Sundance Film Festival aims for more movie critic diversity A Sundance Film Festival program designed to increase diversity among media members covering the annual event in Park City boomed in popularity in the initiative's second yearFILE - In this Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, file photo, shows the sun rise outside the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street before a morning premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Sundance Film Festival officials are trying to increase diversity among media covering the annual event in Park City by paying travel costs for about 50 journalists who are women, LGBTQ, minorities or have disabilities. Sundance Film Festival officials are trying to increase diversity among media covering the annual event in Park City by paying travel costs for about 50 journalists who are women, LGBTQ, minorities or have disabilities. In a blog post about the program, Sundance officials said the lack of diversity among movie critics can have "a a chilling effect on rich discourse and collective dialogue. "It can ultimately underserve the artists we showcase at the Sundance Film Festival, by limiting the critical voices that discuss their work," they wrote.

Source: ABC News January 04, 2020 15:54 UTC