Last became first: As acquisitions slowed and gatekeepers hesitated, creators, brands, and filmmakers began renegotiating the business in real time. After spending six days at the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, here’s my promise: This article won’t waste time on the past or projecting the future. Like many fun things, nostalgia can be toxic — and we’ll find out about Boulder soon enough. I want to tell you about changes I saw in real time. Yes, Sundance had the first bidding war in