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Slamdance Chief Peter Baxter Joins Doc Talk Podcast As Festival Unfolds In Los Angeles For First Time
Peter Baxter, president and co-founder of Slamdance, discusses festival’s new direction and opportunities that have emerged with a relocation to L.A.
On the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we welcome Peter Baxter, president and co-founder of Slamdance, to discuss the festival’s new direction and the opportunities that have emerged with relocation to the movie capital. Slamdance has helped boost the careers of some major filmmakers, among them DGA Award winner Sean Baker ( Anora), Christopher Nolan ( Oppenheimer) and Bong Joon-ho ( Parasite). It has also launched some major documentaries including Mad Hot Ballroom a quarter century ago and one of my personal favorites, Smile ‘Til It Hurts: The Up with People Story, in 2009.
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