The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn and Peter Baxter and has since become a year-round organization championing emerging filmmaking talent and their new work.

Programmed by filmmakers for filmmakers, Slamdance adamantly supports self-governance amongst independents, and exists to deliver what filmmakers go to festivals for – a chance to show their work and a launching point for their careers. Slamdance has earned a solid reputation for premiering films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Festival discoveries have included directors such as Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster's Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). Slamdance also attracts world renowned alumni including Larry Clark and Steven Soderbergh.

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Slamdance

Slamdance's headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, United States

Peter Baxter

Dan Mirvish

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Adam Busch

Anna Lee Lawson

Alessandra Lichtenfeld

Amos Soffian

Dylan Schifrin

Irene Jiang

Jacobo Fe Gismera

Steven Brandon

Tetra Balestri

Breven Angaelica Warren

Saviel Castillo

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