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Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, executive producers of “Hamlet 2″
Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, before their first screening of “Hamlet 2,” talk about annual visits to Sundance and their history with Steven Soderbergh. Previously, Yerxa and Berger produced the UCLA alum-directed “Little Miss Sunshine.”
Related links: our post on the sale of “Hamlet 2,” our post on “The UCLA Party in Pictures”
Behind the Show: “Shootout” interview with Peter Guber and Peter Bart
Hosts Peter Guber and Peter Bart talk about Sundance and their show’s UCLA origins. Director/producer Barry Levinson makes a guest appearance.
Related: Variety.com reference to UCLA @ Sundance 2008
Sale of “Hamlet 2;” latest from “Little Miss Sunshine” producers
Friends of UCLA Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa are very happy Sundance attendees today since their film, “Hamlet 2,” was the first sale of the Festival. Focus Features acquired the comedy for about $10-million in an early morning bidding war. Executive producers Berger and Yerxa were just heading to the film’s first screening Monday evening when we interviewed them on camera about their long history with the Park City event.
Video interview is now online.
Related coverage: Wall Street Journal, L+E Productions blog
The UCLA Party in Pictures
(L to R) During the UCLA at Sundance Party, on January 21st at Cafe Terigo in Park City, Utah were writer/director Oscar Alvarez MFA ‘09, writer/director Bryan Jackson MFA ‘01 and Motorola executive John Hallman.
The UCLA Party at Cafe Terigo
Already at Sundance? Hopefully you already RSVP’d — the TFT Sundance Reception is today from 4–6 p.m. at Cafe Terigo, 424 Main St. (Google Map).
Day 1 in Pictures
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About UCLA at Sundance 2008
An exclusive for UCLA Magazine and collaboration with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Attend the TFT Party? See pictures and video interviews (coming shortly) from the TFT Party, which went down on January 21st at Cafe Terigo in Park City, Utah.
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