Canvas Health and FILO Partner for 2017

FILO and Canvas Health have partnered to help manage three different special events over the summer and fall of 2017: the Annual Canvas Health Golf Classic, Stomp out Suicide 5k and the Valley Vine and Harvest Throwdown.

Canvas Health is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to bringing hope, healing and recovery to people’s lives. They achieve this by helping children, adolescents, adults and families who struggle with mental health, chemical health and domestic and sexual abuse. Canvas Health also operates Minnesota’s suicide prevention phone and text lines. FILO is so excited to be working with such a wonderful organization to put on these events that will help bring awareness and raise funds to support their cause.

The first event, the Annual Canvas Health Golf Classic, will be held on Monday, July 24^th, 2017 at the beautiful Dellwood Country Club. Golfers from around the Twin Cities will golf for a wonderful cause and enjoy an eventful evening that includes dinner, a live and silent auction, as well as the opportunity to win raffle prizes.

The second event that FILO will be helping with is the Stomp Out Suicide 5k on Saturday, August 19^th, 2017 in Wyoming, MN. Canvas Health has teamed up with Stomp Out Suicide, to carry on its mission through a wonderful 5k walk/run. The Stomp out Suicide 5k event has grown from a small community event to one that now attracts nearly 2,000 people from all around the metro.

Lastly, each fall, Canvas Health puts on the Valley Vine and Harvest Throwdown, which is a competitive food and wine event featuring local chefs. The event will be at Lake Elmo Inn Event Center on Sunday, October 8^th, 2017. The Chef’s each prepare their signature dishes for guests to experience with fine wine and then vote for their top choice. The winner of the event receives the honor of Top Chef of the Valley. Other activities like a silent and live auction will be used to help raise funds for Canvas Health.

Each of these events will raise funds that go towards supporting a wide range of services helping children, adolescents, adults and families who struggle with mental and chemical health issues, violence, and sexual abuse.

FILO’s responsibilities will consist of assisting with the pre-production phase and the execution of the event, which includes logistics, securing vendors, entertainment, assisting with sponsorship sales, being an onsite liaison and managing the setup and teardown of each event.

We are very excited about this new partnership with Canvas Health and are looking towards building a great future together!

NBA All-Star 2017

On Sunday, February 12th, FILO’s own, Kevin Weinhandl, Andrew Westphal, Brian Buron and Luke Hvidhyld headed out on their 10 day journey in the ‘Big Easy’. This NBA All-Star was unlike any other, no longer bound by the confines of a massive convention center. FILOs responsibilities and services stretched across a variety of venues including; The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, The Smoothie King Arena, The Chicory, Tulane University, and The Roosevelt Hotel. Without a traditional “NBA All-Star Jam Session,” the FILO guys were able to bounce around and help at these various locations.

Friday kicked off a huge Jr. NBA Clinic initiative sponsored by Under Armour. This event featured basketball drills with the Jr. NBA Ambassadors, skills competitions with active leaderboards, and appearances from current NBA Stars including Isaiah Thomas, Kyle Lowry, Kristpas Porzingis and Joel Embiid! The Jr. NBA clinic participants were also given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in our Jr. NBA Combine! Just like the pros do it, they were able to test height, hand size, and vertical (to name a few), and even got to take home a personal stat card as a keepsake!

The FILO team also assisted with branding around the complex of the Superdome. Every entrance to the stadium saw 10’-high kiosks, set-up by the FILO team. FILO also helped set-up court side signage this year, with one of the NBA’s vendors.

FILO’s responsibilities included: shipping assets from our Saint Paul office to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Smoothie King Center; transportation and delivery of those assets locally around New Orleans for a handful of events; assisting in setup and tear down in some capacity at all of the listed venues; operating both leaderboards and combine stat sheet printouts at the JR. NBA Clinic; managing NBA combine units and training ambassadors, as well as setting up technology (wifi, printer, tablet) and managing the flow of participants through the Jr. NBA event; and developing/producing signage for the Jr. NBA event.

2017 marks the 16th year FILO Productions, Inc. has worked in some capacity or another with the National Basketball Association, for NBA All-Star Weekend.

FILO’s Third Sampling Tour with Pepsi

Saturday, February 18th marked the start of another tour with Pepsi Beverages Company. This will be the third time FILO is assisting Pepsi with the marketing and introduction of their new innovative products through multi stop activations. During these tours, FILO travels to a number of different events throughout the Twin Cities to help educate consumers on the new and exciting beverages Pepsi has to offer including: Aquafina Sparkling, a low calorie flavored sparkling water; 1893 Cola, a bold spin on original cola; Mountain Dew Kickstart, a Pepsi classic mixed with juice and electrolytes to offer an energizing refreshment; and Pepsi Zero, a sugar free, no calorie version of Pepsi.

During these branding events, FILO is in charge of coordinating timelines and layouts of the stations with the onsite event staff, setting up the booth to properly utilize the space, engaging with patrons on the new products and their benefits, and offering samples to interested consumers.

FILO is proud of the solid relationship we have built with a top level, worldwide renowned organization like Pepsi, and we look forward to executing the rest of this current tour with the professionalism and success that has secured this fantastic partnership.

4th Annual TwinsFest Best Yet

Target Field played host to the 2017 Minnesota TwinsFest this past weekend. Over 60 current and former players signed autographs and played games with Twins fans from all over Twins Territory. FILO Productions, Inc. produced interactive games in the Legends Club, Metropolitan Club and the Champions Club for the Minnesota Twins, at this years TwinsFest.

