Chapter 1052 1052 Sundance Film Festival
If the Sundance International Film Festival is mentioned in 2014, it is estimated that there will be a lot of screams, because after more than half a century of development, independent film has become a North American film after two decades of brewing after "Pulp Fiction". The most important piece of the puzzle in the movie market.
Every year, the Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off in January, will become the focus of global attention. Audiences who love independent films gather here, people who love liveliness also flock here, and more importantly, the attention of the media and independent producers. , the expectations of the production company, will make the film festival lively during the period. Many producers arrive early at the Sundance Film Festival to pick out this year's indie hits and kick off a new year of awards season guides.
But go back twenty years to the 1995 moment, and the Sundance Film Festival was less popular.
On the contrary, although "Pulp Fiction" achieved incredible success at the end of last year, proving to everyone the power and potential of independent films, independent films are still synonymous with negative words such as eccentricity, weirdness, non-mainstream, boring, personality, thriller, etc. , and the Sundance Film Festival is known as the gathering of a large group of freaks.
The media does not pay attention to the Sundance Film Festival. Except for the official media partners, only a small number of media are willing to interview this annual gathering of independent films; the production company is even more concerned about the Sundance Film Festival. After paying attention, they are not even willing to send staff, and the prosperity of the "Shanda Trading Market" after 20 years is simply impossible at this time.
Sundance Film Festival, the name is transliterated in English, the literal translation should be Sundance Film Festival (Sundance. Film. Festival), this independent film festival founded in 1984, just entered its eleventh year this year, still Struggling in a quagmire of low attention.
When Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival, he hoped to create a platform for every independent filmmaker in the world who had a story to tell. The process of artistic creation is lonely and arduous. Robert hopes that this platform can become a place for everyone to communicate, so that more people can strengthen their confidence in continuing to create, and also hope that some people can go out from the Sundance Film Festival and become truly outstanding film practitioners By.
Especially after witnessing the success of "Pulp Fiction", people are thinking: Quentin Tarantino is just a hobbyist, he is an independent film lover from a video rental store, but his talent But let the whole world look up. Art does not distinguish between high and low, no distinction between high and low, which also means that all people have equal opportunities - as long as you have talent, as long as you have hobbies, as long as you have passion.
Not long after the dawn of the New Year in 1995, the 11th Sundance Film Festival kicked off on January 19 as expected, but unexpectedly, it has always been more like the independent film circle. The event that entertained itself suddenly encountered the invasion of outsiders!
The Sundance Film Festival chose Park. City in the Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah, as its permanent venue. The peaceful Park City was originally just an obscure ski town next to Salt Lake City, but now it has gradually become an independent The inner sanctuary that filmmakers are bound to reach every year.
At this moment, the Sundance Film Festival does not have much commercial atmosphere. Most of the independent filmmakers who are willing to come come with a communication mentality. Of course, Robert Redford appears every year, and he also I will bring a few friends here. If I can connect with these top people in the Hollywood industry, this is naturally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for independent filmmakers.
Park City is a palm-sized place, only 17 square miles in size, with a population of less than 3,000 people. It is a small town that can be measured by footsteps, so as long as there are a few strangers in the town, the residents of the town are almost You can feel it right away.
This time of year is the Sundance Film Festival, so it's not uncommon to have strangers coming, but the problem is this year is a little weird.
In the past, people who came to Park City were beaming and excited, and the joy between their eyebrows was very similar. Whether it was the audience, independent filmmakers, or actors, there was no gap on everyone's faces, nervous, restrained, happy, Excitement can be communicated through movies.
But this is not the case for the strangers who came to Park City these two days. Their behavior seems to be sneaky. They are always wandering around the streets of the town. They don't look like they are coming to the film festival at all. They are criminals who come with ulterior motives, and the expressions on their faces are always a little picky, some scrutiny, and some spying, which makes people look very unpleasant.
These strangers don't look like independent film lovers coming to the Sundance Film Festival!
Kayla-Cole also noticed the intruders, which made her wary.
