The New York Times has revoked its sponsorship of the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The grey lady has been a presenting sponsor for America's fast-approaching, premiere documentary festival since 2001.
The Festival's other main sponsor, Duke University, has been a sponsor since 2005, though in the Festival's early years, when it was called the Double Take Film Festival, it was sponsored by Duke's Center for Documentary Studies. Duke is staying on board. Several sponsors at a lower financial level, such as A&E Indie Films, HBO Documentary Films and the City of Durham have all maintained their connection with the 11th annual Full Frame Festival.
Because this information is from a press release, there is no news yet on how the Times' decision will affect Full Frame but this is clear proof for anyone who needed it that the newspaper industry--even the top dogs--is not doing well.
Full Frame will still be held April 2-5 in downtown Durham. Check back here for more news related to the Festival and the Times' sponsorship.
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