Of the 101 feature films so far announced as part of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival program, more than half are directed or co-directed by women.
That’s a fairly striking number for an industry in which women leaders have historically been underrepresented — the World Economic Forum reported in March that only 17 percent of directors and writers in the top films of 2021 were women.
This inequality is something the Sundance Ins...
Video & photo by James Nelson in Park City
Lauriette from La Bala Magazine, spanish correspondent in Sundance.
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Reach out to any of the film commissions below to meet them while they're at Sundance!
Attending Film USA Member Film Commissions:
Sara Hamilton Minnesota Film Commission
Virginia Pearce, Utah Film Commission
Derek Mellus, Utah Film Commission
Marco Giron - Miami Film Commission
Allison Whitmer - Montana Film Commission
Steph Shannon - Kansas City Film Office
Jennifer Loren - Cherokee Nation Film Office
And...
14 WMM films and filmmakers are headed to the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, including IT'S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL, one of the few films selected to screen on Opening Night! Emily Abi-Kheirs, Manager of Filmmaker Services, will be in-person and taking meetings. We're also excited to announce that 2 other films are slated for Slamdance!
The following films from our Production Assistance Program will screen at Sundance:
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Honorees:
PHOEBE DYNEVOR – Fair Play
NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES – The 1619 Project
ADAM LAMBERT – Fairyland
LUIS A. MIRANDA JR. – Going Varsity in Mariachi
MOBY – Punk Rock Vegan Movie
RANDALL PARK – Shortcomings
LEWIS PULLMAN – The Starling Girl
Others To Be Announced
Hosted by TIM DALY
President, The Creative Coalition
The Spotlight Initiati...
Video by James Nelson in Park City
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Video by James Nelson in Park City
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Are you missing an essential piece to your Sundance fit? Or maybe you need some extra socks or a long sleeve tee. Either way, you can’t go wrong visiting our official merch stores located throughout the Festival. Grab a Stanley water bottle or pick up a 2023 Festival magnet for that loved one who couldn’t make it this year.
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Get ready to celebrate the Sundance Institute and artists changing the face of independent cinema, while kicking off the 2023 Film Festival.
Join us to honor Luca Guadagnino, Ryan Coogler, Nikyatu Jusu, W. Kamau Bell, and others, while we gather back in Utah to eat, drink, and enjoy a memorable evening uplifting filmmakers and the incredible stories they bring to life.
A Taste of Sundance will raise crucial funds for the essential work Sundance Institute does year round — grant...
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The Sundance Film Festival will take place from 19 to 29 January, 2023. It is the most important North American festival in the independent sector and is organized by the Sundance Institute, which was founded in 1981 by Robert Redford. The festival is a springboard especially for upcoming directors in the independent film sector. The lineup includes a German animation, documentary and short film.
The documentary 5 SEASONS OF REVOLUTION by Lina (DE...
The wait is over! Our 2023 Festival program is here, and we have a powerful lineup of feature films across 10 categories. View the full program live now on our site and join us on Instagram Live today at 1pm PT/2pm MT/ 4pm ET (presented by Entertainment Weekly), to learn more about the program with Sundance Institute Senior Programmers Kim Yutani and Basil Tsiokos. Then stay tuned for Tuesday, December 13 when we announce our Indie Episodic and Short Film programs!
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The 2023 Sundance Film Festival Press Inclusion Initiative (PII) application for the 2023 Festival (January 19-29, 2023) opens today, August 31.
The Press Inclusion Initiative, our effort to cultivate a more representative press corps at the Sundance Film Festival, returns this year by providing multi-faceted support to journalists from underrepresented communities: specifically, critics who identify as BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+, and/or people with disabilities.
For thos...
2022 Sundance Film Festival: Asia Short Film Competition submissions open
Calling for entries from Indonesian filmmakers now until 31 May, 2022
Sundance Film Festival: Asia, presented by the Sundance Institute and XRM Media is proud to announce the return of the 2022 edition of the Festival on Thursday 25th – Sunday 28th August, 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia with support from IDN Media.
The Festival will take place in person and include film screenings and p...
