Ebs Burnough

Last night, Saturday, January 20, The Gotham Film & Media Institute held its annual dinner at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Hosted by board member and actor Riley Keough alongside Executive Director Jeffrey Sharp, the event was a celebration of the organization's dedication to championing independent film. Check out photos here!

The Sundance Institute Board of Trustees today announced that Ebs Burnough will serve as the nonprofit's next Chair, Board of Trustees, starting in October 2021.

The Board of Trustees holds the fiduciary responsibility for the Institute, and works closely with the staff to develop strategic priorities that align with the values and vision of founder Robert Redford.

Throughout her tenure, Putnam and her team have prioritized the Institute’s longstanding commitment to historically underrepresented voices by expanding and establishing programs for artists of color and artists with disabilities.

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced the newly appointed and recent additions to the Institute’s Board of Trustees. 

Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) today unveiled the line-up for LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers, the Library's third annual week-long festival showcasing films from around the world.

Outfest LA has announced its full lineup for the 2020 online festival! The festival will take place August 20-30.

Austin's oldest film festival, The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) announces the schedule for film screenings and Q&As along with late addition, “Keith Haring: Street Art Boy” by Ben Anthony for aGLIFF 33: Prism, August 6-16, 2020.

The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) announces the official program selections for Austin's oldest film festival, aGLIFF 33: Prism, August 6-16, 2020.

 DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival, announced the full lineup for its expanded tenth anniversary edition, running November 6-15 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea's SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea. The 2019 festival includes 136 feature-length documentaries among over 300 films and events overall, making this landmark year DOC NYC's biggest edition yet. Included are 28 world premieres 27 US or North American premieres and 59 NYC premieres, with more than 500 doc makers and special guests expected in person to present their films or participate on panels. 

The Toronto International Film Festival​®​ documentary programme reveals its lineup of 25 non-fiction works, including 18 World Premieres with representation from 18 countries. The films cover many high-profile figures, both famous and infamous — including Truman Capote, Merce Cunningham, Ron Howard, Bikram Choudhury, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and Imelda Marcos — and a broad range of themes, including artistic achievement, the power of journalism, immigration, global politics, and resistance against corrupt leaders. Three films use sports as a framework to look at environmentalism, capitalism, and racism.

Sundance Institute announced today that Jason Blum, Ebs Burnough, Lynette Wallworth and Lisa-Michele Church will join the Institute's Board of Trustees. The new Trustees bring deep experience and broad expertise spanning communications, emerging media, and film production to the Institute's governance, and will work closely with President & Founder Robert Redford, Board Chair Pat Mitchell and Executive Director Keri Putnam.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's world-renowned ensemble was joined by more than 675 civic, cultural and business leaders for the 2018 Gala on Saturday, May 12, 2018, raising over $1.3 million for Steppenwolf's artistic, educational and community programming. The major fundraising event, which had record-breaking attendance, was held at a new location not far from the theatre, 1340 N Cherry Avenue, and was designed and produced by Jeffrey Foster for Frost Chicago. Attendees celebrated 42 seasons of groundbreaking ensemble theatre with an evening of festivity emceed by actor Rainn Wilson, well-known for his role as "Dwight Schrute" on NBC's award-winning comedy, The Office and currently starring in The Doppelganger (an international farce) at Steppenwolf. Comedian, actor, director and producer Chris Rock, who starred in the world premiere Broadway production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat directed by Steppenwolf Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro, joined as the guest auctioneer alongside Christie's Robbie Gordy.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's world-renowned ensemble was joined by more than 550 members of Chicago's corporate, civic and cultural communities for Gala 2015 on Saturday, May 9, 2015, raising more than $1.2 million for Steppenwolf's artistic, educational and community programming. Scroll down for photos!