Offscreen at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival: Panels, Music and Events

Day One Press Conference Goes All-Digital Onstage: Ai Weiwei, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ron Howard, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Viggo Mortensen, Max Richter, Isabella Rossellini, Julie Taymor, Tessa Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, Carrie Mae Weems, Among Many Others Sundance Institute will curate dozens of…

Jon Hamm and Lois Smith in MARJORIE PRIME – Trailer

Written and Directed by Michael Almereyda and Starring Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins and Lois Smith Synopsis: Eighty-six-year-old Marjorie spends her final, ailing days with a computerized version of her deceased husband. With the intent to recount their life together, Marjorie’s…

FilmRise Acquires Michael Almereyda’s MARJORIE PRIME @filmrisetv

FILMRISE ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE U.S. RIGHTS TO MICHAEL ALMEREYDA’S SUNDANCE AWARD-WINNING “MARJORIE PRIME” POIGNANT SCI-FI DRAMA STARRING JON HAMM, GEENA DAVIS, TIM ROBBINS AND LOIS SMITH WILL HIT THEATERS MID-2017 FOLLOWED BY A FALL AWARDS PUSH FilmRise to Opt-In Film to…

Shorts Awards Announced at 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Winners of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival jury prizes in short filmmaking were announced today by Sundance Institute at a ceremony in Park City, Utah. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one film in the program of 68…

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SHORTS FOR 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Sixty-eight short films, announced today, will complement the lineup of longer fare at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The short film slate aligns thematically with other Festival categories, including Midnight and The New Climate, the Festival’s new programming strand highlighting…

2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: COMPETITION AND NEXT LINEUP ANNOUNCED

Sundance Institute convenes a full slate of provocative and agenda-setting independent films at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, beginning with today’s announcement of the 66 films selected for U.S. Competition, World Competition and NEXT, as well as a slate of…

HazingPrevention.Org™ and Feature Film GOAT partner to launch College Education Program

HazingPrevention.Org will host a series of college screenings of the new feature film GOAT as part of its efforts to empower people to prevent hazing.  Starring Nick Jonas, Ben Schnetzer and James Franco, and based on the memoir by Brad…

Sundance Coming-of-Age Drama ‘First Girl I Loved’ – Trailer

A trailer for indie coming-of-age romantic drama called First Girl I Love, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The story is a love triangle that forms when Anne, played by Dylan Gelula, realizes she is in…

Oaxaca FilmFest new 2016 collaboration with Sundance Institute

Sundance Ignite will participate in Oaxaca FilmFest´s Young Industry and New Industry programs. The International Film Festival Oaxaca FilmFest announced today that Sundance Institute, through its Sundance Ignite Program for 18-to-24-year-old filmmakers, will host three panels during Oaxaca FilmFest this…

Sundance Institute and Jaunt Studios Announce Latest Additions to VR Residency Program

Daniel Arsham, Yung Jake, and Lily Baldwin & Saschka Unseld Latest Creatives to Join VR Residency Sundance Institute and Jaunt Studios announced today their latest class of creatives, at the forefront of innovation in media and entertainment, to join the…