The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival runs six days across seven Central Coast venues, from the art deco Fremont Theater to the Palm Theatre — the nonprofit's permanent home, now operating as the SLO Film Center — and the Sunset Drive-In. Recent editions have carried a slate of 113 films from 25 countries and a record crowd of more than 8,000, with over 85% of filmmakers attending their own screenings. Three decades in, it is an Academy Award-qualifying festival for Documentary Short Films and one of MovieMaker's Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals. The room mixes a loyal Central Coast audience with visiting filmmakers, critics and industry. Haley Joel Osment and Britt Lower took Craft in Focus honors at the most recent edition, and the King Vidor Award for Lifetime Achievement has gone to Bob Mackie and Heather Graham; Josh Brolin sits on the festival's advisory board. Sponsorship covers roughly half of what it costs to stage the festival, so partners are named on the marquee, in the printed program and across nine local media partners — Visit San Luis Obispo, Mechanics Bank, Austin Hope Wines, Hotel SLO and KSBY are already in. A brand can attach its name to one of the signature nights — Surf Nite, the Music Video Showcase, or opening and closing night at the Fremont — and own the marquee, the step-and-repeat and the introduction from the stage. Hollywood & Vines pairs classic films with Central Coast wine and food, a natural fit for a beverage or hospitality brand that wants a tasting in front of a seated, unhurried audience. Naming rights on a screen at the SLO Film Center carry that presence into year-round programming in the city's Cultural Arts District, well past the six days of the festival.