Today is the big day for the Slamdance filmmakers. As we, the festival staff pack up the offices, take down the theaters and decorate for the award reception (well, I'm actually blogging) it's hard not to feel somewhat melancholy. Tonight a few of our films and the filmmakers that made them will walk away with the Jury Prize, Audience Choice Award and some rad prizes from our sponsors like Kodak, Gibson, Indie Road just to name drop a few. Odds are that one of these filmmakers will be the next big thing in 5 to 10 years. Slamdance did discover Chris Nolan, Steven Soderbergh and Marc Forester just to name drop a few brilliant directors. Lives are going to change forever and for the better of filmmaking tonight. The Slamdance staff is going to party hard, hug, kiss and weep due to the end of what feels like summer camp. I've met new people that I hope to call friends until my shell becomes a delicious snack for vicious looking insects. I'm tired and extremely delighted to get back to Santa Monica, watch all the movies nominated for Oscars and write up my personal reviews for you. Congratulations to Melissa Leo, an amazing actress that I have had the pleasure of working with on her Oscar nom for Frozen River. Yay, Melissa! Congratulations to Lynn Shelton (Seattle sister) and the HumpDay crew on your Sundance awesomeness. Yay, Lynn! Thank you Park City for putting up with Hollywood and all of our brazen demands on your beautiful ski town. As the posters from all the movies begin to fall off onto your sidewalks, storefronts and dance floors remember how much money we spend on food, drinks, chap stick and deodorant. Also, you should think about a restaurant that isn't fine dining and isn't a cafe. We like places to eat like that a lot. You'll make bank, promise! Thank you mother nature for snowing for us today. Only 7 hours left before life changes are made. I'll post the winners tomorrow just before my computer is put into a box, loaded onto a truck and driven back to Hollywood. It's Movie Time!
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