Sundance's NEXT FEST to Run 8/7-10 at Los Angeles' Ace Hotel
by Tyler Peterson
- May 20, 2014
Sundance Institute will present the Sundance NEXT FEST summer festival August 7-10 in Los Angeles, headquartered at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel and offering feature and short film screenings, some paired with live music performances and all celebrating the renegade spirit of independent artists. The event is an extension of the popular NEXT <=> section at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which showcases stylistically adventurous and bold films, and builds on the Institute's NEXT WEEKEND event, hosted in 2013. The Sundance Film Festival programming staff will select films and music acts for NEXT FEST. The festival is supported by Principal sponsors Acura and YouTube.
Sundance Institute Announces Short-Film Challenge
by Caryn Robbins
- Jan 22, 2014
Sundance Institute, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today announced a new project that will harness the power of independent film to create a global conversation about extreme hunger and poverty.
Sundance Institute Examines Barriers & Opportunities for Women Filmmakers
by Caryn Robbins
- Jan 20, 2014
Today at a gathering of filmmakers, producers and members of the film distribution industry, at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival announced significant growth of a collaborative initiative designed to achieve gender parity and sustainable careers for women working in filmed entertainment.
East African Projects Set for in First Sundance Institute Theatre Lab on Zanzibar
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 25, 2013
Sundance Institute today announced the artists and projects selected for its first Theatre Lab on Zanzibar, which concluded yesterday. The two-week exchange and development program (November 10-24) is part of the Sundance Institute East Africa initiative, now in its eleventh year, which is the only professional program on the continent that creates peer to peer mentorship and exposure opportunities between theatre artists in East Africa and the U.S. Under the supervision of Artistic Director Philip Himberg and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, the initiative is a core component of the Theatre Program's year-round efforts. Deborah Asiimwe, Specialist-East Africa, and Roberta Levitow, Senior Program Associate-International and Co-Founder, Theatre Without Borders, co-led this initiative.
Sundance Institute Announces Tabitha Jackson as Director of Documentary Film Program
by Movies News Desk
- Nov 16, 2013
The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the appointment of Tabitha Jackson to the position of Director, Documentary Film Program. In this role, Jackson will be a member of the Institute's senior leadership team and supervise a staff of eight. Relocating to Los Angeles, she will begin December 6, 2013, reporting directly to Executive Director Keri Putnam.
Glenn Close to be Honored at Sundance Institute's New York Benefit in June 2014
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 6, 2013
Sundance Institute today announced that it will present actress and arts advocate Glenn Close with its Vanguard Leadership Award in recognition of her distinguished career in entertainment and advocacy of independent film. The award presentation will take place at the fourth annual 'Celebrate Sundance Institute' benefit, chaired by Institute Trustees Jeanne Donovan Fisher and Pat Mitchell, on June 4, 2014 in New York.
Real Food Media Project Launches Online Film Competition
by Robert Diamond
- Oct 13, 2013
Calling up-and-coming filmmakers; film, communications and food studies students - and anyone hungry for a deeper understanding of the nation's food system. A new film competition seeking short films about sustainable food and farming - the Real Food Media Contest - opens for entries today at http://www.realfoodmedia.org.
Sundance Institute Kicks Off LUMA Theatre Directors Retreat in Arles Today
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 29, 2013
Sundance Institute and the LUMA Foundation previously announced that the two organizations would collaborate to host The Sundance Institute | LUMA Foundation Theatre Directors Retreat at Domaine de l'Armelliere, today, July 29 - August 9, in Arles, France. Under the supervision of Philip Himberg, Artistic Director of The Sundance Institute Theatre Program, Producing Director Christopher Hibma and Program Associate Anne Kauffman, the Retreat will be the first theatre director-centered residency at the Institute.
Sundance Institute to Host Week of Creative Film Producing Initiatives, 7/29-8/4
by Movies News Desk
- Jul 17, 2013
Sundance Institute today announced the participants for its annual Creative Producing Labs and Creative Producing Summit, both held the week of July 29 at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. These activities are part of the Institute's year-round Creative Producing Initiative, which encompasses a series of Labs, Fellowships and other events that support independent producers.
Sundance Institute to Kick Off LUMA Theatre Directors Retreat in Arles, July 29
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 1, 2013
Sundance Institute and the LUMA Foundation today announced that the two organizations will collaborate to host the Sundance Institute | LUMA Foundation Theatre Directors Retreat at Domaine de l'Armelliere, July 29 - August 9, in Arles, France. Under the supervision of Philip Himberg, Artistic Director of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program, Producing Director Christopher Hibma and Program Associate Anne Kauffman, the Retreat will be the first theatre director-centered residency at the Institute.
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