No longer disruptors, Netflix and Amazon are now firmly in the Sundance Film Festival family
by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Jan 22, 2018
3 minutes
Both Netflix and Amazon made a resounding splash last year at the Sundance Film Festival, with high-priced acquisitions that are still maintaining their profile a year later. Netflix picked up "Mudbound," which has been gaining momentum in awards races, for $12.5 million. "The Big Sick," now also an awards contender, was picked up by Amazon for $12 million and went on to make more than $42 million.
And Netflix scored bragging rights when the company's offbeat comedic thriller "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore," which premiered on
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