Hi:) Right now most journalists, bloggers, and other film obsessives are hedging their bets on which movies will enchant audiences and/or earn distribution deals at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It’s an increasingly trickier guessing game since the specialty film market (an all-encompassing business term for indie/foreign/oddball projects) of late has endured many failures and had few successes to celebrate, and smaller-minded studios getting wiped out in the economic downturn. Yes, it’s totally depressing; however, there’s a silver-screen lining here: Sundance has shaken up its personnel and revamped its rosters with expanded midnight selections as well as an intriguing crop of “no-budget” films — two signs the festival is looking to earn back its reputation for breaking films first. Enjoy:)
