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Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sundance

erin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:43:37 -0600

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.

A Sundance Channel Segment on "Anvil! The Story of Anvil!"

mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:05:01 -0600

A Sundance Volunteer Blogs All: Part Two

Therese_Shechter — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:48:41 -0600

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

Therese_Shechter — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:02:43 -0600

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