The 2017 version of the Slamdance Film Festival is well under way with the first weekend under its belt. The festival opened Friday, January 20th and runs through January 26th in Park City, Utah.
Slamdance is a showcase for raw and innovative filmmaking self governed – by Filmmakers, for Filmmakers. The year-round organization serves new and emerging artists, filmmakers and storytellers.
Here are some opening weekend highlights:
Expressive Intelligence Studios does a special live commentary as a user plays their interactive game, BAD NEWS, presented in Digital Interactive Gaming Program, a unique immersive experience combining live theater and live coding. (Photo credit: Peter Lueders)Slamdance artist gather at G-Tech Happy Hour. (Photo credit: Ian Stroud)(L-R) DIRECTOR JHENG-NENG LI (AEROTROPOLIS), Clementine Leger (Festival Mgr.), Peter Baxter, Slamdance Co-Founder and President, actor Chia_lun Yang (AEROTROPOLIS). (Photo Credit: Eseel Borlasa)Filmmaker, Matteo Borgardt, director of YOU NEVER HAD IT: AN EVENING WITH BUKOWSKI (Photo credit: Ian Stroud)