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NEW! Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Guide 4th Edition in stores Fall 2009!

An all-new and updated 4th edition of Chris Gore’s Ultimate Film Festival Guide will be published by Watson-Guptil and Random House for release in 2009. Known as the "film festival bible" and used by filmmakers like Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) to market and sell their movies, this edition will include all-new sections and interviews, as well as the film festival listings we've all come to know and love. In addition, purchasers of the book will be able to update their database FREE through the Film Threat web site’s upcoming new Festival section, allowing the inclusion of expanded data for every film festival in the world!

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FILMTHREAT.COM VITAL STATISTICS
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Recently Film Threat conducted an online survey of our internet readers' demographics. Here are the results of that survey from the over 2,000 readers who filled out our form:

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41% 18-24
35% 25-34
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FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS:
22% Yes
78% No

INCOME:
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$50k+: 12%

COLLEGE:
61% have attended or graduated College
28% have attended or graduated Film School

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Thank you! Our hits increased over 12 times!!! I am glad it is deemed informative enough to be on Film Threat's list of COOL sites. My ego is bloated a little more now."
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