Sundance Institute announced today, that following the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, will step down.
Sundance Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Sundance Film Festival
SINCE: 1978
WHERE: Park City, Utah, USA
WEBSITE: www.sundance.org
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: The annual Sundance Film Festival, held in and around Park City, Utah, each January is widely considered the premier platform for American and international independent film. The Festival has introduced audiences to some of the most original stories of the last three decades including Reservoir Dogs, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Splendor, An Inconvenient Truth, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Cove.
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE Starring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins Sundance Festival Favorite Award
Knock Down the House that followed four women political candidates, including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, during the 2018 mid-term elections, was voted the winner of the Festival Favorite Award of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Australian Romantic Comedy TOP END WEDDING Releases Trailer
The trailer debuted for Wayne Blair’s highly anticipated Australian romantic comedy Top End Wedding starring Miranda Tapsell, and Bohemian Rhapsody breakout Gwilym Lee that world premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
2019 Sundance Film Festival Awards – CLEMENCY, ONE CHILD NATION, HONEYLAND, THE SOUVENIR Win Top Prizes
Bold, intimate, and humanizing stories won at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with Grand Jury Prizes awarded to Clemency, One Child Nation, Honeyland and The Souvenir.
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2019 Short Film Awards – Soudade Kaadan’s AZIZA Wins Grand Jury Prize
Winners of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced at a ceremony in Park City, Utah with the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, going to Aziza, directed by Soudade Kaadan.
Jackie Chan, Jane Campion, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Boots Riley in OffScreen Events at 2019 Sundance Film Festival
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival which kicks off later this week will host dozens of offscreen events, including behind-the-scenes panels on the art of filmmaking.
Damien Chazelle, Tessa Thompson, Jane Campion Among 2019 Sundance Film Festival Jury
20 celebrated and revered expert voices across film, art, culture and science will award feature-length and short films shown at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with 12 prizes.
Controversial New Documentary Films on Steve Bannon and Michael Jackson Added to 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival rounds out this year’s 2019 program with documentary films on two controversial personalities – Steve Bannon and Michael Jackson.
New Films Added to 2019 Sundance Film Festival, THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND is Opening Night Film
Sundance Film Festival added five feature films and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, will screen at the Festival’s Salt Lake City Opening Night.
Film, Art and Technology Converge in New Frontier Lineup of 2019 Sundance Film Festival,
The New Frontier lineup of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival will spotlight a curated collection of cutting-edge independent and experimental media works by creators who are pushing artistic innovation across new mediums that include VR, AR, mixed reality (MR) and AI.
2019 Sundance Film Festival Reveals Indie Episodic, Shorts and Special Events
Continuing its commitment to showcasing bold independent storytelling regardless of form, format or length, the 2019 Sundance Film Festival will feature 12 Episodic Works, 73 Short Films and 4 Special Events.
Documentary MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL to World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, the new feature-length documentary directed by Emmy Award-winner Stanley Nelson, will debut in the Documentary Premieres category at Sundance Film Festival 2019.
112 Feature Films Selected for 2019 Sundance Film Festival
112 feature-length new independent feature films have been selected for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Kim Yutani Named New Director of Programming of Sundance Film Festival
Kim Yutani has been named the Sundance Film Festival’s new Director of Programming.
SCIENCE FAIR Wins First-ever Festival Favorite Award at 2018 Sundance Film Festival | VIDEO
Science Fair directed by Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster is the winner of the first-ever Festival Favorite Award at the Sundance Film Festival, which ran January 18 to 28, 2018.
2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards – “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” “Kailash” Win Top Awards
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony took place last night and presented 28 prizes for feature filmmaking. The Grand Jury Prizes was awarded to The Miseducation of Cameron Post (U.S. Dramatic), Kailash (U.S. Documentary), Of Fathers and Sons (World Cinema Documentary) and Butterflies (World Cinema Dramatic).
3 Filmmakers Awarded Inaugural Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship Presented by Netflix
Three emerging filmmakers, Talal Derki (Syria), Tatiana Huezo (Mexico), and Chaitanya Tamhane (India) are the lucky recipients of the inaugural Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship
Sundance 2018: Aneesh Chaganty’s SEARCH Wins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize
The Sundance Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation handed out $71,000 in grants at a reception held at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize was awarded to Aneesh Chaganty’s Search,
Sundance Announces 2018 Short Film Awards – Álvaro Gago’s “Matria” Wins Grand Jury Prize
Winners of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced at a ceremony in Park City, Utah, with the Short Film Grand Jury Prize going to Matria, written and directed by Álvaro Gago.
“This Is Home: A Refugee Story,” to Air on EPIX in 2018 Following World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
This Is Home: A Refugee Story which world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, will make its television debut on the premium pay television network EPIX, later in 2018.
Sundance 2018: See New Poster for Nicolas Pesce’s PIERCING Starring Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska
Here is the poster for Piercing, written and directed by Nicolas Pesce, that World Premiere in the Midnight section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance 2018: See Bart Layton’s AMERICAN ANIMALS New Poster
Here is the new poster for American Animals, written and directed by Bart Layton and World Premiere tonight in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Jada Pinkett Smith, Octavia Spencer, Ruben Östlund and More Among Jury for 2018 Sundance Film Festival
24 “experts in film, art, culture and science” will adjudicate the award feature-length work shown at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival with 28 prizes, handed out at the Awards ceremony on January 27.
Sundance 2018: Watch Trailer for Gloria Allred Documentary SEEING ALLRED
As sexual-violence allegations grip the nation, the revealing Gloria Allred documentary “Seeing Allred” provides a candid look at one of the most public crusaders against the war on women.