“We are heartbroken that, as a Film Festival Family, we will not have the opportunity to experience CIFF44’s amazing films and talented filmmakers together,” reads the press release sent out earlier today. “However, we support the decisions made by Mayor Frank Jackson and Governor Mike DeWine to protect the health and safety of all Ohioans in the face of COVID-19.”
Because so many of the Film Festival’s costs are spent in advance, they’re largely not recoverable. Substantial income from ticket sales has been lost as well, leaving the organization with “unprecedented and extraordinary financial challenges – unlike anything our nonprofit organization has ever faced before.”
As a result, CIFF is asking for donations of any amount. CIFF44 sponsorships can also be turned into the donations, and instead of requesting a refund, you can donate the cost of tickets, memberships or any other purchases made in advance.
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This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2020.
Donation??? Unfortunately, can’t do that… certainly not when we still have to pay our outrageous property taxes to our corrupt County government!!!
CIFF collected nearly $400,000.00 in submission fees that will not be returned even though there is no festival. They need more than this to cover the costs of a festival that’s not happening?
It’s about time we learned what the term meant again. Liberals were getting fat and lazy.
Good.
The deafening silence from the Hollywood bigmouths is only surpassed by their lack of donations to support what they believe to be worthy cause, pretending to be someone else for our entertainment. Where are the activist actors with their money?