Independent film market rebounds at Sundance Film Festival

Fri, 01/28/2011 - 21:08 EDT - LA Times

After a dry stretch when many movies went unsold, distributors have snapped up as many as two dozen pictures at this year's Sundance festival.The festival market for independent films has rebounded after several years in the economic doldrums.

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