Regarding the number of dramas acquired by distributors , Kenneth Turan said " That number seems way out of proportion to the quality of the films , or to how well they will likely do in the marketplace . " Turan wrote " In documentaries , the situation was reversed : The quality was sky high , but hardly any were acquired for theatrical release " because audiences are " reluctant to embrace the genre . " At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival , 9 films went on to garner 15 Oscar nominations . Tom Hall of indieWire wrote " Following one of the most critically successful years in the festival 's history , a year that saw '' Blue Valentine '' , '' Winter ’s Bone '' , '' The Kids Are Alright '' , '' I Am Love '' , '' Animal Kingdom '' , '' Enter The Void '' , '' Please Give '' , '' A Film Unfinished '' , '' Gasland '' , '' Restrepo '' , '' Exit Through The Gift Shop '' , '' Waste Land '' , '' Last Train Home '' , '' The Oath '' , '' The Tillman Story '' and many others find tremendous acclaim , 2011 always had its work cut out for it " , saying " after looking at a strong year at the indie box office for last year 's films , reasonable , level-headed deals were popping up all over Sundance . " . But Hall wrote that this year he felt that " the recession came home to roost . " He said " If 2011 marks the line in the sand for independent film financing in a recession driven investment climate , it also marked the complete opposite in the distribution world ; a return to the glory days of pure , unadulterated content speculation . " Hall wondered about the pressure on this year 's acquired films to " perform across multiple platforms " in the next year . He wrote " if this year ’s buying spree proves anything , it at once cements the dominance of the Sundance Film Festival as the premiere market festival in the US and , given many of the films that sold , raises my eyebrows . " Acquisitions at the festival included :
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2010 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Sundance Film Festival