Are filmmakers vain for wanting theatrical distribution? At a Wrap panel at the Sundance FIlm Festival on Monday, filmmaker Lynn Shelton and other indie veterans crossed swords with digital distribution executives in a debate about the future of independent film and how it can find profitability.
“I’m a sucker for the theatrical experience,” said Shelton (pictured above far right), whose “Touchy Feely” premiered in competition on Saturday. “I understand less and less people are watching films in theaters, but all the films I’ve made have been for a theatrical release. I’m thinking of them being on the big screen.”