Slamdance Chief Peter Baxter Joins Doc Talk Podcast As Festival Unfolds In Los Angeles For First Time
deadline.comSlamdance is nearing the final day of its 2025 edition, a historic one for the festival founded in 1995 as a scrappy alternative to Sundance.
The cinematic showcase has made a new home for itself in Los Angeles after spending its first three decades in Park City, Utah, very much in the shadow of Robert Redford’s bigger festival.
On the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we welcome Peter Baxter, president and co-founder of Slamdance, to discuss the festival’s new direction and the opportunities that have emerged with relocation to the movie capital.
He explains why Slamdance decided to uproot itself (Park City will be down two festivals after Sundance departs following next year’s festival – although Salt Lake City is among the three finalists to become its new host).
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