Sundance Film Festival unveiled the short films for 2024 screening in eight curated programs; along with a Special 40th Edition Celebration Screenings and Events.
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Unveiled Short Films Lineup + Special 40th Edition Celebration
The Rainbow Bridge (Sundance)
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup
The American Society of Magical Negroes (courtesy Sundance Film Festival) The 2024 Sundance Film Festival announced the 82 films, eight episodic titles, and a New Frontier interactive experience selected the 40th edition of the Festival taking place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024.
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Christopher Nolan to Be Honored at 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala
Christopher Nolan (Photo Credits – Magnus Nolan) Christopher Nolan will be honored with the first-ever Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s fundraiser, Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire® which will take place on January 18, 2024. Kicking off the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, the evening will also honor Celine Song and Maite Alberdi — both of whom premiered films Past Lives and The Eternal Memory, respectively, at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival — will each receive the annual Vanguard Award Presented by Acura.
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Sundance Film Festival Announces 2024 Dates
Sundance Institute unveiled the dates for the upcoming 2024 Sundance Film Festival taking place on January 18–28, 2024.
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Sundance Film Festival Announces 2023 Prizes. A Thousand and One, Going to Mars, Scrapper Win Grand Jury Prizes
Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley in A Thousand and One by A.V. Rockwell Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Focus Features Sundance Film Festival awarded the 2023 Grand Jury Prizes to A Thousand and One for U.S. Dramatic, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project for U.S. Documentary, Scrapper for World Cinema Dramatic, and The Eternal Memory for World Cinema Documentary. The NEXT Innovator Award was awarded to KOKOMO CITY.
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Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s Sundance Mockumentary THEATER CAMP Acquired by Searchlight Pictures
Theater Camp directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman Searchlight Pictures acquired Theater Camp, Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s feature directorial debut, that premiered at 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The mockumentary stars comedic ensemble Gordon (Shiva Baby, Booksmart), Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect), Noah Galvin (Booksmart), Jimmy Tatro (“American Vandal”), Patti Harrison (Together Together), and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”).
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Sophie Barthes’ The Pod Generation Awarded Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at Sundance
Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel and Rosalie Craig in The Pod Generation by Sophie Barthes. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Andrij Parekh. The Pod Generation directed by Sophie Barthes has been awarded the 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and received a $20,000 cash award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The Prize is selected by a jury of film and science professionals and presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character.
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Prime Video Grabs IN MY MOTHER’S SKIN, Filipino Horror Fairy Tale Premiering at Sundance
Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Felicity Kyle Napuli in In My Mother’s Skin by Kenneth Dagatan. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Epicmedia. Ahead of the world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Prime Video has acquired In My Mother’s Skin, the horror fairy tale written and directed by Kenneth Dagatan (Ma).
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Doug Liman’s Brett Kavanaugh Documentary JUSTICE to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
Justice directed by Doug Liman Director Doug Liman’s first documentary feature Justice will have its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in the Special Screenings section. Justice presents never-before-seen evidence and key interviews with those closely involved in the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.
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POLITE SOCIETY Trailer. Nida Manzoor’s Action Comedy Premieres at Sundance
Priya Kansara in Polite Society by Nida Manzoor | Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh. Focus Features debuted the official trailer for Polite Society, the action comedy film starring Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Akshay Khanna, Seraphina Beh, and Ella Bruccoleri, set to world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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Marlee Matlin, W. Kamau Bell, Destin Daniel Cretton Among Jury for 2023 Sundance Film Festival
2023 Sundance Film Festival – Jury Marlee Matlin, W. Kamau Bell and Destin Daniel Cretton are among the 16 jurors granting awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, including the five jury members who awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize.
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2023 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Beyond Film Lineup – Barry Jenkins, Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors and More
Top L–R: Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors, Randall Park, Marlee Matlin Bottom L–R: Zackary Drucker, Sophie Barthes, Priya Kansara, Kimberlé Crenshaw Rounding out the lineup for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, the festival revealed the Beyond Film conversations featuring three series called Power of Story, Cinema Café, and The Big Conversation. Beyond Film provides a place for the community to engage through artist conversations, filmmaker panels, and audience discourse. Beyond Film will take place in-person from January 19–23, 2023, with the Beyond Film offerings becoming available to audiences across the country on the online Festival Platform starting January 24, 2023.