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2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Feature Film Awards

February 1, 2015

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute this evening announced the feature film Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The awards, celebrating artistry, innovation and adventure in independent filmmaking, were presented at the Festival’s Awards Ceremony, hosted by Tig Notaro in Park City, Utah; full video of the ceremony is at youtube.com/sff.

Sundance Film Festival 2015 Photo Galleries

January 31, 2015

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Check out all the best photos of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, including film premieres, festivities, panels, parties, filmmakers, actors, filmgoers, volunteers, staff, and more.
There are also a lot of videos to watch! Check out our YouTube playlists of Festival videos and livestreamed events!
 
Pre-Fest
 
 
Day One
 
 
Day Two
 
 
Day Three
 
 
Day Four
 
 
Day Five
 
 
Day Six
 
 
Day Seven
 
 
Day Eight
 
 
Day Nine
 
 
Day Ten & Eleven
 
 
 
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2015 Sundance Film Festival Live Awards Updates

January 31, 2015

Hi everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony. We’re Eric Hynes, Jeremy Kinser, and Nate von Zumwalt, and we’ll be your eyes and ears for tonight’s festivities.
View the full list of winners at a glance.

Joe Bini Talks the Art of Editing and Offers a Cautionary Tale for Editors Everywhere

January 30, 2015

Earlier this week, editor Joe Bini presented a Keynote highlighting the role of an editor in the filmmaking process at Sundance Institute’s first-ever Art of Editing Brunch, where we announced a new partnership between the Documentary Film Program partnership and the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship, highlighted this year’s Sally Menke Editing Fellow and celebrated the achievements of all editors premiering work at Sundance. Below is Bini’s speech, followed by a cautionary fable titled “The Serf.”We are privileged to honor these two legendary editors, Karen and Sally, who left such an incredible legacy of great films and approaches to films.

Sundance Institute Selects Global Filmmaking Awards Presented by AJ+ At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

January 28, 2015

PARK CITY, UT — Sundance Institute today announced the winners of the 2015 Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award presented by AJ+, in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world. The winning directors and projects are Haifaa Al Mansour, Be Safe I Love You(Saudi Arabia); K’naan, The Poet (Somalia); Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Luxembourg (Ukraine); and Oskar Sulowski, Rosebuds (Poland/Germany). AJ+ is a recently launched digital-only news channel.

2015 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Awards

January 28, 2015

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute this evening announced the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The awards were presented at a ceremony in Park City, Utah; full video of the ceremony is at youtube.com/sff.

Sundance Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award $60,000 In Science-in-Film Prizes at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

January 28, 2015

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute today announced the Science-in Film-Prizes that support the development and exhibition of new independent film projects that explore science and technology themes or that depict scientists, engineers and mathematicians in engaging and innovative ways. The winning projects and grantees are as follows: The Stanford Prison Experiment by director Kyle Patrick Alvarez,winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize; Jonathan Minard and Scott Rashap (Archive), winners of the Sundance Institute / Sloan Fellowship; and Jon Noble (Tyfus), Cutter Hodierne and John Hibey (Otzi), winners of the Sundance Institute / Sloan Commissioning Grants, presented through Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program.

Sundance Institute Short Film Challenge World Premieres International Shorts at 2015 Sundance Film Festival

January 28, 2015

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute today premiered the Sundance Institute Short Film Challenge, a program of nine international short films, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The program is designed to spark global conversation about solutions to challenges like extreme hunger and poverty.  Beginning Tuesday (February 3), the short films will premiere on a variety of digital platforms.

Day 5: Guy Maddin, Rodney Ascher, and a Perilous Journey Into the World of Drug Cartels

January 27, 2015

Just when you thought things were calming down a bit in Park City, with the wild first weekend giving way to a tamer, milder (temperatures reached 50 degrees Fahrenheit), more manageable Monday, two of the most audacious films of the Festival shook things up again at the Library Theater. First came The Forbidden Room, the latest stream-of-celluloid-consciousness feature from the slaphappy genius of Winnipeg, Guy Maddin. And then Rodney Ascher’s documentary horror story The Nightmare proved true to its title, keeping the midnight crowd up even later than advertised.

Adam Scott on His Much-Discussed Nude Scene in The Overnight —and the Appeal of the Duplass Brothers

January 27, 2015

For the past two decades, Adam Scott has steadily built an impressive resume of appealing performances on both the small screen in cult series like Party Down and Tell Me You Love Me, and in mainstream studio films such as The Aviator and Monster-in-Law.
Probably best-known for his winning portrayal of Ben Wyatt in the recently departed NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, Scott has also become a regular at the Sundance Film Festival over the years with his work in comedies such as 2011’s Our Idiot Brother, 2012’s Bachelorette, and last year’s A.C.