Based in

Park City, Utah Park City is a city in Utah, United States. The vast majority is in Summit County, and it extends into Wasatch County. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City' ...

, the Nodance Film Festival was founded as an alternative to the

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and celebrates the alternative

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culture, with an emphasis on first-time

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s and digital filmmaking. Held annually in Park City, Utah, it is the world's first

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-projected film festival. In 2003, it was sold to actor/director

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, and is currently on hiatus pending relaunch. It ran for six years, while also hosting a screenplay competition, online program, and traveling roadshow.

External links

Nodance.com
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