Sundance Institute Selects Three Filmmakers for 2018 Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship Presented by Netflix, in Recognition and Support
of Emerging Independent Filmmakers Working in Narrative
and Documentary Film
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Director David Wain shines a new light on the early days of National Lampoon in his new biopic A Futile and Stupid Gesture. And Sundance alum Reinaldo Marcus Green returns to the Festival with his feature directorial debut Monsters and Men, a racially charged story comprising three different perspectives.
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Robert Pattinson attends the premiere of 'Damsel.' © 2018 Sundance Institute | Ryan Kobane
Day Six Highlights
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(L-R) Matria, Credit: Lucia C. Pan; Hair Wolf, Credit: Charlotte Hornsby; Would You Look At Her, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute.
Winners of the 2018 Sundanc...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Presents Feature Film Prize to Search and Announces New Grants to Artists at 2018 Sundance Film Festival
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Benjamin Dickey and Ethan Hawke attend the premiere of 'Blaze.' © 2018 Sundance Institute | Jonathan Hickerson
More on Day Four
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As the world of serialized content widens from traditional broadcast and cable television to streaming platforms, the way we consume content is changing rapidly. Where do independent voices fit into this increasingly competitive industry? There is more demand than ever for different forms of episodic content, but how do artists and investors find their audience and make a return on their investment? Join Stephanie Allain (Leimert Park), Steven Soderbergh (THE KING), Bernie Su (chief creative off...
An updated reimagining of Jack London's classic novel, this thrilling tale of kindness, survival and the twin majesties of the animal kingdom and mankind traces the loving and magnificent hero White Fang, whose intense curiosity leads him on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Join Sundance Institute Founder and President Robert Redford, Executive Director Keri Putnam and Sundance Film Festival Director John Cooper in conversation with Barbara Chai, head of arts and culture coverage at Dow Jones Media Group and the editor of MarketWatch Entertainment, followed by a Q&A with press in attendance.
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Together, Celebrities & Entertainment Industry Professionals are Changing the Way the World Views & Defines Disability
Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) – which assists more than 10,000 people with disabilities throughout Southern California – has formed a new alliance between its Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, April 13-15, and the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF), May 2-7, to promote disability awareness and inclusion through film.
With a series of cross-p...
chaz Ebert and 24 Jurors to Award NUMBER Prizes, Including New NEXT Innovator’s Award
Jason Mantzoukas (The Long Dumb Road) to Host Livestreamed Awards Show; Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons (Hearts Beat Loud) to Perform
Sundance Institute will convene 24 experts in film, art, culture and science to award feature-length work shown at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival with 28 ...
Written and Directed by Bart Layton
WORLD PREMIERE
U.S. Dramatic Competition
(Acquisition Title/UTA)
Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Udo Kier
Synopsis:
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004: Spencer and Warren dream of remarkable lives beyond their middle-class suburban existence. They head off to colleges in the same town, haunted by the fear they may never be special in any way. Spencer is given a tour of ...
Canon Creative Studio located at 592 Main Street in Part City, Utah to check out some of the activities Canon will be hosting at the space.
Visitors to the Canon Creative Studio will have the opportunity to explore how Canon supports all aspects of filmmaking, from pre-production to production through post. A hub for filmmakers, the Canon Creative Studio is a place of hands-on experimentation with Canon equipment and thought-provoking conversations with industry experts in the way of panel di...
IFP Alumni at Sundance
The Sundance line-up includes Elan Bogarín and Jonathan Bogarín's 306 Hollywood, Michael Pearce's Beast, Tolga Karaçelik's Butterflies, Stephen Maing's Crime + Punishment, Kimberly Reed's Dark Money, Cathy Yan's Dead Pigs, Amy Scott's Hal, RaMell Ross' Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Michael Dweck's The Last Race, Reinaldo Marcus Green's Monsters and Men, Christina Choe'...
Screening Schedule:
Sunday Jan 21 - 11:30am - Prospector
Sunday Jan 21 - 6:00pm - SLC Library
Tuesday Jan 23 - 12:30pm - Holiday Village 3 (Press + Industry)
Saturday Jan 27 - 3:30pm - Redstone 1
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Onstage: Ava DuVernay, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ira Glass, Joan Jett,
Octavia Spencer and Taika Waititi, Among Many Others
Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute will convene dozens of offscreen events, including diverse and intersectional conve...
HOLIDAY by Isabella Eklöf (world sales: Heretic Outreach)
EFP (European Film Promotion) dedicates €35,000 in Film Sales Support (FSS) to the promotion and marketing of nine European films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival (January 18 – 28, 2018). Four out of five European films in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and four out of six European films in the World Cinema Documentary Competition are receiving an additional boost for th...
HEARTS BEAT LOUD
World Premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival- Closing Night Film
Starring: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane, Blythe Danner
Written & Directed by: Brett Haley
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L-R: Private Life, Credit: Jojo Whilden; Smoke Signals, Credit: Jill Sabella; Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock,
Credit: Cody Lucich.
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Film Still: "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
Nate von Zumwalt
Following what's felt like an unusually protracted Sundance Film Festival offseason, and one marked by what Festival Director John Cooper calls a “rejuvenated idea” of the 24-hour news cycle, the 2018 program announcement arrives at a pivotal time for audiences and artists. If we approach 2018 still processing the tumult and instability of the past...
(Top, L-R) VR_I, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute;The Sun Ladies VR, Credit: Lucid Dreams Productions; DICKGIRL 3D(X), Credit: Cinesaurus. (Bottom, L-R) On My Way, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Frankenstein AI: A Monster Made by Many, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Awavena, Credit: Tashka Yawawnawa/Lance Troxel.
Innovative Independent and Experimental Work to Premiere, Including Artificial Intelligence...
(Top, L-R) The Trade, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; I Like Girls, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; Wyrm, Credit: Heyjin Jun. (Bottom, L-R) The Mortified Guide, Credit: Rebecca Aranda; War Paint, Credit: Courtesy of Sundance Institute; High & Mighty, Credit: Martim Vian.
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