TromaDance
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TromaDance is an independent film festival organized by Troma Films and held annually in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. It was created as an alternative to the Sundance Film Festival, because the organizers felt that Sundance had become too "Hollywood" by charging high entry fees, showing multi-million-dollar "independent" movies, and limiting attendance.
Located in both Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, it runs concurrently with the Sundance Film Festival in an attempt to lure people away from that well known event. Troma president, Lloyd Kaufman got the idea from South Park co-creator Trey Parker while the two were discussing the elitist structure and selection process of the Sundance Film Festival and its involvement with celebrities such as Robert Redford. Parker encouraged Kaufman to create his own festival and thus resulted TromaDance. TromaDance requires no entree fee for filmmakers and does not charge people to see their films. All money comes from donations.
[edit] "Satellite" TromaDance festivals
- TromaDance New Mexico (in Albuquerque)
- Tromapalooza (in Murfreesboro, TN & Las Vegas, NV)
- TromaDance North (in Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Tromafling (in Edinburgh)
- Tromanale (in Berlin)
- TromaDance Portland (in Portland, OR)
