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Posted Mar 8, 2011, by Cherien Dabis, Writer/Director of AMREEKA
From Istanbul to Eskisehir to Ankara
Part 1 - ISTANBUL Aside from its remarkable history and the fact that it’s the only city in the world to sit on two continents,…
Posted Mar 4, 2011, by Eric Mendelsohn
A Director Digs into 3 Backyards
Eric Mendelsohn is a longtime member of the Sundance Institute family. His short film Through an Open Window screened at the…
Posted Mar 2, 2011, by Alesia Weston
Greetings from Istanbul
Greetings from Istanbul! It is our last day here and we wanted to send you a little tidbit of news: the program has been…
Posted Mar 2, 2011, by Michelle Satter
In Memory of Gary Winick
All of us at the Sundance Institute are deeply saddened by the loss of our great friend and filmmaker Gary Winick. Over many…
Posted Feb 28, 2011, by Sundance Institute
Awards Season Wrap Up
With the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday and the Academy Awards on Sunday, a number of Sundance alumni were honored last…
Posted Feb 28, 2011, by Meredith Lavitt
Film Forward in Turkey
Turkey is rich in history, culture, and tradition and is literally where east meets west divided by the Bosphorus. It is an…
Posted Feb 22, 2011, by Liza Johnson
Three Things People Said That Seem Important Now That I Am Editing
Liza Johnson attended the 2008 Screenwriters and Directors Labs with Return, her first narrative feature film. With principal…
Posted Feb 16, 2011, by Keri Putnam
Help Save Funding for the Arts
We are facing a crisis.In 1981, with a grant from the NEA, Robert Redford founded the nonprofit Sundance Institute. In the past…
Posted Feb 9, 2011, by Sundance Institute
Checking In: January Screenwriters Lab
In the week before the masses arrived in Park City for this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a more intimate gathering was held…
Posted Jan 29, 2011, by Eric Hynes
HERE (THE STORY SLEEPS)
On the center screen, a man sits behind the wheel of a car. Simultaneously, on a narrower screen to the left, the landscape…
