Destinations Magazine - Durham Film Festivals

"Film festivals, once largely limited to major U.S. cities or international destinations like Cannes, have sprouted up in countless communities of all sizes, bringing thousands of visitors and, sometimes, millions of dollars to the host locales... Durham, NC, for example, hosts about 10 film festivals each year. The largest, the documentary festival Full Frame "is a great way to raise the profile of Durham," says Shelly Green, president and CEO of the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It's a festival of a size that has some billboard ability, The New York Times is a sponsor, so they're always writing about it." Full Frame drew 29,000 attendees over four days this year and generated $1.8 in visitor spending, Green says. The CVB offered attendees a mobile gaming platform called Scavenger which used visitors' smart phones to send them on a scavenger hunt through the city. Participants could win prizes and offer feedback on the festival's films as they explored Durham. The Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina awarded the Durham CVB a platinum award for the game."

- Film Exposure, Destinations Magazine

Decisive Magazine - Durham/Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

"In fact, the whole trip was bananas. I had headed to Durham, N.C. for its wonderful, 13th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Fest, which offers, for four days, morning to midnight, the very best in documentary film..."

- Road Trip: Detroit to Durham in the Audi S5, Decisive Magazine

York Dispatch - Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

“Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, which in its 10th year continues to be one of the nation's leading events for documentary films.”  

- York Dispatch