Prepared exclusively for Mediterrane Film Festival

Your Premium Digital Presence

A 3-year partnership delivering a fully redesigned website each year — with automated SEO, content strategy, and premium development — positioning Mediterrane as the Mediterranean's premier film festival.

Prepared by Born Digital Studio
Date April 2026
Proposal BORN-MED-2026
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01

The Vision

Mediterrane isn't just a film festival — it's a cultural institution celebrating Mediterranean cinema. Your digital presence should match that stature.

We propose a 3-year premium partnership — delivering a complete website redesign every year, reinventing the structure and design to keep Mediterrane's online presence fresh, distinctive, and ahead of the curve. Each year's website is built SEO-first, mobile-first, and includes automated SEO monitoring and content management powered by AI workflows.

This isn't a one-off website project. It's a long-term digital strategy — always evolving, always optimised, always reflecting the festival's growing reputation.

02

Your Project Team

Mediterrane's digital presence will be delivered by specialist companies within the KVLR Group — each bringing deep expertise to their domain.

A project by KVLR Group kvlrcode.com
Born Digital Studio
Lead Agency & Development

Product-first digital engineering studio. Born leads the project — handling strategy, full-stack development, animations, SEO automation, and ongoing managed services across all three years.

  • Project management & strategy
  • Frontend & backend development
  • SEO implementation & automation
  • Annual redesign & redevelopment
  • Ongoing managed digital presence
Whitespace
Design & Brand Direction

Specialist digital design agency. Whitespace delivers fresh custom designs each year — ensuring Mediterrane's visual identity evolves while maintaining brand consistency across every screen.

  • Custom UX wireframing & UI design
  • Brand identity & visual direction
  • Annual design reinvention
  • Motion design direction
  • Responsive design system
Veracloud
Infrastructure & Security

ISO 27001-certified managed IT and cloud solutions provider serving 230+ businesses. Veracloud ensures Mediterrane's digital infrastructure is secure, performant, and enterprise-grade.

  • Cloud infrastructure & hosting
  • SSL, DNS & CDN management
  • Security monitoring & compliance
  • Uptime monitoring & failover
  • Data protection & backup
03

Full Scope of Work

Premium expedited full website design and development — redesigned every year for three years.

01

Beautiful Responsive Designs

Reinventing a new structure each year, unique compared to previous years. Custom UX wireframing and UI creation designed from scratch — not a template. Every pixel crafted to reflect Mediterrane's prestige as a leading Mediterranean film festival.

  • UX Wireframing & Custom UX/UI Creation
  • Responsive design for Desktop, Tablet & Mobile
  • Mobile-first development approach
  • Fresh design reinvention every year
  • Simple but creative animations
  • User-friendly interface design
  • Minimum clicks to required content
02

Premium Development

Built with modern web technologies for blazing performance. Multiple page frontend UI development applying the approved web designs, functional coding development, and creative animations aligned with the festival's nature.

  • Multiple page frontend UI development
  • Functional / coding development
  • Interactive Schedule & Programme Calendar
  • Enhanced searching & filtering
  • Cross-browser testing & QA
  • Google Analytics setup
  • Google Search Console integration
  • Training & handover for content changes
03

SEO-First Approach

Following SEO best practices from day one — a site optimised for Google. We engineer search visibility into the site's DNA so you can focus on the festival, not your web performance.

  • Schema markup (Event, Festival, Article)
  • Core Web Vitals optimisation
  • XML sitemaps & robots.txt
  • Open Graph & social media meta
  • Structured breadcrumbs
  • Image optimisation (WebP/AVIF, lazy loading)
  • Clean URL structure
  • Google Search Console basic setup
04

Automated SEO & Content

Ongoing content optimisation driven by AI-powered workflows. We use automated tools to monitor, optimise, and maintain your content — keeping Mediterrane visible and ranking year-round.

  • Keyword research & content mapping
  • Automated SEO audits
  • Meta title & description optimisation
  • Internal linking architecture
  • Content performance monitoring
  • Ranking position tracking
  • Broken link detection & repair
  • Content freshness updates
05

Interactive Programme Calendar

A standout custom feature new to the 2026 website — one unified module showcasing everything happening at the festival with powerful, easy-to-use search and filtering functionality.

  • Unified schedule & programme view
  • Enhanced search functionality
  • Filter by category, date, venue
  • Masterclasses, panels & workshops
  • Screening programme integration
  • Easy-to-find event information
  • Responsive calendar interface
  • Accessible on all devices
06

Annual Archive & Management

Each year, the current website is published to a year-specific subdomain (e.g. 2025.mediterrane.com) before the new design goes live — preserving festival history while keeping the main site fresh.

  • Annual website archive to subdomain
  • Complete redesign each year
  • Content migration & updates
  • Integrated analytics year-on-year
  • Security monitoring & SSL
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Bug fixes & support
  • Premium project management
04

Design Approach

A completely new design every year — fresh, distinctive, and uniquely Mediterrane.

I

Reinvented Every Year

Each year brings a completely new structure and visual direction — unique compared to previous editions. The design evolves with the festival, keeping the digital experience as dynamic as the programme itself.

II

Creative Animations

Simple but effective animations in alignment with the cinematic nature of the festival. Every motion detail is considered — scroll-triggered reveals, hover interactions, and page transitions that feel distinctly Mediterrane.

III

User-Friendly Navigation

Easy-to-use interface prioritising minimum number of clicks to get to required content. Festival-goers, industry professionals, and press can all find what they need instantly.

IV

Mobile-First Development

A delightful experience on any device — mobile, tablet, and desktop. Built mobile-first to ensure the majority of users accessing the site on-the-go during the festival have the best possible experience.

