Sundance Winning Docu ‘Selena y Los Dinos’ Removed From Fest’s Streaming Site After “A Series Of Copyright Infringements” https://t.co/OfEwcBoUyk
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Shortly after winning a Sundance Film Festival Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling, the Isabel Castro documentary Selena y Los Dinos has been removed from the festival’s streaming site. Die-hard and disrespectful Selena fans were recording one- to three-minute pieces of the documentary and posting them on TikTok and Instagram. Sundance has never had this type of situation occur in their five years of making the lineup available online to ticket-holders.
“The Sundance Film Festival and the creative team of Selena y Los Dinos are sorry to inform our viewers that the film has suffered a series of copyright infringements and must therefore be removed from the Sundance Film Festival online platform,” a Sundance rep said in a statement to Deadline on Friday.
“We regret that online ticket holders will no longer be able to access the film. Any single ticket holder who has not yet viewed the film will receive a full refund for the ticket.”
“We acknowledge and regret that this may cause disappointment, however part of our commitment to advocating for independent filmmakers is ensuring that they can protect their art that they have created and earn a living — now and in the future,” the rep added.
“We take copyright infringement extremely seriously and intend to fully cooperate with local, state, and federal law enforcement.”
Selena y Los Dinos follows Selena Quintanilla and her family band as they rose from performing at quinceañeras to selling out stadium tours. The docu chronicles her life through never-before-seen footage from the family’s personal archive.
