In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle give a snippet of the recently concluded Academy Awards. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Sundance Director Eugene Hernandez on the success of this year’s festival and how the organization has remained a bridge between artists and the audience.
Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:24 The Oscars
- 05:18 Oscars’ Best Picture nominees
- 13:11 How’s Park City?
- 14:34 First Sundance Festival
- 17:54 What does Sundance mean to the film industry?
- 23:04 17,000 film submissions this year
- 27:55 From festival discovery, acquisition, and distribution to audience
- 33:31 Nurtured and supported by Sundance institute
- 37:10 Independent editorial voice
- 42:48 What worked and didn’t work post pandemic?
- 45:56 Recovery of art house and nonprofit cinemas update
What is Boxoffice Podcast?
The Boxoffice Podcast is your weekly resource for the latest results, trends, news, and topics in the cinema industry. Each week we feature insights and analysis from leading experts in theatrical exhibition, along with interviews with the most influential executives in the movie theater business.