Michel Hazanavicius’ film “Final Cut”It has been canceled from its scheduled premiere slot at Sundance Film Festival. The festival has opted to go virtual amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
Hazanivicius won an Oscar for Best Picture. “The Artist,” said he and the filmmakers support the festival’s decision but they prefer to open the film in a theater with a live audience. Sundance website 2022 has also removed the movie from its listing.
“We fully support Sundance’s decision to move the festival to a virtual format, as the safety of audiences and filmmakers is of paramount importance,”In a statement, the director and filmmaking team stated that they were sorry. “However, we believe that it is best to premiere ‘Final Cut’ in a theater with a live audience and have made the difficult decision to remove the film from this year’s festival. We wish Sundance and all the filmmakers involved an excellent festival and look forward to sharing ‘Final Cut’ with audiences very soon.”
“Final Cut”This comedy is about a low-budget movie crew who sets out to make zombie movies, but is attacked by real-life Zombies. The film is described to be a love letter to filmmaking and directors. This film is an acquisition title, with Wild Bunch International and CAA handling sales. The film stars Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz and Raphaël Quenard.
“We had looked forward to screening ‘Final Cut’ and due to the shift in our format they are no longer participating in the Festival. We respect the filmmaker’s wishes to share their work in a different capacity,”The festival released a statement. “We remain committed to supporting filmmakers as we navigate the changing landscape to ensure independent artists get the visibility they deserve and while we’re deeply disappointed to not gather as intended, the safety of our entire community must come first.”
Sundance, which is set for January 20-30, will now be completely virtual due to the spread of Omicron variants of the coronavirus.