The resort in Utah where the festival is usually held Photo: David Poe
The Sundance Film Festival has today announced that it will be holding its 2022 screenings entirely online, dropping plans for a hybrid event. "Despite the most ambitious protocols, the Omicron variant with its unexpectedly high transmissibility rates is pushing the limits of health safety, travel and other infrastructures across the country," it said in a statement.
Reflecting on the loss which this would represent to filmmaker and artists, they added "The undue stress to Summit County’s health services and our more than 1,500 staff and volunteers would be irresponsible in this climate. It has become increasingly clear over the last few days that this is the right decision to make for the care and well-being of all of our community."
The festival will still open on 20 January and run for 11 days. Further details have yet to be released,...
The Sundance Film Festival has today announced that it will be holding its 2022 screenings entirely online, dropping plans for a hybrid event. "Despite the most ambitious protocols, the Omicron variant with its unexpectedly high transmissibility rates is pushing the limits of health safety, travel and other infrastructures across the country," it said in a statement.
Reflecting on the loss which this would represent to filmmaker and artists, they added "The undue stress to Summit County’s health services and our more than 1,500 staff and volunteers would be irresponsible in this climate. It has become increasingly clear over the last few days that this is the right decision to make for the care and well-being of all of our community."
The festival will still open on 20 January and run for 11 days. Further details have yet to be released,...
- 1/5/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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