Indie Film Sales Find Momentum as Sundance Gives Way to EFM
variety.comMatt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Independent films – especially ones made and acquired for movie theaters – need all the wins they can get these days, and “slow and steady” is the mantra emerging after a sleepy Sundance Film Festival.
While opening weekend of the January event is typically filled with buzzy stars and late-night bidding wars, this year was marked by unusual silence and reflection as the 41-year-old festival prepares to leave its longtime home in Park City, Utah.
But the deals have been coming, the price tags make sense for respective buyers and there’s hope brimming up inside art house circles.
The first and biggest splash was the $17 million check Neon wrote for “Together,” a wild body horror romp about a codependent couple played by real life spouses Alison Brie and Dave Franco.
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