With the eyes of Hollywood tastemakers and cinephiles alike locked squarely on Park City, Netflix isn’t just tapping into Sundance’s built-in PR machine. Cutler-directed film about musician Billie Eilish, while YouTube last month spent $20 million on a 10-part Justin Bieber series. In the fall, Apple TV+ paid a reported $25 million for the R.J. The price tag on those acquisitions are undisclosed, but the hottest documentaries command huge sums on the open market. Half of its record eight-film slate is documentaries, including the high-profile Taylor Swift movie “Miss Americana.” Netflix’s latest acquisition, made last week, was “Mucho Mucho Amor,” a profile on Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado that counts XTR among its financiers. For proof, take a look at what Netflix is bringing to the festival. There’s also no shortage of buyers for those projects. “There’s no shortage of great projects, but there’s been a shortage of studios that want to finance or co-finance them,” Mooser said. New Movies: Release Calendar for October 21, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films Sundance Sets Tone for Increasingly Crowded Best Documentary Feature Race

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