Letter From Sundance: A Crisis for Independent Film – Lots of Content, Not Enough Distribution

WaxWord: With theatrical in a state of severe decline, the future of indie and art house film is very much in a state of limbo

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival, image courtesy of The Sundance Institute
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Sharon Waxman

Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment

The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot

Apart from a visible glow from the thrill of being back together in person, industry professionals at the Sundance Film Festival are undergoing a sort of crisis as they debate how serious the problems are facing independent film. 

The one point of agreement: With theatrical in a state of severe decline, the future of independent and art house film is very much in a state of limbo. The

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