RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The ongoing search for viable film distribution platforms is reflected in the proliferation of local film festivals across the US.
In 2002, there were 2,000 local film festivals on the boards. In 2019 there are about 8,500. That’s a growth index of 383 per year, indicating the birth of at least one new film festival every day.
There’s no indication that the trend has peaked. Cities and towns, neighborhoods and ethnic communities, and all varieties of special interest groups, have found that film festivals deposit funds into local coffers and provide alluring . . .
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