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Artist Discussions: Producer Josh Penn on Beasts of the Southern Wild in Conversation

Posted Jun 19, 2013, by Josh Penn, Producer, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Artist Discussions: Producer Josh Penn on Beasts of the Southern Wild in Conversation

I spent this past week traveling around Puerto Rico showing Beasts of the Southern Wild to a variety of audiences in San Juan…

VIDEO: Beasts of the Southern Wild Producer Josh Penn in Puerto Rico

Posted Jun 18, 2013, by Royale Ziegler, Social Media Manager

VIDEO: Beasts of the Southern Wild Producer Josh Penn in Puerto Rico

Beasts of the Southern Wild Producer Josh Penn travels with FILM FORWARD to Puerto Rico for its third year of the program…

Dialogue Between Past and Present: Director Musa Syeed on Valley of Saints in Puerto Rico

Posted Jun 18, 2013, by Musa Syeed, Director, Valley of Saints

Dialogue Between Past and Present: Director Musa Syeed on Valley of Saints in Puerto Rico

In 1521, the conquistador Ponce de León built his colonial residence in San Juan, naming it Casa Blanca. Today, almost 500…

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Chinese Audiences Somewhere Between

Posted Mar 28, 2012, by Summer Wu posted on the Blog

Chinese Audiences Somewhere Between

Summer Wu was an audience member who watched Somewhere Between at Beijing Foreign Studies University. She graciously shared her…

Filmmaker Diary from China

Posted Mar 28, 2012, by Ben Murray, Co-director of Unfinished Spaces posted on the Blog

Filmmaker Diary from China

Here we are in China. Great people, great food, and more screenings to come. The individual is alive and well and looking for…

Dhanyawad to the Journalistas

Posted Mar 20, 2012, by Sundance Institute posted on the Blog

Dhanyawad to the Journalistas

As @FilmForward India comes to a close later this week, we wanted to thank all the journalists and press who have attended our…

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FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue Presented for Third Year In China

Sundance Institute and U.S. Federal Cultural Agencies Collaborated with The U.S. Embassy Beijing and CNEX Foundation Limited to Host Free Screenings, Discussions and Roundtables

Sundance Institute Announces FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue Returns for the Third Year to Puerto Rico June 10 - 15

Sundance Institute and U.S. Federal Cultural Agencies Collaborate with Puerto Rico Film Society to Host Free Screenings, Discussions and Workshops

Sundance Institute Announces FILM FORWARD: Advancing Cultural Dialogue Travels For First Time to Taipei, Taoyuan and Hualien, Taiwan, May 22-26

Sundance Institute and U.S. Federal Cultural Agencies Collaborate with The American Institute in Taiwan, CNEX Foundation Limited to Host Free Screenings, and Discussions and Roundtables

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