If like many movie fans, you were more eager than able to attend the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, you’re in luck.

Starting Monday night, Jan 24, the Sundance Channel brings the signature Sundance mix of snow, celebrities and cutting-edge independent cinema into your living room on “Festival Dailies,” a week of exclusive evening reports from Park City, Utah, hosted by actor and comedian Jay Mohr with actor Alan Cumming from the Sundance Channel Studio.

This fully-operational production studio runs entirely on Power Mac G5s running the Apple Production Suite — Final Cut Pro, Motion and DVD Studio Pro.

The updates aim to deliver all of the daily excitement of the world’s premiere independent film festival, providing coverage of the most talked-about premieres, actors and filmmakers, with none of the usual festival problems (weather, parking, access).

“Festival Dailies” will air every night at 9 pm EST Jan 24-29.
Alan Cumming
Touch Up. Actor Alan Cumming preps to host a “Festival Dailies” segment.		 PowerBook
Laptop Links. Field crews and in-studio production were tied together by PowerBooks.
Production Crew
Night Watch. Sundance Channel production crew watches an interview unfold.		 Alan Cumming 2
Front and Center. Alan Cumming takes the stage for an interview.
Three Editors
Group Edit. Show producers work together, cutting a “Festival Dailies” segment.		 Editor Using Final Cut Pro
Suite Solution. All show segments are produced on Apple Production Suite.
Xserves
Behind the Scenes. Xserve and Xserve RAID anchored the show’s digital workflow.		 Apple Cinema Display
Broad View. Each edit suite was equipped with a 23-inch Apple Cinema Display.