Fans and Players alike competed on the main stage of the Champions Club in games like Fan Feud, Minute to Win It, Bingo, Tattletails, Password and brand new to TwinsFest this year, Lip Sync Battles. The new contest was the highlight of the weekend and included Brian Dozier lip-syncing Whitney Houston, Tori Hunter jamming out to Slick Rick’s Lodi Dodi, and even included a sensitive side of Trevor May, as he performed Colors of the Wind from Disney’s Pocahontas.

The Legends Club and Metropolitan Club were filled with interactive games like Pop-a-Shots, Human Foosball, Giant Connect 4, a Video Arcade and much more. Fans had the opportunity to not only win prizes but also compete against their favorite Minnesota Twins Players all weekend at TwinsFest.

Each year FILO creates new and unique ideas with the Minnesota Twins, as well as providing complete setup and teardown for the event. FILO also coordinates with Twins staff and Players on-site for all activities, and manages the FOX Sports North stage in the Champions Club. More than 10 interactive games in the Legends Club and Metropolitan Club are designed, produced and executed for TwinsFest, by FILO Productions, Inc.

Now that the Twins Caravan and TwinsFest have come to an end, fans from all over are getting excited for the upcoming baseball season, which kicks off in Fort Meyers, FL when spring training starts on February 24.

FILO Manages FSN MN Wild Viewing Party

On January 14th, FILO Productions took part in the FOX Sports North Minnesota Wild Viewing Party at the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval in Roseville. As fans skated around the outdoor rink and played some pickup hockey, they were able to catch their favorite hockey team play on the JumboTron! People in attendance were blessed with the professional mixing of tunes by the one and only, DJ Woody. His speaker system brought the house down with a fundamental fusion of todays hits and classic jams. FILO also manned the “Slap Shot Challenge” inflatable where contestants could test their skills at firing pucks through multiple targets.

The Dallas Stars played host to the Minnesota Wild in what turned out to be a very irregular hockey matchup. The Wild came out smoking hot with a four-goal advantage in the first period. With the wild resting on a comfortable lead, the Stars fired back with four goals of their own and we found ourselves a tie halfway into the third period. With 6:45 remaining in the third, Wild rising star Jason Zucker made it a 5-4 contest, which eventually sealed the victory for the Wild in regulation.

FILO’s responsibilities included: transportation of all equipment; set-up and installation of the hockey inflatable, DJ booth and A/V system; booking one of the Midwest’s finest DJ’s in Woody McBride; managing the “Slap Shot Challenge” inflatable; and strike/tear down of all equipment.

FILO Q1 Promotional Sale

As recent as 2016, FILO Productions, Inc. has implemented a new division (or department) within the FILO brand — signage and display production. While FILO has managed this aspect for many years, for many clients, only recently did FILO connect with a direct manufacturer to deliver the most cost efficient pricing on the market.

For Q1 of 2017, FILO has 7 different products that are currently on-sale, and arguably the most affordable you’ll find anywhere!

Act now, or before March 31st, 2017 on these products below, and all set-up fees will be waived! In addition, all pricing seen below is 4th-column pricing, which means quantity is irrelevant and costs are the same across the board. Order 1, 5 or 10 at the discounted pricing you see below (items are already marked down; no additional discounts apply) and receive quality products, with exceptional customer service. All items have a production lead time of 3 business days from final proof approval, and final cost estimates will be provided after initial inquiries (including shipping and/or applicable taxes).

6’ - 8’ Convertible Table Throw (Full-Dye) - 1 Table throw to cover the two most common table sizes: $265 (Any Quantity)
6’ Economy Table Throw (Full-Dye) - Full branding that includes an open back design for patrons to sit comfortably: $195 (Any Quantity)
8’ Economy Table Throw (Full-Dye) - Full branding that includes an open back design for patrons to sit comfortably: $210 (Any Quantity)
6’ Standard Table Throw (Full Dye) - Most Popular Table Throw; Covers all 4 sides of the table: $225 (Any Quantity)
8’ Standard Table Throw (Full Dye) - Most Popular Table Throw; Covers all 4 sides of the table: $235 (Any Quantity)
31.5” Promo Retractor Kit (W/ Soft Carrying Case) - Most budget friendly retractor for 1-time promotional, indoor use: $95 (Any Quantity)
33.5” Promo Retractor Kit (W/ Soft Carrying Case) - Most budget friendly retractor for 1-time promotional, indoor use: $103 (Any Quantity)

Fore more information on table throws, retractors, or other custom signage, banners and displays, please contact Andrew Westphal at andywestphal@callfilo.com or 651-295-4682.


 
 

Winter is Coming - FILO Builds G.O.T Exhibit

On Thursday, November 24th a group of 10 FILO’s gathered in Chicago to help produce the Game of Thrones: Season 6 “Behind The Scenes” Exhibit in the historic Grant Park. This event let fans of all-ages immerse themselves in the magical world by participating in multiple iconic experiences that included virtual reality “Battle Training” at Castle Black, photo opportunities with the Iron Throne, and learning all about visual effects, props, and displays!

This free-admission event was open from 12-8pm on Saturday, November 26th and 11-5pm on Sunday, November 27th. Game of Thrones “Behind the Scenes” celebrated the release of GOT: Season 6 to DVD and Blu-Ray, which features a lot of content and action not previously seen before! HBO Home Entertainment has now hosted three separate “Behind the Scenes” Events; first in New York (Nov. 18-19), then Chicago (Nov. 25-26) and most recently in Los Angeles (Dec. 10-11).

FILO’s responsibilities included booking travel, hotel accommodations, labor management, load/unloading equipment, set-up and tear-down, including Castle Black, Winterfell, North of the Wall, Vaes Dothrak, and The Workshop. FILO looks forward to working with Square Design and Rubik Marketing in the future!