Gala Films · Fall 2026

The lights go down.
The room leans in.

Every gala has one moment that decides the night: when the mission itself takes the screen. We make the film for that moment, and the story around it: before the night, during it, and long after the last table clears.

Played Live · Starry Starry Night

Dear CASA · Voices for ChildrenGala Film · San Diego

What Happened In That Room

One film can carry
a whole night.

Voices for Children played this film live at Starry Starry Night, their signature gala, in front of the people closest to their cause. Between award moments, tribute films we made honored the night's recognized guests, so the whole program played like one continuous story. The room felt it.

The Film

A story, not a sizzle

Josh grew up in foster care. One advocate showed up for him. That story did what no speech or slideshow can: it made every person in the room feel exactly why they were there.

The Honors

Tributes, not transitions

The award moments became cinematic beats of their own. The people being recognized were honored the way their work deserves: on screen, properly.

The Result

A night that kept giving

The films kept working long after the last table cleared: in the thank-yous, on the website, in the next year's ask.

Mission Film · Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

Cathy & McKenna

A story about what living with this disease actually takes, and why funding the fight matters. Made to be felt by the people in the room.

Gala Film · Voices for Children

A Christmas Story

A different year, the same room, a new story. When the mission shows up on screen year after year, the giving becomes a tradition too.

Gala Film · Voices for Children

Corrin & Carol

Two names, one bond. The kind of story that reminds a room what a single advocate can mean in a child's life.

Speaker Intro · Voices for Children

The Speaker Intros

Played before each speaker took the stage at Starry Starry Night, so every walk-up landed with the weight of the cause behind it. No one follows a cold introduction.

The Year Of A Gala

A gala isn't a night.
It's a campaign.

The ask lands on gala night, but the story starts months earlier and pays off long after. Most vendors film the event. We build the whole arc.

01 · Before

The build-up

A save-the-date film, a sponsor pitch video, donor stories released ahead of the night, so the room arrives already moved.

02 · The Night

The room moment

The mission film that plays when the lights go down, coverage of the night as it happens, and tribute films when honors are part of the program.

03 · After

The long tail

A highlight film in the thank-you email within the week, an impact recap when the total is announced, and a story library that works all year.

Gala Packages

The film. The night.
The team.

The Room Moment

The Gala Film

from $9,999

One gala · scoped to your event

  • Story discovery with your team: finding the person whose story carries the mission
  • Up to two production days with the people closest to the work
  • A cinematic mission film built to play in the room, right before the ask
  • Screening master, web version, and a social cut
  • Editing, color grading, sound design, one revision round
Reserve your date
The Complete Night

The Full Night

from $11,999

The film, the coverage, and the week-after recap

  • Everything in The Gala Film
  • Event coverage with our crew on site through the full program
  • A highlight film within the week, made for the thank-you email
  • Social recap cuts of the night's biggest moments
  • Run-of-show planning so every screen moment lands
Book the night

Add-ons & Options

Built around your program.

Honoree tribute films

$1,499 each alongside a booked gala film. For award moments: every person recognized deserves more than a name on a slide. Commissioned on their own, tribute films are scoped and quoted separately.

Paddle-raise moment film

Scoped to your program. A short, surgical piece built to set up the live ask.

Next-day social recap

$999. An edited cut in your inbox the next morning, while the night is still the conversation.

Event photography

From $1,499. Stills to match the films: donors, honorees, the room at its best.

Additional coverage hours

$299 per hour, for when the program starts early or runs late.

Priority editing

$299 per project. 48-hour turnaround when the deadline is real.

Fall 2026

September galas need August cameras.

A gala film is shot weeks before the event: story first, then the edit, then the room. We keep our crew small on purpose, so we take a limited number of gala productions each fall. If your event is on the September to November calendar, the window to film is now.

Check your date

The work matters either way. On gala night, it deserves to be felt.

Reserve your fall slot.

Tell us your event date and what you're planning. We'll come back within one business day with availability and a recommendation.

Prefer email? hello@missionistmedia.com · September to November dates confirm on a first-come basis.