Slamdance
Dan Mirvish is an accomplished film director, writer, and producer with a career spanning several decades. Since 1993, Dan has directed for Bugeater Films and co-founded Slamdance in 1995. Dan has also authored books for Routledge Taylor & Francis Group and previously worked as a speechwriter for the United States Senate. With extensive experience as a lecturer, Dan has guest lectured at over 70 film schools worldwide and serves as part-time faculty at Chapman University, covering diverse topics related to filmmaking and the entertainment industry. Dan holds a Master's degree in Film Production from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor's degree in History/Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Slamdance
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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.