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On February 2nd, our beloved Creative Advisor Stewart Stern passed at 92 after a battle with brain cancer. According to his family, he was “surrounded by the next generation of filmmakers and screenwriters he had mentored and inspired, as well as friends and family who came from all parts of the country for a two-week vigil before his death.”
Stewart passed into the unknown world but his profound contribution to the Sundance Institute Labs and the art and craft of screenwriting will indeed live on forever.

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announced today the six domestic and international locations Sundance Film Forward will visit in its fifth year as well as the eight independent films that will be featured. Following 37 trips that reached 61,397 people in the first four years of the program, its fifth year will more closely target a new generation of students and artists with its efforts.
Sundance Film Forward, a partnership of Sundance Institute and four U.

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.

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.

Sundance.org is dispatching its writers to daily screenings and events to capture the 10 days of festivities during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Check back each morning for roundups from the previous day’s events.

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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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Sundance.org is dispatching its writers to daily screenings and events to capture the 10 days of festivities during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Check back each morning for roundups from the previous day’s events.

Sundance.org is dispatching its writers to daily screenings and events to capture the 10 days of festivities during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Check back each morning for roundups from the previous day’s events.

Sudance.org is dispatching its writers to daily screenings and events to capture the 10 days of festivities during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Check back each morning for roundups from the previous day’s events.

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.

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.

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.