Conventional wisdom is that total unknowns with little money can’t possibly get a film into the Sundance Film Festival. That as the festival has grown, it’s become more corporate and more exclusive.
Not true. “You absolutely do not [need connections]. I didn’t,” said Tim Mason, who co-created, co-wrote and is an executive producer of “Work In Progress,” a dark comedy that premiered in the indie episodic category at the film festival in 2018.
“You go online, and there’s filmmaker forums. And they’re like, ‘You have to know someone to get into Sundance or into Slamdance’ or whatever,’” he said.