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Sundance Film Festival: Will Strike Hangover and New In-Person Rules Heat Up the Sales Market?
For indie films headed to Sundance seeking distribution, new in-person policies and a strike hangover could mean big business.
Not even Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski instructor could predict the terrain on the slopes of Park City, Utah — and so it goes for the crop of independent movies seeking splashy distribution deals at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Buzzy titles with notable names — Kristen Stewart, Pedro Pascal, Kieran Culkin and Steven Yeun are just a few of the stars popping up in festival movies — will vie for release slots from major studios and streamers. As writers and actors battled for better contracts, productions were shuttered — which means the larger studios and smaller distribution labels with output deals need finished films if they are going to have enough to license to cable channels and streaming services.
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