In 2017, the University of Oregon partnered with Travel Oregon and Oregon Film to research film festivals in the state. The project included an inventory of festivals, a survey of festival organizers, and a survey of festival patrons. We’ve now completed the research and are pleased to share the final report publicly. Some of the key findings include:
- 79 film festivals
- 47% in the Portland Metro region
- Tickets sold: 175,000
- 80,000 unique patrons; 11,000 traveled more than 50 miles
- 63% hosted by historic theaters
- 20,000 films submitted; 1,500 produced in Oregon
- Revenue: $2.4 million
- Total employment: 240
The report includes much, much more, including detailed profiles of film festival patrons. You can access the report here:
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We thank everyone that assisted in our research efforts—we could not have done this without you! We also thank our funding partners—Travel Oregon and the U.S. Economic Development Administration—for making this study possible. Finally, we thank Tim Williams from Oregon Film. The idea for this effort was hatched two years ago when Tim and I had a conversation about how to follow up our work on historic theaters. Tim discussed his experience at various festivals and his work to develop an inventory, and indicated that more rigorous research would be useful.
We hope you find the report informative and useful. If you have questions or comments about the report, please contact Bob Parker (rgp@uoregon.edu).