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Sundance's New Home, Fincher & Tarantino Team Up, and NAB Prep

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Ryan Koo
April 03, 2025

Sundance's New Home, Fincher & Tarantino Team Up, and NAB Prep

Hey Readers,

It’s April 3rd, which means we’ve officially survived April Fools’ and all the fake trailers, announcements, and suspicious “exclusive scoops” the internet hurled at us. Don’t worry, this week’s stories are 100% real and absolutely worth your time.

First up: Sundance is breaking up with Park City. That’s right—after nearly 40 years of ski-town exclusivity, the festival is packing its bags for Boulder, Colorado. What does that mean for one of the biggest events in indie film? We break down what’s changing, what’s staying, and how this will affect you as an indie filmmaker.

Also on the docket: Fincher and Tarantino are joining forces (seriously), and Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth is apparently along for the ride. Meanwhile, over in Vegas, the NAB 2025 crowd is prepping for a week of the coolest tech in the film and TV industry.

Let’s get to it!

📽️ Industry

So long, Park City. Sundance is packing its bags.

Turns out, indie cinema’s premiere festival will no longer be held in Park City. After decades of expensive lodging, limited accessibility, and trying to fit a blockbuster-sized fest into a boutique mountain town, Sundance is officially moving—to Boulder, Colorado.

But why Boulder? What tipped the scales? And what does this mean for the future of your favorite film fest? Hit the link to find out how Sundance plans to evolve—and why this move might actually be a good thing.

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• Studios Are Making YouTube Pay Them For The Pervasive AI Movie Trailers On The Site - Studios demand YouTube pay for AI-generated movie trailers infringing copyrights.

🎞️ Movies & TV

Fincher. Tarantino. Cliff Booth. Netflix.

No, it wasn’t an April Fool’s prank—David Fincher is directing a Quentin Tarantino-penned spinoff of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and the internet is (rightfully) losing its mind. We don’t know much yet—except it’s not The Movie Critic and it’s not a really sequel, but what we do know is enough to make every film nerd giddy. A $200M budget. Netflix backing. Brad Pitt’s return. Maybe DiCaprio. Maybe not. Take a look for yourself and learn all the details of this epic collab.

🗞️ Quick Reads from Movies & TV

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• What Are The 7 Best Val Kilmer Movies? - The 7 essential Val Kilmer performances you need to see.

• 7 Films that Exemplify Breaking the Fourth Wall - These 7 films break the fourth wall—and totally own it.

📷 Tech

NAB 2025 is back, and it's not just another gear fest. While camera giants like Canon, Sony, and Blackmagic will be there with shiny new cameras, the real story is how AI is continuing to find its way into more of the filmmaking tools we use every day, whether it’s during pre-production, on set, or in post.

So, get ready for the absolute pandemonium of NAB—we’ll be on the ground at this year’s event showing you all of the coolest and most innovative new tech of 2025.

🗞️ Quick Reads for Directing

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• Massive Price Drop: RED KOMODO 6K Cinema Is Now Less than $3,000 - Pro-grade cinema cam now under $3K.

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