Slamdance Announces Line-up

The 2006 Slamdance Film Festival will screen twenty competition feature films (11 narrative and 9 doc) this year, along with six special screenings, with the festival kicking off on January 19th with Larry Clark's "Wassup Rockers." Fifty-seven short films are set for this year's festival, organizers said Tuesday in announcing the fill lineup for the 12th annual, which takes place alongside the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. The festival will run through January 27th, including expanded screenings in Salt Lake City this year.

"Following the success of 'Mad Hot Ballroom's' festival premiere, its big sale and box office results people are sensing the true value of a Slamdance film," said Peter Baxter, Slamdance President/Co-Founder, in a statement. "And this success has not altered our overall direction for 2006. Slamdance Number 12 will celebrate, as always, our original mission of showcasing emerging filmmaking talent. If you want to see true independent film Slamdance is the place to be."
Slamdance director of programming Sarah Diamond said that she received more than 3,000 submissions for the festival's total of under 100 slots.

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