Sundance is growing. More submissions than ever--8,000 for 2008. More screenings. More countries of origin represented in both the feature and documentary competitions. More arms of the Sundance empire--institutes, labs, the Sundance Channel--at work. More categories to sift through than a sane film-goer can practically comprehend, let alone stand in line for.
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sundance
What does Sundance mean to independent film and filmmakers in 2008?
January 23rd, 2008 | Erin TrahanPosted in
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A look at a film about a hair band that was screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
January 23rd, 2008Posted in
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Therese Shechter responds to readers' questions in her second dispatch from Sundance
January 26th, 2008 | Therese ShechterPosted in
Number of narrative fiction films out of 3,624 submitted that got into the fest: 125
Number of documentary films out of 1,573 submitted that got in: 41
Number of shorts out of 5,107 submitted that got in: 85
Percent likelihood that an indie filmmaker will submit again anyway: 100
A Sundance Volunteer Blogs All: Part One
Filmmaker Therese Shechter tells all in the first of two dispatches from Sundance
January 22nd, 2008 | Therese ShechterPosted in
Films I've seen: 5
Good films I've seen: 1.5
Hot meals I’ve eaten in five days: 2
Vodka-based cocktails drunk in five days: Lost count sometime in the middle of the Queer Lounge kickoff party
Mg of vitamin C ingested per day: 3,000
Good it's done me: 0
Number of “demi-gods of Canadian metal” I've met: 3
Number of Irish filmmaker/playwrights who make my knees weak: 1
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