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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sundance rejects -- wipe away those tears

Hours before the Sundance list comes out, iW's Eugene Hernandez has some advice for those that got in, and those that didn't.  The takeaway?  All is not lost.
Barry Jenkins, whose low-budget indie film debuted at South by Southwest is an example of many of the opportunities on the horizon for filmmakers who don't go to Utah. At this very moment, festivals including SXSW, Tribeca, CineVegas and the Los Angeles Film Festival, not to mention Slamdance, are eyeing filmmakers who didn't get into Sundance.
Check it out here.

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