IFC Films and Shudder acquired Resurrection, the psychological thriller written and directed by Andrew Semans (Nancy, Please), starring Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman and Michael Esper, that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance Film 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.
Sundance Film Festival started in 1978 and takes place in Park City, Utah, USA
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IFC Films to Release RESURRECTION, Sundance Psychological Thriller Starring Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall in Resurrection by Andrew Semans. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Wyatt Garfield.
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2022 Sundance Film Festival Announces Winners – Nanny, Navalny, The Exiles, Cha Cha Real Smooth
Nanny by Nikyatu Jusu, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. The 2022 Sundance Film Festival announced the winners of the Awards, with Grand Jury Prizes awarded to Nanny for U.S. Dramatic, The Exiles won for U.S. Documentary, Utama won for World Cinema Dramatic, and All That Breathes won for World Cinema Documentary.
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Kogonada ‘After Yang’ Awarded Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance
Colin Farrell in After Yang by Kogonada. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Benjamin Loeb / A24. Sundance Film Festival 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 2022 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize winner – Kogonada, After Yang, was honored.
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Sundance Reveals Secret Premiere of ‘Navalny’ – Doc on Poisoning of Russian Opposition Leader
Navalny directed by Daniel Roher Navalny, Daniel Roher’s revealing documentary thriller about Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny has been added to the lineup of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film is now the tenth and final film in the U.S. Documentary Competition section and will World Premiere on January 25, 2022.
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‘Hatching’ Trailer. Finnish Horror Film by Hanna Bergholm Premieres at Sundance
Hatching (Pahanhautoja) directed by Hanna Bergholm. [Image: Andrejs Strokins] IFC Midnight dropped the official trailer for Hatching (Pahanhautoja), the Finnish body horror film starring Jani Volanen, Reino Nordin, Saija Lentonen, Siiri Solalinna and Sophia Heikkilä set to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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Watch the First Clip from SIRENS, Documentary on All-Female Lebanese Thrash Metal Band at Sundance
(l. to r.) Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara, founders of the all-female Lebanese thrash metal band Slave to Sirens, as seen in the documentary Sirens, directed by Rita Baghdadi. Image courtesy of Rita Baghdadi Get the first look at Sirens, directed by LA-based filmmaker Rita Baghdadi, set to World Premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Executive produced by Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph (Animal Pictures), among others, Sirens follows the Middle East’s first all-female metal band as they wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. The film will be shown as part of the festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition.
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SPEAK NO EVIL Trailer. Danish Horror Film Debuts at Sundance Film Festival
Speak No Evil directed by Christian Tafdrup (Photo by Erik Molberg) The first international trailer debuted via Variety for Speak No Evil, the Danish horror film which is set to world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Christian Tafdrup, the film stars Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, and Marius Damslev.
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2022 Sundance Film Festival Announces FREE ‘Beyond Film’ Line-Up
Sundance Film Festival The 2022 Sundance Film Festival announced the Beyond Film lineup produced by the Festival, all of which are free to the public. These thought provoking and entertaining talks and events will include three conversation series (Power of Story, Cinema Cafe, and The Big Conversation) and more. The Festival takes place from January 20 – 30, 2022 on an enhanced online platform at Festival and in person at seven Satellite Screens venues around the country during the Festival’s second weekend.
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2 New Films Added to 2022 Sundance Film Festival
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales Two world premiere feature films – The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales directed by Abigail E. Disney and Kathleen Hughes and Phoenix Rising directed by Amy Berg have been added to the Special Screenings section of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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Kanye West Documentary “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” Drops Teaser + Release Date
Kanye West appears in jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy by Coodie & Chike, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Netflix. Netflix released the official teaser for “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy”, the Kanye West documentary, over twenty years in the making from directors Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah.
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Sundance Film Festival 2022 Announces Jury
Sundance Film Festival © Sundance Institute | photo by Nick Sammons Sundance Institute announced the members of the six juries awarding prizes for artistic and cinematic achievement at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Also announced was the jury for the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize.The Festival takes place January 20-30 via our enhanced online platform at Festival.Sundance.org and in person at seven Satellite Screens venues around the country during the Festival’s second weekend.
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Sundance Film Festival 2022 Goes Virtual Due to Omicron
Sundance Film Festival today announced that the upcoming edition will now take place entirely online, attributing the decision to the “Omicron variant with its unexpectedly high transmissibility.”