Dead, independent films? No, indeed, there is an appetite for these films.
At least that’s what the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival hope. And to this end, they use social media to connect with moviegoers films that have difficulty attracting customers outside of the circuit of film festivals.

Among the new initiatives that were put up there, for example, produced by Sundance iPhone QuickMobile Vancouver.
This device provides video clips and short films. The celebrities whose film released during the festival which continues through January 31 were made at Twitter. As filmmakers, their interviews can be viewed on YouTube. And live events will be sent on the wire sundance.org / festival.
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For filmmakers who want to drop the interim, that is to say the studios and distributors, this kind of interactive multimedia activities is not the future. This is increasingly what is happening in the present.
“There is a thirst for other options,” says the director of Sundance, John Cooper. He recalled the success of films True Precious Jones and An Education, two films that made their debut at Sundance in 2009. “These films are a good barometer to identify what moviegoers willing (to see),” says Mr. Cooper.
THE ELITE OF HOLLYWOOD
These films are also a good indicator to determine the kind of roles that celebrities seek between the ups and downs of romantic comedies and big productions superhero. Sundance may also provide a credible career choice and for that reason it attracts the elite of Hollywood.
Thus, the star of Twilight, the Vancouverite Kristen Stewart has agreed to play a stripper in “Welcome to the Rileys and the rock star Joan Jett in The Runaways.
The presence of Kristen Stewart in the film raised eyebrows some moviegoers, but Mr. Cooper defended the choice of actress. “She spent the acts, goes on there. I think it’s wonderful. These are challenging roles. ”
Mr. Cooper acknowledged that he let himself be influenced by the fame. After watching the drama Twelve, he asked his staff who was the star speaking of Chace Crawford from the TV show Gossip Girl.
“They said it was Gossip Girl! For me it was a complete stranger. The stars on TV tell me nothing. But I know now that is Chace Crawford. ”
10 films to Sundance in 2010
* The Runaways: Kristen Stewart, featured in Twilight, interprets the rocker Joan Jett in this biopic. Dakota Fanning, New Moon, plays the role of Cherie Currie.
* Welcome to the Rileys, as if The Runaways was not scandalous enough, Kristen Stewart plays a stripper who befriends a depressed businessman (James Gandolfini) in this second film shown at Sundance.
* Howl: James Franco plays the poet of the 1950 Allen Ginsberg in this docudrama based on his trial for lewd acts. Jon Hamm of Mad Men TV series, and Mary Louise Parker are co-stars.
* The Killer Inside Me: Casey Affleck is a sadistic sheriff in this film Black starring Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson.
* Splice: geneticists Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody create a new kind of monster.
* The Company Men: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner play in this drama that touches the downsizing of a company.
* Buried: The contractual civil Ryan Reynolds wakes up in a coffin after being kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.
* The Extra Man: Katie Holmes has a romantic adventure with Paul Dano, a writer who is struggling to break through. Kevin Kline is his mentor.
* Hesher: Joseph Gordon Levitt became friends with a boy who tries to recover from the death of his mother.
* Four Lions: This comedy about British suicide bombers should appeal to fans who liked the film In the Loop hysterical.