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Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Closes With Record Attendance

Film Festival Announces 2009 Festival Dates

DURHAM, N.C. — The 11^th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org) drew to a close on Sunday, April 6 with record breaking attendance. Full Frame distributed 28,965 tickets at this year's Festival compared to 26,895 last year. With a deliberate focus on allowing attendees better access to each screening, Full Frame increased seating capacities with three venues exceeding 700 seats.

The 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will be held Thursday, April 2 through Sunday, April 5 in downtown Durham. For more information and photos from the 2008 Festival, please visit www.fullframefest.org.

News Facts:

The 11^th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival (www.fullframefest.org) drew to a close on Sunday, April 6 with record breaking attendance.
Full Frame distributed 28,965 tickets at this year's Festival compared to 26,895 last year.
With a deliberate focus on allowing attendees better access to each screening, Full Frame increased seating capacities with three venues exceeding 700 seats.
The 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will be held Thursday, April 2 through Sunday, April 5 in downtown Durham.
For more information and photos from the 2008 Festival, please visit www.fullframefest.org.

Quotes:

"We are pleased about the quality of the Festival experience this year," said Peg Palmer, executive director of Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. "The Program truly was about current documentary film and celebrating the documentary genre. We believed in the strength of our program, the filmmakers came through with the finest work imaginable. We were able to connect a larger audience than ever with documentary film thanks to experience we've gained over the past ten years of Full Frame."

Keywords:

Full Frame, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, City of Durham, Duke University, Film

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The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is produced by Doc Arts Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The presenting sponsors are The New York Times and Duke University.

Contact:

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
919.687.4100
info@fullframefest.org