[CounterCorp] Best Anti-Corporate Film Festival ever!

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Dear CounterCorp supporters,

	Apologies again for the problems we were having with the mailing list  
yesterday -- they have been resolved, and you should get only one copy  
of this message.

	Just a quick note to thank everyone who attended this year's 4th  
Annual Anti-Corporate Film Festival, and helped make it the best  
CounterCorp Festival so far! We had our highest audience numbers ever,  
and came closer to breaking even than ever before.

	We didn't quite make it -- we're still about $500 short of covering  
our costs -- but we came closer than we've ever have before, and a  
good indication that the Festival is definitely on the right track to  
future success, and hopefully improvement and expansion.

	Speaking of expansion, we had a bunch of "firsts" this year that  
distinguished it from the first three years of the Festival:

1) Three directors came to speak after their films -- from L.A.,  
Seattle, and Montreal -- which is up from just one director last year,  
and represented fully half of our six films

2) Our first opening-night party was a huge success -- thanks the  
great crowd, venue, and donated food, drinks, and volunteer labor --  
and sets the bar pretty high for future receptions

3) Our t-shirt sales got off to a great start, especially after we  
explained the deal: Buy a shirt for $20, and wear it to future  
screenings to get in for a discount (or even free!) -- check it out at www.countercorp.org/countercorp-tshirts.htm

	We're encouraged by the response to this year's Festival that moving  
it from October to May was the right move, and hopefully next year's  
Festival will be even bigger and better, now that we have a whole year  
to plan and organize it.

	In the meantime, stay tuned for some upcoming screening events  
(possibly including our first screening in the East Bay!), and news  
about changes to existing programs and the possible launch of a new  
one. And if you'd like to make a donation to help us reduce/eliminate  
our debt from the Festival, we always welcome contributions in any  
amount.

	You can donate online by selecting CounterCorp on the drop-down menu  
at https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=695. If you prefer  
to send contributions by mail, our office address is CounterCorp, 2017  
Mission Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94110.

	We are always grateful for any support you can provide -- we couldn't  
do any of this without your help!

Best wishes and more news to follow,

John Wilner
Director


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