Several annual events—many of them centered on performing and visual arts—draw visitors to Ann Arbor. One such event is the Ann Arbor Art Fairs, a set of four concurrent juried fairs held on downtown streets. Scheduled on Wednesday through Saturday of the third week of July, the fairs draw upward of half a million visitors. Another is the Ann Arbor Film Festival, held during the third week of March, which receives more than <answer>2,500</answer> submissions annually from more than 40 countries and serves as one of a handful of Academy Award–qualifying festivals in the United States.
How many submissions does the Ann arbor film festival receive?
2,500