This thing has turned into a marketing monster,, Redford has to sit back and laugh a little , not quite what it once was.

Not saying thats bad,, just a huge event.

Second largest, and arguably most imporant film festival in the world now. It's been fun to watch it grow, I got my start in the scoring side of the biz nearly 20 years ago standing in front of the showrooms at Sundance, handing out my CDs to potential directors. One paid off, and that's all it took. Slamdance has now risen on the heels of Sundance, and it's growing ever so quickly too. The marketing approaches of all the films in itself is a study. If anyone wanted to make a cool doc, doing one on what happens at Sundance is a great subject. You wouldn't believe the lengths people go to in order to get their films seen, ranging from running naked thru the snow with body paint listing the film to big screens on the backs of big trucks (now illegal on streets of Park City) showing the film. Just the sheer number of people is scary. BTW, if you're going, get your room booked now. Otherwise, not a prayer of getting a room in the PC area, and even eastern SLC is virtually impossible to find a room.

Vegas will be there with bells on.

...............................Otherwise, not a prayer of getting a room in the PC area, and even eastern SLC is virtually impossible to find a room.


How about a couch at the DSE studio,, i do dishes and also can cook a pretty good meal !!!!

That could maybe be arranged....:-) But we don't cook around here, unless TV dinners and frozen foods are on the menu. No fast food or restaurants nearby, either. :-(

Maybe we could rent out the basement. Colton's room alone could sleep 10 ;-). Seriously, I plan taking a couple leave days to attend the festival. It will be my first time. Spot, you know who to call if you need any help?
Randy

I wish they would move it to Florida where its warmer. I hate snow with a passion. Having said that, Id love to experience at least once in Utah. That probably wont happen until I get something to show there but it will happen one day. Maybe by that time, it will be even bigger.

Sounds like much the same has happened to Sundance as has happened to Tropfest down here. I'm not entirely certain it's all a good thing, most of the entries that get shortlisted for Tropfest are now big budget deals from serious production houses. This squeezes out the up and coming guys with no money, bit of a pity really but I can't see anyway to stop it happening.
Bob.

Not really. Some of the entries are from bigger budgets, but there is ALWAYS room for the smaller films. You'd be surprised at how many there are with the hundreds of screenings in 3 dozen theatres. There will always be the "Napoleon Dynamites" and "Blair Witch" projects, but there are also the "Open Water" projects that are total sleepers. "Hustle and Flow" was one of the biggies last year, but the rest of the films were (for the most part) lower budget films, some no-budget films. The Sundance committees seem to work pretty hard at keeping it from getting too commercial. That's why there are so many creative outlets appearing, because if you don't have your film accepted, the entire event is still pretty prone to seeing great stuff. This year, I'll bet vPods and PSP's are the chosen "Hey check this out" formats, or people running around with mem sticks to give away. That part of Sundance hasn't changed at all, except that it now covers the largest geographical area of any film fest in the world, encompassing 4 towns/cities. (Park City, Deer Valley, Salt Lake City, Sundance, Kimball Junction)

We'll see the list announcements in the not-too-distant future, and you'll likely find the majority being no-name from unknowns looking to become known. In fact, I know of at least three entries from members of this forum that are hoping to make the cut. I think at least one of them may.