the blair witch project 1999 magazine covers

It was a big part of the experience for us and being there for the premiere was really kind-of surreal. After all the work, when you get into Sundance you can at least start to feel like you’ve been accepted. Taking the film to Sundance was, for us, the moment where we got some validation as filmmakers. Now, ten years on, as RT reveals an exclusive Behind the Scenes featurette revealing how the project was put together, we reunite directors Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick to share their memories of making and releasing the film, as well as their plans for more from the Blair Witch franchise… It spawned a wave of imitators both amateur and professional and is the cultural yardstick against which hoaxes, horrors and movies shot with a camcorder are measured. It was an unprecedented success, holding the world record as the most profitable movie of all time after making more than $10,000 for every $1 spent, and became one of the most important horror films of all time. Shot on a budget of just $22,000 by film school graduates Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick, The Blair Witch Project premiered at the Sundance Film Festival ten years ago this month and started a journey that dominated public consciousness for most of the year. Ten years on, we’re celebrating a remarkable twelve months of movies with new features around some of the year’s best and most important releases. From defining originals like The Matrix and Fight Club to sleeper favourites like Office Space and Election, 1999 was a landmark year for the internet generation of movie fans and set a high standard for the big screen as we headed into the new millennium. 1999 was one of the most important years for modern cinema.

The blair witch project 1999 magazine covers