Membership - Choose Your Level | Austin Jewish Film Festival

Full 2020 Membership guide Download

Note: Membership is a brand new program for AJFF, launched in mid August, 2020. Being an existing subscriber to the AJFF365 Pass is not the same as membership. If you are an existing AJFF365 Pass holder and interested in signing up for Classic or Premium level membership, please contact us to get a pro-rated credit for your current AJFF365 Pass.

See full descriptions of each membership benefit further down this page.

The CARES Act includes significant tax relief and charitable giving benefits. You may deduct 100% of charitable contributions without a cap if you itemize, otherwise up to $300. We hope you will take advantage of this to consider increasing your support for AJFF this year, as our normal funding has been severely affected by the pandemic. Please consult your tax professional if you have questions.

Prefer to pay by check? Download the pledge form below and mail it in.

2020 AJFF Patron Pledge form Download

ⁱMay be paid monthly (Premium and Classic Memberships)

Contact us to setup monthly payments for your membership at 1/12 the annual rate with no additional fees. Do NOT include any credit card details in the email, but be sure to include your phone number.

Virtual Festival Pass

Provides free access to all virtual films and Q&A programs during the festival week. This does not include free drive-in tickets, although it does include a discount on drive-in tickets. Does not provide access to AJFF365 films which are shown the rest of the year. A separate AJFF365 pass is required for that. The Virtual Festival Pass will go on sale about a month before the festival. Exact dates will be displayed on this website.

AJFF365 Subscription

Provides free access to all AJFF365 films which are shown the rest of the year. This does not include free festival drive-in tickets, and it does not provide access to virtual films and Q&A programs during the festival week. A separate Virtual Festival pass is required for that. The AJFF365 Subscription is available at any time of the year and is good for 12 months from date of purchase.

Drive-In Ticket to 1 Event (Classic Membership)

Member gets a free ticket to EITHER the opening night drive-in event OR the closing night drive-in event. If the member wants to attend both, they can get the other ticket with a 15% discount. Also, whereas regular drive-in tickets provide for a car and two passengers, and require add-on tickets for more than two people in a car, Classic members that buy drive-in tickets are NOT charged for additional passengers in their car, i.e. their drive-in tickets are significantly more valuable. Classic members also get to reserve/purchase their drive-in tickets two weeks before they go on pubic sale, ensuring Classic Members can get tickets before they may sell out.

Opening Night/Closing Night Drive-in Tickets (Premium Membership)

Member gets a free ticket to BOTH the opening night drive-in event AND the closing night drive-in event. Also, whereas regular drive-in tickets provide for a car and two passengers, and require add-on tickets for more than two people in a car, members that buy drive-in tickets are NOT charged for additional passengers in their car, i.e. their drive-in tickets are significantly more valuable. Premium members also get to reserve/purchase their drive-in tickets two weeks before these tickets go on pubic sale, ensuring they can get tickets before they may sell out.

Concierge service

For Premium and Classic members, we will contact you to take care of setting up credentials for your passes, reserving drive-in tickets, reserving tickets to specific events, setting up your free extra virtual festival tickets for guests, and so on. You can also manage things through your account, or we can take care of them for you over the phone or email.

12 Months of ChaiFlicks (Premium Membership)

Included in Premium membership is a full year of access to ChaiFlicks, the premiere Jewish/Israeli movie streaming service. Many of our audience’s favorite films from past festivals are available on this service and new films are being added every week.

Drive in Tickets Early/Extra Early

Basic and Chai level Members are able to purchase drive-in tickets a week before they go on public sale. Premium and Classic Members are able to reserve their free drive-in tickets (or purchase additional tickets) two weeks before the go on public sale (i.e. a week before Basic and Chai level Members.) This ensures that all members have the opportunity to purchase drive-in tickets before they may sell out.

Extra Virtual Film Tickets (Premium and Classic Memberships)

Premium and Classic Members have free access for themselves to all virtual festival films. This benefit is for extra tickets to share with family or friends so that they can participate in some events as your guest. With our Concierge service, you just need to give us your guest’s information and what film(s) they want to see and we’ll handle the rest. Or you can do this yourself with our online ticketing system.

X% off extra tickets

Different membership levels get different discounts off additional items such as drive-in tickets, extra virtual event tickets, extra passes, etc.

AJFF Sneak Peak / AJFF Connect Extra Benefits

See https://austinjff.org/programs/

Name Online

Member’s names will be listed on our website at the appropriate level with larger fonts used for higher level contributors. If you do not wish your name to be listed, please tell us to make this an anonymous membership.

Name In Print (Premium / Classic / Chai Memberships)

You (or your business name) will be listed in our Program Guide at the appropriate level with larger fonts used for higher level contributors. Premium members may include logos in their listing. The Program Guide is mailed to approximately 8,000 households in Austin. Membership pledges must be received no later than September 12 for the member’s name or business to be in print.

Name On Screen (Premium Membership)

You (or your business name) will be listed on screen before each movie.

Net Donation to the Festival

This is the value of your contribution to the festival above and beyond the fair market value of the benefits you are receiving. That amount will be reported to Shalom Austin who will issue a tax letter before next tax season for all net contributions of $100 or more. If you intend to pay for your membership through a Donor Advised Fund, this is also the maximum amount that the Fund will typically pay. The balance must be paid directly by you. Contact us if you need to make such a split payment.

See the list of 2019’s Patrons and 2020 Members. The Patron program was replaced by Membership starting in 2020.