Keira has always been an independent film lover. She always insists that these independent films reflect the real thoughts of the directors, not to mention the quality of the works, but independent films can retain the most original ideas of the director, Even if these ideas cannot be accepted by mainstream society, and there is no way to create good results in mainstream movie theaters, Kayla believes that this is part of society. Only by understanding the mainstream ideas and understanding these unique ideas can we be able to piece together the whole society.
Therefore, Kayla likes the Sundance Film Festival very much. It seems like a paradise that belongs only to her, a paradise where she can completely relax and show herself. Since she first came to Park City in 1991, she has completely In love with Sundance. Even her best friend, Melalyn Dixon, Kayla didn't share the secret, not only because she knew Melalyn had no interest in indie films, but because it was her own space.
Thinking about it this way, when Merelyn told Kayla that she liked Hugo Lancaster very much, Kayla had no interest at all at first, so there were traces to follow. Keira always prefers independent films to commercial films, so the great success of "Pulp Fiction" also makes Keira truly "crazy for Hugo".
At this moment, Kayla looked vigilantly at the strange man walking in front of her, but within two days, she had seen this man spying around on the street at least four times. She didn't want anyone to be like this. Ladhi breaks into Park City and spoils this indie movie spree.
"Excuse me, what do you think of the Sundance Film Festival?" the man in front of him asked.
Keira's thorns were erected like a hedgehog, "Excellent, very good, it is the most important and greatest film festival in my mind, but... so what, do you want to ridicule us Is it ignorant and niche? If so, we don’t need you to tell us, we know exactly what this festival means: it means being out of touch with mainstream society, but at the same time it means time will prove its greatness!”
Many artists were not valued by society in their early years because their thinking was too advanced and often considered out of touch with contemporary society. It will not be until they are old or even dead that the wheel of the times will clear their innocence and make people realize the greatness of these artists.
In Keira's view, the same goes for independent films.
The man looked at Kayla's clenched fists and was in a state of attack, which made him take a step back, expressing that he was not aggressive, and then put on a helpless smile on his face, "I'm not here to criticize independent films, on the contrary, I came here to enjoy independent films. If I can, I also plan to report on the Sundance Film Festival." While speaking, the man pointed to the camera hanging on his chest.
Kayla is still not convinced, and there are indeed fans who come here every year, so it is not a strange thing to see strange faces in Park City, but the problem is that the whereabouts of this man in front of him are too strange, or It is said that there are too many strange people in Park City these two days.
"Reporter, I'm a reporter." The man saw Kayla's guarded eyes and could only say helplessly, "My name is Nicholas McLen, and I'm a reporter for the 'Los Angeles Times'. This time, I'm here to report Sundance Film Festival." As he spoke, he took out his business card and handed it to Kayla.
Kayla took the business card hesitantly, examined it carefully, and then raised her head, "So, are you really a reporter?"
Nicholas felt very depressed, how could he feel that he was being treated as a thief! But he still nodded.
"Uh... So, so many people in Park City spying around with cameras in the past two days are all journalists?" After all, Kayla is only eighteen years old, and her brain is very flexible. He got a positive answer from Nicholas, which made Kayla cover her mouth in an instant, "But...why, why did you all suddenly appear!"
Although Kayla has always regarded Park City as her private place, she also clearly knows that the Sundance Film Festival needs attention and needs more attention. Only in this way can the excellence and excellence of independent films be seen by more people , miracles like "Pulp Fiction" will only increase. So, when she heard the reporter appear, Kayla was instantly overwhelmed with joy.
Nicholas saw Kayla's surprise and excitement, but was surprised, "Don't you know? Hugo Lancaster himself wrote and starred in the film 'Before the Sunrise' will land at the Sundance Film Festival. , so there is already..."
Nicholas was interrupted by Keira's scream before he could finish speaking. He could only stare at the crazy girl in front of him with a frightened expression.
Hugo, indeed Hugo, actually Hugo, but only Hugo has such a powerful charm, attracting more than 40 media reporters from all over the country to gather in this remote and cold Park City, to bring All eyes were on the remote and unfamiliar Sundance Film Festival.