OR PERSONAL INTERESTS THAT MIGHT CONFLICT WITH HIS OR HER DUTIES TO THE ORGANIZATION. A SIGNED "CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE," IS DELIVERED TO THE COO, WHO DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND WHAT, IF ANY, STEPS ARE TO BE TAKEN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 55 OLD FIELD ROAD, GREENWICH, CT 06830...OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (203)-717-1800. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PRODUCTION PERSONNEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 77,568. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 77,568. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,225. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,691. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,260. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,176. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FROM CASH TO THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.