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Courtney Eaton and Sophie Nélisse to Star in Girl in Pieces' Adaptation

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Courtney Eaton

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North Hollywood, CA - howtime's 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 Emmy FYC (For Your Consideration) Event held at the Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on April 10, 2025 in North Hollywood. BACKGRID USA 11 APRIL 2025 Pictured: Courtney Eaton, Sophie Nelisse

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival, a program of the Sundance Institute, takes place annually in Park City, Utah. With over 46,660 attendees in 2016, it is the largest independent film festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018.

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