Slamdance is in its 30th year of showing unique and truly independent films and is offering what most film festivals have decided to throw out the window: both in-person and virtual screenings.
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Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Utah Tomorrow, Online next week
Celebrating its 40th edition, Sundance Film Festival is back with a full slate of in-person programming in the resort town of Park City with a full slate of screenings in Salt Lake City. Once again film lovers, journalists, and critics are flocking to the mountain ski area to kick the year off with a huge array of new feature films from a diverse set of veteran filmmakers and emerging directors.
Orcas Island Film Festival pulls out all the stops (again)
Every autumn, locals and visitors alike flock to the quaint town of Eastsound on Orcas Island to celebrate much of the year’s …
Mill Valley Film Fest, maybe not a household name, but a heck of lineup
n 2021, in the heat of the pandemic, I was looking for anything to keep my mind busy and find new films that deserve attention. Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), was more than happy to help me on this venture and I had an incredible time even if just from my living room. While, once again, I’m not able to head down to California to catch it in person, they’re still offering virtual viewing options not only for press but more importantly, you the viewing audience!
SXSW Film & TV Festival 2023 sets aside hybrid and goes fully in person
After two years of the pandemic creating a more accessible festival, in-person SXSWFilm is back with a tantalizingly long list of films that I am eager to devour. While I won’t be in Austin this year to experience the crazed ups, downs and sideways of traversing the crowds, freebies and long lines I will get to chow down on the smorgasbord of offerings that SXSW Film has to offer.
Sundance Film Festival is Back in Person and Online
Despite the best laid plans to leverage last year’s fully virtual experience and start 2022 with a hybrid in-person and online festival, this winter’s steep Omicron surge found the Sundance Film Festival again pivoting to a mostly virtual format. Once again, film lovers, journalists, and critics will be experience the annual kick-off of independent film festival season mostly from their couches.
TSAFF celebrates 17 years of presenting South Asian film and filmmakers to Seattle
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival kicks off another year of fantastic works by and about the South Asian community both in Seattle and beyond. Tasveer is a non-profit organization in its 20th year of uplifting marginalized groups and encouraging social change through the arts. Having such diverse viewpoints in the arts and the city as a whole is what makes Seattle such an interesting place and TSAFF is an important voice in that eclectic group.
SIFF’s Second Annual DocFest kicks off tonight
After a successful debut last year, the people at SIFF are doing another DocFest and it has a pretty impressive lineup. It …
Slamdance Film Festival, where avante garde is the norm
Slamdance, founded in 1995, is a film festival that runs literally alongside Sundance in Park City, Utah. In their own words they are a film festival for filmmakers by filmmakers. Unlike Sundance, the unique part of Slamdance is the submission requirements: every one must be feature-length, a directorial debut without U.S. distribution, and budgets of less than $1 million USD. Many amazing artists have debuted their work at this festival like Bong Joon-Ho, Christopher Nolan, Anthony & Joe Russo, Rian Johnson, and our very own Lynn Shelton. To say that it’s a hotbed of talent is putting it lightly to say the least.
Sundance Film Festival is Virtual and Local
Despite the best laid plans to leverage last year’s fully virtual experience and start 2022 with a hybrid in-person and online festival, this winter’s steep Omicron surge found the Sundance Film Festival again pivoting to a mostly virtual format. Once again, film lovers, journalists, and critics will be experience the annual kick-off of independent film festival season mostly from their couches.