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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 25:  Slamdance founder Peter Baxter poses for a portrait at Slamdance 2017 at Treasure Mountain Inn on January 25, 2017 in Park City, Utah.  (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
President Peter Baxter tells IndieWire the mountain town had gotten too expensive for filmmakers. Los Angeles will let them expand their reach and physical footprint.
Jazmin Jones, Olivia Mckayla Ross, and Porsha Jefferson appear in Seeking Mavis Beacon, an official selection of the NEXT program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Photo by Owen Smith.
Thompson on Hollywood
Count SF in as a potential new host city for the festival, which is exploring possible new homes for 2027 and beyond.
Slamdance
On the Move
With Sundance also potentially on the move, could Park City go from two winter festivals to zero?
'I Saw the TV Glow'
I Saw the Red Carpet Glow
IndieWire meets with "I Saw the TV Glow" director Jane Schoenbrun and stars Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, and Snail Mail at the film's New York City premiere.
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 23: The Egyptian Theatre and its marquee is seen along Main Street during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
Sundance
Considering the possibility of a new festival location, the Sundance Institute will request proposals from other American cities — including in Utah.
Amanda Kelso Sundance Institute Acting CEO
Sundance
Sundance Board member and the Institute's acting CEO Amanda Kelso sent a message to members in parallel with one from exiting CEO Joana Vicente.
Joana Vicente Amanda Kelso Sundance Institute
Sundance
Amanda Kelso, who formerly served as acting CEO and is a member of the Institute Board since 2020, will again step up as acting CEO at the beginning of next month.
Sundance Film Festival 2025
Sundance
The 41st edition of the Park City and Salt Lake City festival will run January 23 - February 2.
Gaucho Gaucho
Thompson on Hollywood
A stateside home is what the Argentinian Western needs, and as co-director Gregory Kershaw tells IndieWire, "There's a huge space to be filled for people who are hungry for cinema and theatrical and cinematic experience."
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 21:  A general view of atmosphere during the "Silent House" Premiere at the Holiday Village III Theater during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2011 in Park City, Utah.  (Photo by Natalie Cass/Getty Images)
Metropolitan Theatres Corporation, which operates Sundance venues Redstone 8 and Holiday Village Cinemas 4, filed for Chapter 11 late last month.
Lily Collias in Good One
Sundance
The film premiered in the U.S. Dramatic competition and stars newcomer Lily Collias in a sympathetic portrait of teenage girlhood.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: (L-R) Francesca Silvestri, Woody Harrelson, Laura Chinn, Nico Parker and host Anna Whitehouse attend the UK Special Screening of Searchlight Pictures', "Suncoast" at The Soho Hotel on January 28, 2024 in London, England. "Suncoast" streams exclusively on Disney+ February 9th, 2024. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK)
Streaming Now
For director Laura Chinn and her actors Laura Linney and Nico Parker — who spoke to IndieWire over multiple interviews — having empathy is the key to good comedy and processing grief. Her debut, “Suncoast,” manages to do both.
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