Pages Included

01 Home Page Festival hero, highlights, featured programme, CTAs
02 Festival Information Dates, venues, about the festival, general info
03 Industry Programme Overview of masterclasses, panels & workshops
04 Masterclasses Listing page + individual inner pages
05 Panel Discussions Listing page + individual inner pages
06 Workshops Listing page + individual inner pages
07 Screening Programme Full screening schedule + individual film pages
08 Blog / Media / Press Articles listing + individual article pages
09 Members of the Jury Jury overview + individual jury member profiles
10 Ticket Booking External link integration to ticket booking platform
05

Automated SEO & Content

SEO-first development with automated monitoring and content optimisation — keeping Mediterrane visible on Google year-round.

Technical SEO

Built into the Foundation

Performance

  • Core Web Vitals optimisation (LCP, INP, CLS)
  • Image optimisation — WebP/AVIF with responsive srcset
  • Critical CSS inlining & code splitting
  • CDN delivery for global performance
  • Preloading, prefetching & resource hints
  • Fast & secure hosting infrastructure

Crawlability & Indexing

  • XML sitemaps (pages, images)
  • Robots.txt configuration
  • Canonical URL management
  • Clean URL structure
  • 301 redirect mapping (annual migration)
  • Google Search Console integration

Structured Data

  • Event schema (festival dates & screenings)
  • Article schema (blog/press)
  • BreadcrumbList schema
  • Organization schema
  • Open Graph & social media meta
  • Structured breadcrumbs

AI-Powered SEO Automation

Included in Contract
Weekly

Automated SEO Audit

Full-site crawl checking for broken links, missing meta tags, schema errors, and performance regressions.

Weekly

Ranking Tracker

Position monitoring across target keywords with automated alerts for significant changes.

Monthly

Content Recommendations

AI-generated content briefs based on search trends, competitor analysis, and keyword opportunities.

Monthly

Performance Report

Automated Lighthouse audits, Core Web Vitals tracking, and search console data aggregation.

Continuous

Schema Validation

Automated structured data testing ensuring all schema markup remains valid and error-free.

Continuous

Uptime & Speed Monitor

Real-time monitoring with instant alerts if page speed degrades or site experiences downtime.

06

Performance Guarantees

We don't just build it and walk away. We set clear performance targets and work until they're met — every year.

85+
Google Lighthouse
Performance Score

Target 85+ across Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO on desktop. Measured via Google Lighthouse after each annual launch.

Good
Core Web Vitals
Rating

We target all Core Web Vitals — LCP, INP, and CLS — passing "Good" thresholds within 90 days of each annual launch.

95%+
Technical SEO
Health Score

Zero critical technical SEO errors at each launch. Ongoing monitoring to maintain 95%+ health score across all pages, schema, meta tags, and URL structure.

99.9%
Uptime
Target

Website availability target of 99.9% uptime. Real-time monitoring with automated alerts for any downtime — especially critical during festival periods.

New
Fresh Design
Every Year

A completely reinvented website structure and design each year — unique compared to previous editions. No recycled templates, no shortcuts.

24h
Response Time
SLA

All support requests acknowledged within 8 business hours, resolved within 24–48 hours. Critical issues prioritised and addressed same day.

Our commitment: These are performance targets, not absolute guarantees — SEO rankings and real-user metrics are influenced by factors outside our control. However, Born Digital Studio commits to continuous optimisation until targets are reached or exceeded. All targets assume Mediterrane provides necessary content and assets within agreed timelines.

07

3-Year Partnership

A complete redesign every year — with the current site archived to a year-specific subdomain.

Year 1 (2026)

Full Design & Build

Publish current site to 2025.mediterrane.com. Complete UX wireframing, custom UI design, premium development, Interactive Schedule & Programme Calendar, SEO foundation, Google Analytics & Search Console setup, training & handover. Full website launch on mediterrane.com.

Year 2 (2027)

Complete Redesign

Archive 2026 site to 2026.mediterrane.com. Fresh UX/UI design with reinvented structure. Rebuilt frontend, updated Interactive Programme Calendar, content migration, SEO continuity preserved through redirects and schema updates. Automated SEO & content management continues.

Year 3 (2028)

Complete Redesign

Archive 2027 site to 2027.mediterrane.com. Another entirely new design and structure. Three years of SEO authority and content built up. Full redesign, redevelopment, and continued automated SEO & content services.

Ongoing (Each Year)

Automated SEO & Content

Weekly automated SEO audits, ranking tracking, content performance monitoring, schema validation, uptime monitoring, monthly performance reports, and continuous optimisation throughout all three years.

08

Investment

Transparent pricing. 3-year commitment. One partner for everything.

09

What You Receive Each Year

Deliverable Design Dev SEO
UX Wireframing & Custom UI/UX Design
Responsive Website (Desktop + Mobile + Tablet)
Creative Animations & Micro-interactions
Interactive Schedule & Programme Calendar
Enhanced Search & Filtering
Google Analytics Setup
Google Search Console Integration
Schema Markup (Event, Article, Organization)
XML Sitemaps & Robots.txt
Core Web Vitals Optimisation
Automated Weekly SEO Audits
Ranking & Performance Tracking
Automated Content Monitoring
Monthly Performance Report
Training & Handover for Content Changes
Annual Site Archive (YYYY.mediterrane.com)
Cross-Browser Testing & QA
Priority Support (24h SLA)

Ready to elevate
Mediterrane's digital presence?

Let's schedule a call to discuss this 3-year partnership, answer your questions, and align on next steps.