Sundance Film Festival may actually be cool this year

These types of events are known for their exclusivity, but the digital format invites a new generation of creators to discover new films and filmmakers and be inspired to tell their stories too.

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A film festival “serves as a film’s starting point” before it makes its way to audiences, according to Mark Adams, Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). And since most feature films — movies between 75 and 210 minutes long — never reach the big screen, festivals are a major exhibition …