"Groove" has brought some financial moves to the Sundance Film Festival.

The rave film, directed and written by newcomer Greg Harrison, has become the first indie picture to be picked up by a major studio at the fest, as Sony Pictures Classics has paid $1.5 million for the pic's worldwide rights.

According to "Variety," the deal was struck on Saturday, following a pair of Friday night screenings in Park City, Utah, with Sony finally outbidding Trimark Pictures and Searchlight Pictures.

Featuring music from such dance artists as N'Dea Davenport, DJ John Digweed, The Hardkiss Brothers, DJ Garth, and Parallax, among others, "Groove" has been described by one Sundance critic as a "low-budget 'Nashville' of youthful subculture."

The movie follows two siblings, David and Colin Turner, through an all-night underground rave in San Francisco and deals with how such raving helps people both connect and escape.

"Groove" will have its final Sundance screening on January 24.

-- David Basham

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