BY ANTHONY FRENZEL The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival started four years ago and has grown into an internationally known event. Recently, the Dubuque Area Convention and Visitors Bureau put together a packet detailing the festival’s impact, statistics compiled by festival organizers and the results of a Loras College survey. While the overall economic impact was estimated to be $260,930, what that number doesn’t take into a account is the impact that visitors and filmmakers can have on the culture of the a host city. Read more at THOnline.com |