{"id":21382,"date":"2021-01-05T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=21382"},"modified":"2021-01-06T00:13:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T08:13:35","slug":"sundance-film-fest-halts-drive-screenings-coronavirus-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2021\/01\/05\/sundance-film-fest-halts-drive-screenings-coronavirus-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundance Film Fest Halts Drive-In Screenings after Coronavirus Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sundance Film Festival<\/strong> has canceled its 2021 drive-in screenings in Southern California as the region sees a record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDue to the terrible situation with the pandemic in Los Angeles, we have made the difficult decision&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;to cancel our drive-ins in LA. We will be evaluating our other satellite screens on a case by case basis based on public health,\u201d Sundance representatives told media.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, which runs January 28 to February 3, chose a semi-virtual option instead of its traditional exhibition in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>With this new strategy, the film lineup was set to screen films in the traditional Utah ski town as well as on screens and drive-ins in 24 states and regions throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>I Was a Simple Man, May Day, Together Together, Wild Indian and Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It are just some of the films to hit the Sundance circuit.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as Los Angeles County officials identified 13,512 new coronavirus cases and 224 deaths related to the infectious disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sundance Film Festival has canceled its 2021 drive-in screenings in Southern California as the region sees a record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases. \u201cDue to the terrible situation with the pandemic in Los Angeles, we have made the difficult decision&#8230; &#8220;&#8230;to cancel our drive-ins in LA. 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