as in event
a social gathering
we're hosting a little shindig this weekend for some friends
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The Robert Redford founded SFF will remain in its home of nearly four decades for the 2026 shindig too before pulling up stakes – if Boulder or Cincinnati grab the indie film golden ring.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The Sundance Film Festival, once a modest venue for showcasing and breaking small-budget films, had transitioned into another Hollywood shindig, complete with a strong celebrity presence and pricey dealmaking.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Great shows and events are all over From a new-plays festival to a Sonoma shindig devoted to apple worship (the fruit, not the computer), there are a lot of cool things to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Sources tell Rambling Reporter that the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO left his own studio’s after-hours fete at the Louvre to pop in — uninvited — to NBCUniversal’s shindig across the Seine, apparently hoping to lure some talent back to his side of the river.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The Sundance Film Festival, once a modest venue for showcasing and breaking small-budget films, had transitioned into another Hollywood shindig, complete with a strong celebrity presence and pricey dealmaking.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
Great shows and events are all over From a new-plays festival to a Sonoma shindig devoted to apple worship (the fruit, not the computer), there are a lot of cool things to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
Sources tell Rambling Reporter that the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO left his own studio’s after-hours fete at the Louvre to pop in — uninvited — to NBCUniversal’s shindig across the Seine, apparently hoping to lure some talent back to his side of the river.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
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