Slamdance, the independent, artist-led film festival that runs concurrently to Sundance each year, has launched a new streaming service that will highlight the lineups of past Slamdance Film Festival lineups but also the lineup for 2022’s virtual festival.
The Slamdance Channel will be launched Jan. 27, 2022, when the Slamdance Film Festival was held in Park City. Before it became a virtual format, it would have been in person. Access to the entire festival lineup will be available from Jan. 27 through February 7 for $10
The public will have access to the Slamdance Channel as a curated collection, which will include past festival winners and award winners. They include “My Name is Myeisha,” “Desolation Center,” “Dante’s Inferno,” “Your Day Is My Night” “Walls of Sand,”This film dates back to Slamdance 1996, and was the first modern feature film to be webcast online. Future programming will feature showcases of Slamdance Miami’s festival and other curated events.
The cost of the service is $7.99 per month, $23.99 for three-month subscriptions or $74.99 annually. The service will be available to students who have a.edu account for $4.99 per monthly, $14.99 for a 3-month subscription, and $50 annually. Slamdance alumni, programmers, and filmmakers will have free access for an entire year to the channel. Writers and filmmakers who submit work to the festival’s festival will also be eligible for a free annual pass.
The Slamdance Channel will share revenue and make profits equally to its contributor artist community. You can subscribe to the channel online, on Apple TV, Firestick, and Roku. A subscription is available. Here.
“Slamdance has always looked at ways to overcome industry gatekeepers that block independently made films from being accessible and the Slamdance Channel represents our biggest effort yet,”Peter Baxter, co-founder and president of Slamdance, made the statement in a statement. “We are an anti-algorithm, artist-led collective, continually hellbent on sharing original film work with a wider audience. We’re looking forward to seeing how our Channel develops and fits into the bigger picture of a decentralized media future. The future of film, like any art form, depends on truly unique voices that defy simple classification and transcend analytics. We are celebrating these voices on the Channel who push the boundaries of what’s possible in storytelling.”
Slamdance was established in 1995. It has served as a launching pad for many filmmakers, including Rian Johnson and Christopher Nolan.
2022’s Slamdance Film Festival will be virtual this year and will run from Jan. 27 – Feb. 6. The full lineup for this year’s festival can be found Here.