Press Release - May 2nd, 2010
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Closes With Record Attendance
Durham, N.C., - May 2, 2010 - The 13th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival drew to a close on Sunday, April 11 with increased attendance. Festival-goers included local, national, and international attendees, as well as filmmakers and special guests. In addition to the positive economic impact that the Festival has on Durham, Full Frame also gave back this year by presenting four free screenings; two were outdoors in Durham Central Park, and both were widely attended by both local and visiting audiences.
“This was an exceptional year for Full Frame and the entire Durham community,” stated Deirdre Haj, Full Frame’s Executive Director. “The festival drew more attendance than ever, creating a lively atmosphere downtown while people feasted their eyes upon some of the greatest documentary programming the world provides. This drove more people into the downtown area and as a result all our local businesses benefited.”
• Full Frame distributed 27,111 film tickets at this year’s Festival compared to 25,025 last year.
• There were a record number of sold out screeningsFestival Pass numbers exceeded the number from 2009.
• The 2011 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will be held Thursday, April 14 through Sunday, April 17 in downtown Durham.
• For more information and photos from the 2010 Festival, please visit www.fullframefest.org.
Full Frame is grateful for the support of the presenting sponsor, Duke University, as well as all of the other supporters, filmmakers, and attendees that made this year such a success.
About Full Frame
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, N.C., for a four-day, morning to midnight array of over 100 films as well as discussions, panels, and southern hospitality. Set within a single city block, the intimate festival landscape fosters community and conversation between filmmakers, film professionals and the general public.
