In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle give a snippet of the recently concluded Academy Awards. In the feature segment, Daniel interviews Sundance Director Eugene Hernandez on the success of this year’s festival and how the organization has remained a bridge between artists and the audience.  Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:2024 Sundance Film FestivalWhat to Listen For00:00 Intro01:24 The Oscars05:18 Oscars’ Best Picture nominees13:11 How’s Park City?14:34 First Sundance Festival17:54 What does Sundance mean to the film industry?23:04 17,000 film submissions this year27:55 From festival discovery, acquisition, and distribution to audience33:31 Nurtured and supported by Sundance institute37:10 Independent editorial voice42:48 What worked and didn’t work post pandemic?45:56 Recovery of art house  and nonprofit cinemas update