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More Films, Events and New Frontier Installations Added to Lineup for 2015 Sundance Film Festival

Ten more films, plus events and New Frontier installations have been added to the lineup for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Among the 10 new films are the Salt Lake City Gala Film World Premiere of A Walk in the Woods starring Robert Redford, in addition to Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Offerman; and True Story starring Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones. With these additions, the 2015 Festival will present 123 feature-length films, representing 29 countries and 45 first-time filmmakers, including 19 in competition.

Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Films Selected for 2015 Festival

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Sundance Film Festival announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the upcoming 2015 Festival taking place January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2015 Short Film program is comprised of 60 short films selected from 8,061 submissions.

Mike Plante, Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “This year’s short filmmakers have broken through their limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after each film has ended.”

Sundance Reveals Premieres and Documentary Premieres Films + Special Events for Upcoming Festival

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Sundance Film Festival today announced the films selected to screen in the out-of-competition Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections, as well as the selections for a new Special Events section and participants for two panels, at the 2015 Festival taking place, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Filmmakers in the Premieres and Documentary Premieres sections, many of whom are returning to the Festival, do not shy away from controversial, challenging and provocative subject matter. Their work enrages, engages and entertains audiences, shining a light on issues and people we thought we knew.”

2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films Selected for Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, & New Frontier Programs

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The 2015 Sundance Film Festival, which takes place January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, announced the films that will screen in the out-of-competition sections Spotlight and Park City at Midnight, as well as the films and installations to be featured in the New Frontier program. Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “This year’s Park City at Midnight selections have much to offer genre enthusiasts. With everything from futuristic fantasies to paranormal nightmares, it’s an all-out trip to the cinematic edge.”

2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films Selected for U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and Out-of-Competition NEXT

Sundance Film Festival 2015 announced the films In the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition NEXT section.

Sundance Film Festival Award Winning Film 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH to Get U.S. Release

Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard’s 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH, featuring musician and cultural icon Nick Cave has been acquired by Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, for release in the U.S. Fusing drama and reality by weaving the journey of a fictional day in Cave’s life, the film is an intimate portrayal of the artistic process. The film made its World Premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it was awarded both “Best Directing” and “Best Editing” Awards in the World Cinema Documentary category and receives its European premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. It is the debut directorial feature film by visual artists Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard and is set to an original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. A theatrical release is planned for 2014.

Sundance Film Festival Award Winning Film 52 TUESDAYS to Get A 2014 U.S. Release

The Australian film, 52 TUESDAYS, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award, has been acquired by Kino Lorber for release in the U.S. Kino Lorber is planning a limited Spring 2014 release. 52 TUESDAYS is now playing at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival where it is screening in the Generation 14 Plus program.

Magnolia Pictures to Release Roger Ebert Documentary LIFE ITSELF from Sundance Film Festival

Magnolia Pictures announced today that they have acquired LIFE ITSELF, a documentary about the life of Roger Ebert directed by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters) which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Magnolia is eyeing a summer release, followed by an exclusive broadcast on CNN later this year, reprising a successful collaboration with CNN Films on the hit documentary Blackfish.

Michael Tully’s PING PONG SUMMER from Sundance Film Festival to Get a Summer 2014 Release

Michael Tully’s PING PONG SUMMER, considered one of the Sundance Film Festival’s biggest crowd-pleasers,has landed a deal with Gravitas Ventures. Gravitas plans to release PING PONG SUMMER theatrically and digitally early this summer, with a home video release later in 2014.

INFINITELY POLAR BEAR, starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana from Sundance Film Festival Now Set for U.S. Release

Maya Forbes’ directorial debut INFINITELY POLAR BEAR, starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for release in the US. Set in the late ’70s, an eccentric mess of a father tries to win back his wife by taking responsibility for their two young daughters. The spirited girls don’t make the overwhelming task any easier.

Katie Couric Produced Documentary FED UP from Sundance Film Festival to Get US Release

Just as the Sundance Film Festival was winding down, one of the festival’s most buzzed about films, FED UP, directed by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Katie Couric, was snapped up by RADIUS-TWC for release later this year.

Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, FED UP unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry—far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why—despite media attention, the public’s fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesity—generations of American children will now live shorter lives than their parents did.

Zombie Film LIFE AFTER BETH from Sundance Film Festival to Get Released in U.S.

LIFE AFTER BETH directed by Jeff Baena, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition will be released in the U.S. by A24. The release date of “LIFE AFTER BETH” is expected in late spring or early summer 2014. The Hollywood Reporter calls “Life After Beth” a “perfectly pitched debut that should benefit greatly from word of mouth and, especially given the top-flight comic talents surrounding lead Dane DeHaan, won’t appeal solely to fanboys at the box office.”

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