Posted on 25/01/03
Vying for their spot in the sun
PARK CITY, UTAH -- After almost two decades of steady growth, last year's Sundance Film Festival was a subdued affair. Attendance was down, a result of the economic and travel effects following Sept. 11 and the festival's earlier time slot (to make way for the Winter Olympics) that pushed it a bit too close to Christmas, Hollywood's busiest season. But this year's festival has experienced a big rebound, with more films submitted, higher sales and a much more pronounced celebrity presence. Alternatively praised as more pure to its small-film roots or damned for its sharper Hollywood orientation than in previous years, it's a festival that struggles to stay relatively intimate.
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