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Read More »DAILY NEWS: Sundance 2001 Reveals Competition and Spectrum Linuepsby Eugene Hernandez and Anthony Kaufman/indieWIRE>> Gilmore Discusses 2001 Festival; Nearly 1,800 Feature Entries Received(indieWIRE/ 12.5.00) -- With little fanfare and much anticipation, theorganizers of the Sundance Film Festival -- the leading U. S. showcase ofindependent and international cinema -- have announced the lineup for their2001 event. Released at midnight were the official lineups for the Dramaticand Documentary Competition as well as the American Spectrum sections(additional feature lineups will be unveiled tomorrow at the same time). Notsurprisingly, Sundance p...
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Read More »DAILY NEWS: Madstone Filmmakers; Winstar's Two Pacts and Sundance Channel Numbersby Eugene Hernandez /indieWIRE>> Madstone Selects Three Filmmakers from 1,000 Entries(indieWIRE/ 12.4.00) -- Madstone Films has announced the first threedirectors for its unique new initiative. The filmmakers, each signedto a two year deal with Madstone, are Swedish filmmaker Lisa Siwe,Student Academy Award Winner Joan Stein and Canadian director AaronWoodley.Madstone's package offers each filmmaker an annual salary, benefits anda 401(K) plan, as well as financing for a digital feature film. Therecipients were selected from Madstone's first call for entries, whic...
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