The dramatic competition was once the most talked-about part of the Sundance festival.

But of the 800 films that we looked at for the dramatic competition this year, I have to say many of them were very formulaic.

Almost 850 were entered in the dramatic competition alone, a number the judges had to winnow to 16.

And not even all of the 16 films in Sundance's prestigious dramatic competition get distributed.

The board's decision concludes an increasingly dramatic competition to win control of Robins.

The movie was one of twelve selected to compete in the 2010 Sundance dramatic competition.

Many films in the dramatic competition already have distributors.

Evidence of this year's rich crop was seen in the dual awards handed out by the jury in the festival's dramatic competition.

The films being given the most attention are the 18 in dramatic competition and the 16 in the documentary section.

The festival began with an opening procession, then a competition of boys singing dithyrambs, and finally two dramatic competitions.