TheWrap looks at possible replacements for Geoff Gilmore. John Cooper is the favorite

John Cooper, currently Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival and Director of Creative Development for the Sundance Institute.

 

Trevor Groth, a Sundance programmer and artistic director of the CineVegas Film Festival.

 

Christian Gaines, the former director of festivals at the American Film Institute (AFI), where he oversees several festival and film programming projects. He also spent two years as a programmer for Sundance and was Director of New Media for the Sundance Institute.

 

Shazz Bennett, a well-respected young programmer recently laid off from AFI.