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Sundance's in-person film festival canceled, COVID-19 surge to blame

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Last year's Sundance was held virtually because of the pandemic. The cancellation of an in-person festival is a huge blow to the independent film industry.

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  1. Local News 8

    Sundance Film Festival cancels in-person events due to Omicron (opens Local News 8)

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    By Chloe Melas, CNN The Sundance Film Festival, scheduled as a hybrid of both virtual and in-person screening events in Park City, Utah later this month, has moved the entire event online, citing Covid-19 concerns.

  2. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Sundance's in-person film festival canceled, COVID-19 surge to blame (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    Last year's Sundance was held virtually because of the pandemic. The cancellation of an in-person festival is a huge blow to the independent film industry.

  3. Journal Times

    Sundance cancels in-person film festival due to virus surge (opens Journal Times)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an

  4. Fox News

    Sundance canceled due to COVID surge, in-person festival now virtual (opens Fox News)

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    The Sundance Film Festival has been canceled due to the surge in coronavirus cases. The festival will shift entirely online.

  5. Forbes

    Sundance Film Festival Cancels In-Person Events For Second Year In A Row (opens Forbes)

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    The announcement comes weeks after the festival mandated vaccines and booster shots for in-person events.

  6. Newsweek

    Sundance Film Festival makes "difficult decision" to cancel in-person event, go virtual (opens Newsweek)

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    The Sundance Film Festival canceled their in-person events after the peak of COVID-19 cases was expected to be the week of the event.

  7. Washington Times

    Sundance Film Festival cancels in-person events, screenings due to virus (opens Washington Times)

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    One of America’s biggest and most prestigious film festivals canceled all in-person events and screenings Wednesday.

  8. Fox7 Austin

    Sundance Film Festival cancels in-person events amid COVID-19 surge (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Sundance Film Festival organizers said they wanted to move events online because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.

  9. Rolling Stone

    2022 Sundance Film Festival Goes Online-Only Due to Omicron Surge (opens Rolling Stone)

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    “We do not believe it is safe nor feasible to gather thousands of artists, audiences, employees, volunteers, and partners from around the world, for an eleven-day festival,” organizers …

  10. Breitbart News

    Sundance Cancels In-Person Film Festival Due to Coronavirus Surge (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition due to the current coronavirus surge.

  11. CBS News

    Sundance Film Festival to be held entirely online amid COVID-19 surge (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It is the second year in a row that the festival will be held virtually.

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