FAQs

Give the gift of film by purchasing the film fan in your life a CIFF membership or CIFF gift certificate!

CIFF members enjoy exclusive benefits and access to CIFF45 Streams.

Gift certificates can be redeemed toward anything CIFF sells, from memberships, tickets, virtual voucher packs, to merchandise. The value of the gift certificate never expires, so the recipient can choose when and how they want to redeem, including across multiple orders made at different times.

Whether or not to purchase a gift membership or gift certificate depends on the purchaser and the recipient. If buying a gift membership, here are some things to consider:

• Recipient member will be notified upon purchase:
  • Members will be automatically notified of your gift upon purchase. If you would like the recipient member to be notified at a specific time, please delay your gift membership purchase until that time.
• You will need the member’s full contact information:
  • Streaming access to CIFF45 Streams is delivered via email to the member's email on file, so it is paramount to have the correct email address for our members.
  • CIFF members are frequently contacted via additional mailings and emails and are uniquely identified and gain access to membership benefits through their CIFF website login (their email address) and password (of your or their choosing). If you do not have the recipient member's full contact information or are unsure if they are a current CIFF member, we suggest purchasing a gift certificate instead.
• If the recipient is a pre-existing CIFF member:
  • If the membership is a renewal of a current membership, unless you have the member's current login and password, we suggest purchasing a gift certificate instead; otherwise there is a chance the recipient will have duplicate memberships in our system.
  • You can purchase a gift membership by selecting the "Gift" option from our Membership page. Please be sure you have their complete and accurate contact information when filling out the order form.
  • If they have expressed interest in the Festival, a gift membership makes an ideal gift.
  • If you are unsure of their availability during the Festival, we suggest purchasing a gift certificate (the value of which never expires!) that can be exchanged for CIFF memberships, tickets, merchandise, and other special event tickets.
• If the recipient is new to the Festival:
• You can purchase them a gift membership by selecting the "Gift" option from our Membership page. Please be sure you have their complete and accurate contact information when filling out the order form.
• If they have expressed interest in the Festival, a gift membership makes an ideal gift.
• If you are unsure of their availability during the Festival, we suggest purchasing a gift certificate (the value of which never expires!) that can be exchanged for CIFF memberships, tickets, merchandise, and other special event tickets.

To purchase a gift membership, please refer to "How do I purchase a gift membership?"

To purchase a gift certificate, please refer to "How do I purchase a gift certificate?"

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