The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Los Angeles, CA, in late February and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which also hosts a screenplay competition, workshops, screenings throughout the year and events with an emphasis on independent films with budgets under US$1 million. History.
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