Film Festivals Prepare for a 2021 Comeback: Cannes, Telluride, and More Aim to Prove Their Worth
Without a thriving global film festival scene, the film industry won’t thrive. This coming season will show how relevant and vital festivals are.
Sundance
Sundance 2021 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Purchases
Many films arrived to the festival without distribution, meaning buyers have plenty of choices.
‘Rebel Hearts’ Trailer: Sundance Documentary Pits Defiant Nuns Against the Vatican
Exclusive: Strand Releasing will release Pedro Kos’ non-fiction feature in theaters next month, followed by a Discovery+ streaming release.
Sundance Sets 2022 Dates, Readies Hybrid In-Person and Online Festival
After pivoting the 2021 event into a successful hybrid version, the annual January event is preparing to do the same in 2022.
‘Summer of Soul’ First Trailer: Questlove’s Documentary Rediscovers a Joyous Moment in Black Music
The Sundance-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival debuts in theaters and on Hulu July 2.
From Sundance to the Oscars: How ‘Minari,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ and More Conquered the Circuit
“Promising Young Woman,” “Minari,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” and “The Father” are Best Picture contenders — a rarity for Sundance.
Sundance Loses a Leader: Institute CEO Keri Putnam Will Step Down in August
The respected CEO leaves after steering the annual film festival and Institute through a time of change as well as a pandemic.
Sundance Institute Announces $200,000 in Grants for Artists of Color and Arts Organizations
The funds are meant to assist artists and organizations dealing both with the effects of the pandemic and racism.
Sundance Announces Record Audience in 2021: Over Half a Million Views
Sundance says the seven-day virtual engagement brought the festival’s largest-ever audience.
How New VR Projects Are Exposing Social Injustices
In this essay from a student in MIT’s Open Documentary Lab, new VR projects from Sundance illustrate the potential of the medium to instigate change.
Community Can Save Us: How Three New Media Works Spoke to the Challenges of Modern Times
In this essay from a student at MIT’s Comparative Media Studies Program, several works from Sundance’s New Frontier section chart a path to the year ahead.
How the ‘How It Ends’ Filmmakers Captured Our Moment Through an Apocalypse Comedy
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones used Adobe Creative Cloud to help make their movie in the middle of the pandemic.
Newswire
-
‘Larry Flynt for President’ Review: Yes, This Really Happened
-
Karine Jean-Pierre Talks About Making History In The White House Briefing Room & How Being A Pundit, Even On Fox News, Prepared Her For This Moment
-
Degrassi: TNG Cast Talks Reboot, Craig's Toxic Relationships at 20th Anniversary Reunion Panel
-
McCann: What It Was Like to Testify Before the Senate on NIL