We are excited to kick off our Sundance Institute Film Music Intensive taking place from June 6-13. Six composers have been invited to participate in a nurturing lab environment prioritizing craft, innovation, and building a community of next generation film music artists. Led by program director Peter Golub with the support of Creative Advisors working in the industry, the fellows will engage in a week-long Intensive celebrating the power of film music, as the program which ha...
Today, IllumiNative, The Black List, and the Sundance Institute announced the eight finalists of The Indigenous List. These Indigenous screenwriters represent the best and most promising Native creatives in the film and television industry.
The Indigenous List was launched in 2020 to provide a platform for Indigenous writers to showcase their scripts, create additional pathways and opportunities within the industry, and support the development of the next generation of screenw...
Submissions Now Open via FilmFreeway
The nonprofit Sundance Institute is pleased to announce the 2023 Sundance Film Festival will take place as a hybrid festival in Park City, Salt Lake City, Utah, and beyond, from January 19 through January 29, 2023.
“We can’t wait to return to our home in Park City and present exciting new work from around the world live and in person,” said Festival Director Tabitha Jackson. “We also have two years of digital exhibition an...
9 Fellows selected to develop 4 live action dramas, 3 live action comedies, and 1 adult animation
The Sundance Institute announced today the 9 Fellows and 8 projects selected for their 2021-2022 Episodic Program. This year marks the Episodic Lab's return to in-person activities at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah bookended by a digital pre-lab story development curriculum and its first annual Episodic Pitch Parlor hosted in Los Angeles in partnership with XRM Media...
Interview by Claire Varney
SEVEN GRAMS is directed by photojournalist and war correspondent Karim Ben Khelifa.
THE ENEMY, his 2017 award-winning virtual reality exhibition sought to humanize the images of war by allowing participants to encounter combatants on opposite sides of conflicts throughout the world.
Continuing his long standing committment to bringing forth personal narratives behind global issues, SEVEN GRAMS is an augmented reality experience tha...
by Bailey Pennick
It’s been an epic journey to get here, to the end of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and like any good saga, there have been twists and turns along the way. Even with these sh...
The Sundance Film Festival has announced the artist grant recipients for the Sundance Institute Science-in-Film initiative at the twentieth annual Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize Reception, where the previously announced 2022 Feature Film Prize winner (Kogonada, After Yang) was honored. The grantees received a total of $70,000 in funding for their projects in development through the Sloan Episodic Fellowship (Kathryn Lo, Our Dark Lady), Sloan Development Fellowship (...
Left to Right Top Row: All That Breathes, Nanny, Utama Middle Row: The Exiles, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Framing Agnes Bottom Row: Navalny, The Territory, Girl Picture
This Friday, the Sundance Film Festival announced...
We’re VERY CLOSE from announcing the winners of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival! And though most screenings are done until the awards tomorrow, there’s still so much to do! Our unique Indie Episodic Series, presented by DoorDash, and Short Film Program, presented by XRM Media, explore topical and in-depth issues. Prepare to be amazed and pushed outside of your comfort zone with these bold films!
Board the Spaceship to catch up with some of your favorite artists!...
BABYSITTER: Interview by Emmanuel Itier with director: Monia Chokri
Q: Where does this film come from?
Monia: It all started when I met with Catherine Léger, the screenwriter. She also was the writer of the play that inspired this film. For many years we had mutual friends who were telling us to get together and work together. Actually, I went to check out her play, “Baby-Sitter”, one week before meeting her. I loved it and I thought it was a ver...
Interview by Emmanuel Itier with: Director Alli Haapasalo and actresses: Aamu Milonoff (“Mimmi”), Linnea Leino (“Emma”), Eleonoora Kauhaner (“Rönkkö”).
Q: Where does this movie come from and what were you trying to explore with it?
Alli: It started with a conversation with the screenwriters Ilona Ahti and Daniela Hakulinen who wanted to explore with me what it is like to be a young female teenager today. I got a treat...
Seventh Year of Fellowship Honors Artistic Contributions of Late Māori Filmmaker
Sundance Institute announced today the recipient of the 2022 Merata Mita Fellowship, an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010) designed for Indigenous women-identified artists who are striving to direct a feature film. This year's Fellow, Fox Maxy (Payómkawichum and Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians) wa...
