Weinsteins snubbed Sundance debut for Clerks 2
Filed under: Comedy, Independent, Sundance, Cannes, The Weinstein Co., Weinstein Brothers, Movie Marketing, Kevin Smith, Remakes and Sequels, Cinematical Indie
Entertainment Weekly has a Sundance Q&A with Kevin Smith up. In it,
Smith discusses how Sundance director Geoff Gilmore pretty much guaranteed Clerks 2 a slot at Sundance (how
many filmmakers would love to have that kind of in to Sundance?), but Harvey Weinstein turned the offer down
cold in favor of debuting the film at Cannes instead. Smith talks in the piece about how he would have preferred to
debut Clerks 2 at Sundance, since he got his start as a filmmaker after debuting Clerks there way back in
1994 (1994? Really? God, I feel old now).
I'm not sure how I feel about this move, actually. Smith says he trusts Weinstein knows what he's doing, but really -- wouldn't it seem to make a lot more sense to debut the follow-up to Clerks at Sundance? I'm not just saying that because I would have been able to see it there, either, although I wouldn't have complained about that. Smith fans, what do you think about Weinstein snubbing a Sundance offer for Clerks 2? Brilliant marketing move guaranteed to have the worlds' eye on the film at Cannes? Or major misstep by Weinstein?
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2-04-2006 @ 8:34AM
JT said...
I think it has to do with international sales of the picture. if you premiere it in Cannes, you get way more chances to sell it abroad than in Sundance. If american distribution is already dealt with, all you have to do is try to have a spot in Cannes and it will sell like hot cakes on the market. To me, W is just trying to make the most out of the film. I certainly don't blame them for that.
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