The WVIFF brings movies to WV that otherwise would not play here, and has done so for 30+ years. We are raising funds to create a permanent "micro-cinema" in Charleston, WV to show thought-provoking movies year-round.
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A big thanks to all who volunteered their time and energy over the holidays to help clean and paint the Underground Cinema!
We're in need of volunteers again! Can you commit to help carry building supplies in on Wednesday from 4-6 pm and/or paint and clean on Saturday from 11 am-3 pm? (Lunch will be provided on Saturday.)
Email us at [email protected] if you can make it! :)
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With everyone's support we've raised enough money to build the Underground Cinema! Construction will begin soon, but before we can begin, we need your help.
We're looking for volunteers to complete 4-hour shifts to help clean, repair chairs, and paint. We'll have free pizza and drinks for everyone who commits to volunteer for a 4-hour shift.
Below are open shifts and details:
*Tuesday, December 27 | 4-8 pm - Shop-vac party! We'll have a couple shop-vacs handy, but feel free to bring your own if you can; we can accommodate as many shop vacs as show up! We will be cleaning floors, so if you have a broom, dust pan, scrub brush, mop bucket, mop, etc....bring it!
*Wednesday, December 28 | 4-8 pm - Cleaning, repairing seats, and painting
*Thursday, December 29 | 11 am-3 pm and 4-8 pm - Painting
*Friday, December 30 | 11 am-3 pm and 4-8 pm - Painting
*Monday, January 2 | 11 am-3 pm and 4-8 pm - Painting and clean-up
Will you commit to one or more 4-hour shift? With your help, we can stay on schedule and have the Underground Cinema open by late January/early February!
RSVP by emailing [email protected] and letting us know which shifts you can commit to. (RSVP's are important so we know how much supplies, pizza, and drinks to have at each shift.)
We're also looking for shift leads! If you're interested in leading the volunteers and activities of any particular shift(s), please indicate that in your RSVP email.
Thank you for all of your help, and happy holidays!
WVIFF Board of Directors
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A huge shout out to all of our amazing friends for your donations and pledges! Because of your support, we have exceeded our original fundraising goal. It's an exciting time for the WVIFF and all of our supporters! What next?
With an opening date of February 5, 2017 we have an aggressive timeline and are working diligently to make it happen! Yesterday we started cleaning and preparing the space for buildout, which will begin in less than two weeks. We've purchased cool, vintage cinema seats, are working with a local interior decorator to finalize the pretty details, the projector and sound installation has been initiated and we are kicking off the film selection process. The only left will be for you to grab your tickets to an upcoming screening!
Note: We will have need for painters when it comes time to paint. If you are waiting for the perfect opportunity to put your paint-rolling skills to work, please reach out to us!
Again, thank you and see you at the Underground Cinema.
Emmett Pepper & Rachel Kerns
West Virginia International Film Festival
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Because of generous supporters like you, we more than passed our goal and can begin construction soon!
BUT...we're just $2,079 away from being able to purchase a 4k projector and better sound system*. Can you pitch in $25 today to make the Underground Cinema experience even better?
*If you're a tech-person and curious, here's the full run-down on the better A/V system we hope to purchase with the extra donations:
---Projector: 1,700-lumen projector, for 4K precision (3840 X 2160) projected image, with three 0.7" 1080p D-ILA devices and native 40,000:1 contrast (lens aperture increases dynamic ratio to 400,000:1), 6-Axis Color Management System, 27-29 db fan noise.
---Speakers: Four 8" active woofers with two 8" passive radiators, four 6.5" poly graphite woofers, five 0.75" tweeters, 200-watt subwoofer
---Receiver: 95-watt, 7.2-channel receiver that is Dolby Atmos-ready and HDMI 2.0 compliant.
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Thanks to your generous donations we have now passed 60% of our goal! Let's keep the momentum going during our Dollar-for Dollar match campaign!
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Keep the momentum going! Thurs. we passed 40%, Fri. we passed 50%!
The dollar-for-dollar match continues until Halloween!
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Keep spreading the word and give what you can knowing your donation is being matched dollar-for-dollar!
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The matching campaign is going gangbusters! We have two updates: First, we have cleared $9,000 of overall funds raised! Second, we now have enough matching funds to get us through to the full $24,800 needed to build the Underground Cinema! So, let's not let any of that go to waste! Please help us spread the word to your friends and ask them to give what they can!
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We are now in a DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR MATCH until the end of October!
Through some generous donations from members of the Charleston community, your contributions count DOUBLE! We have $8,000 of matching commitments that we want to make sure we fully utilize to make this amazing theater a reality! For the full details about the theater, scroll down...
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Your generosity is making the micro-cinema a reality!
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Supporters have helped us reach 10% of our goal in day 8 of our Micro-Theater campaign. Help us get to the next level for a fun new meme! Which movie will we choose next ;-)
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