Superstar

If you mention the Sundance International Film Festival in 2014, it is estimated that it will cause a scream, because after more than half a century of development, independent film has become North America after two decades of development after "Pulp Fiction". The most important piece of the puzzle in the movie market.

The Sundance Film Festival, which opens in January every year, will become the focus of global attention. Audiences who love independent films gather here, and those who love lively are also flocking, and more importantly, the attention of the media and independent producers. The expectation of the production company will make the film festival lively. Many producers will arrive at the Sundance Film Festival early to select this year's independent masterpieces to kick off the new year's awards season strategy.

But turning the time back twenty years, at the moment of 1995, the Sundance Film Festival was not so popular.

On the contrary, although "Pulp Fiction" achieved incredible brilliance at the end of last year, and proved to everyone the power and potential of independent films, independent films are still synonymous with negative words such as quirks, weird, non-mainstream, boring, personality, and thrillers. , And the Sundance Film Festival is known as a 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 few media are willing to interview the annual gathering of independent films; the production companies are even less concerned about the Sundance Film Festival. Concerned about it, even the staff are unwilling to send them. The prosperity of the "Grand Exchange Market" twenty years later is impossible at this time.

Sundance Film Festival, the name is transliterated in English, and literally translated should be Sundance Film Festival (...). This independent film festival, founded in 1984, has just entered its eleventh year this year, and it is still paying attention. Struggling in the low mud.

When Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival, he hoped to create a platform to bring together every independent filmmaker in the world who has a story to tell. The artistic creation process is lonely and difficult. Robert hopes that this platform can become an occasion for everyone to communicate, so that more people can strengthen their confidence in continuing to create. He also hopes that someone can go out of the Sundance Film Festival and become a truly outstanding film industry. By.

Especially after witnessing the success of "Pulp Fiction", people are thinking: Quentin Tarantino is just an amateur, he is an independent film enthusiast who came out of the video rental store, but his talent But it made the whole world look at it. Art does not distinguish between high and low, no distinction between high and low, which also means that everyone has equal opportunities-as long as you are talented, as long as you have hobbies, as long as you have enthusiasm.

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 an independent film circle. The entertaining event was suddenly attacked by outsiders!

The Sundance Film Festival chose Park City (park.) in the Great Salt Lake Valley of Utah, USA as the fixed venue. The peaceful Park City was originally just an unknown ski town next to Salt Lake City, but now it has gradually become an independent film. The inner sanctuary that people are bound to arrive every year.

At this moment, the Sundance Film Festival does not have much commercial atmosphere. Most independent filmmakers who are willing to come come here 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 Hollywood industry figures, this is naturally a golden opportunity for independent filmmakers.

Park City is a palm-sized place, only seventeen square miles in size, with a population of less than three thousand people. It is a small town that can be measured by footsteps. Therefore, as long as there are a few strangers in the town, the residents of the town are almost You can feel it the first time.

This time of the year is the time for the Sundance Film Festival, so it is not uncommon for strangers to come, but the problem is that this year is a bit strange.

In the past, people who came to Park City were beaming and excited. The joy between the eyebrows was very similar. Whether it was audiences, independent filmmakers, or actors, there was no barrier on everyone’s faces. They were nervous, cautious, happy. Excitement can communicate through movies.

But the strangers who came to Park City these two days ago were not like that. Their behavior seemed sneaky, always wandering around the streets of the town, and it didn’t look like they were coming to a film festival at all. They were criminals who came with ulterior motives, and the expressions on their faces were always picky, scrutinized, and spying, which made people look very unpleasant.

How do you look at these strangers are not like independent film lovers who come to the Sundance Film Festival!

Keira Cole also noticed these intruders, which made her vigilant.

Keira has always been an independent film lover. She always insisted that these independent films reflect the director’s real thoughts, not to mention the quality of the work, but independent films can retain the director’s most original ideas. Even if these ideas cannot be accepted by the mainstream society, and there is no way to achieve success in mainstream cinemas, Keira believes that this is part of society. Only by understanding the mainstream ideas and understanding these unique ideas can we piece together the entire society.

Therefore, Kayla likes the Sundance Film Festival very much. It seems to be her paradise, a paradise where she can completely relax and show herself. Since she came to Park City for the first time in 1991, it has been completely complete. Fall in love with Sundance. Even her best friend Merelyn Dixon and Kayla did not share this secret, not only because she knew that Merelyn had no interest in independent films, but also because it was her own space.

Thinking about it this way, when Merelyn told Kyra that she liked Hugo Lancaster very much, Kyla had no interest at all at first, so there was a trace. Compared to commercial films, Keira always prefers independent films. Therefore, the great success of "Pulp Fiction" also makes Keira truly "crazy for Hugo".

At this moment, Kayla looked at the strange man who was walking in front of her with a vigilant face, but in two days, she saw this man spying around on the street at least four times. She didn't want anyone to be like that. La Di broke into Park City and spoiled this independent movie carnival.

"Excuse me, what do you think of the Sundance Film Festival?" the man in front of him asked.

Kayla's spikes were erected like a hedgehog, "Excellent, very good, it is the most important and greatest film festival in my mind, but...what about that, do you want to mock us? Is it ignorant and niche? If so, we don’t need your notification. We know exactly what this film festival means: it means incompatible with mainstream society, but it also means that time will prove its greatness!"

Many artists did not get the attention of society in their early years, because their thinking was too advanced and they were often regarded as out of touch with contemporary society. Until they are old or even after their deaths, the wheels of the times will return them to their innocence and make people realize the greatness of these artists.

In Keira's view, the same is true for independent films.

The man looked at Kayla's clenched fist and his whole body's vigilant attack state made him take a step back, saying that he was not aggressive, and then a helpless smile appeared on his face, "I'm not here to criticize independent movies, on the contrary, I came here admiringly to watch independent films. If I can, I plan to report on the Sundance Film Festival." While talking, the man also pointed to the camera he was hanging on his chest.

Kayla is still not persuaded. Indeed, there are fans who come here every year, so seeing a strange face in Park City is not a weird thing, but the problem is that the man's whereabouts in front of me is too weird, or Said that there have been too many weird people in Park City in the past two days.

"Reporter, I am a reporter." The man saw Kayla's full-eyed guard, and he could only say helplessly, "My name is Nicholas McLenna and I am a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. This time, I am here specifically to report. Sundance Film Festival.” While talking, he took out his business card and handed it to Kayla.

Kayla hesitated to take the business card, carefully examined one side, then looked up, "So, are you really a reporter?"

Nicholas felt very depressed, how did he feel that he was treated as a thief! But he nodded anyway.

"Uh...so, in the past two days, so many people in Park City spying around with their cameras on their backs ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ are all journalists?" After all, Kayla is only eighteen years old, and her head is very flexible. After connecting, I got Nicholas' affirmative reply again, which made Kayla cover her mouth in an instant, "But... why, why did you all show up suddenly!"

Although Kayla has always regarded Park City as her own place, she also 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. Therefore, when the reporter appeared, Kaila was overwhelmed with joy in an instant.

Nicholas saw Kayla’s surprise and excitement, but was surprised, "Don’t you know? Hugo Lancaster personally screened and starred the actor's film "Before Sunrise" will land at the Sundance Film Festival , So there is already..."

Nicholas was interrupted by Kayla's scream before he finished speaking. He could only look at the girl who was in madness before him with a look of shock.

Hugo, indeed Hugo, is actually Hugo, but only Hugo has such a powerful charm, attracting more than forty media reporters from all over the country to gather towards this remote and cold Park City. All eyes were focused on the remote and unfamiliar Sundance Film Festival. .