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Peter Baxter is president and co-founder of Slamdance [1] and a filmmaker. Career. Slamdance Film Festival. In 1995 Baxter co-founded Slamdance Film Festival as an independent alternative to Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Since its inception, Baxter has been responsible for developing Slamdance into a showcase for the discovery of new talent.
Peter Baxter is a filmmaker and President and co-founder of Slamdance. Since its inception as an alternative to the Sundance Film Festival, Baxter has been responsible for developing Slamdance into a showcase for emerging artists organized by filmmakers for filmmakers.
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Apr 30, 2024 · “We felt that there was space for us in the Los Angeles melting pot to really contribute and to continue the mission of what Slamdance is all about — discovering filmmakers,” said Peter...
- mark.olsen@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Jan 14, 2014 · Slamdance cofounder Peter Baxter isn’t shy when discussing the origins of his indie-minded festival. After being rejected from Sundance, Baxter and fellow passed-over filmmakers Dan Mirvish, Jon...
May 2, 2024 · Slamdance president and founder Peter Baxter explains why the festival is moving to Los Angeles, saying Park City got too expensive for filmmakers.
- Brian Welk
Jan 22, 2022 · Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Peter Baxter takes Backstage behind the scenes of the annual fest, which will be presented virtually beginning Jan. 27.
Apr 24, 2023 · Slamdance co-founder Peter Baxter Programmers choose which category of film they will be reviewing and form programming teams supported by co-captains. From here, every programmer has the same vote and say on deciding which film gets into Slamdance.