The Sundance Channel will explore a last-chance program for the chronically unemployed in its new docu-series "Get to Work," announced today and set to premiere in August. An eight-part show with hour-long episodes, "Get to Work" will focus on STRIVE, a four-week program intended to get people into paid jobs quickly by removing barriers to employment Full Article…
As the Sundance Channel gears up for the launch of its latest unscripted show "Push Girls," premiering June 4th at 10pm, the Robert Redford-founded network has announced five new nonfiction programs in development for 2012 and 2013. Among the new shows is an exploration of open marriages, a look at the life of a "maverick Full Article…
Ah, coming of age movies. The hormones, the acne, the sexual awakening, and… the necrophilia? That's what's going on for AnnaLynne McCord in "Excision," which got a seriously polarized reception at Sundance earlier this year. In "Excision," which also features cult deities John Waters and Traci Lords, the alienated teen Pauline (McCord) approaches adulthood and Full Article…
The Sundance Institute has announced the four projects selected for its NativeLab Fellowship program. The four fellows selected will participate in a five-day workshop and received guidance from artists like Fenton Bailey, Adam Bala Lough, Billy Luther and Zach Sklar. The fellows will also attend the Native Forum at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. "Key Full Article…
The Sundance Institute announced today the roster for its June Directors and Screenwriters Lab. The complete press release follows. Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 28 through June 28. Under the Full Article…
IFC Films and sister distributor Sundance Selects have jointly acquired all U.S. rights to the Walter Salles-directed adaptation of “On the Road” for a fall theatrical release. The long-in-the-works project, adapted from Jack Kerouac’s classic autobiographical novel by Jose Rivera, will have its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this month. Garrett Full Article…
The first trailer for Beasts of the Southern Wild has arrived online, and it does a great job of teasing all of the powerful emotions that pour out of this thing from the first frame forward. There's a reason why there was such a buzz at Sundance surrounding this film (it won the fest's big Full Article…
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Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to So Yong Kim's "For Ellen," starring Paul Dano, Jon Heder and Jena Malone. The drama premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Tribeca Films will release the film in select theaters this Fall, beginning September 5th at New York's Film Forum. It will also be released On Full Article…
April is now over, and it's time to choose one of our Projects of the Week to be named March's Project of the Month. The project that receives the most votes for Project of the Month will receive a consultation from the Sundance Institute! Voting will be open until Friday May 4 at 5 PM. Go Full Article…
April is now over, and it's time to choose one of our Projects of the Week to be named March's Project of the Month. The project that receives the most votes for Project of the Month will receive a consultation from the Sundance Institute! Voting will be open until Friday May 4 at 5 PM. Go Full Article…
Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s script unveiled One of the most interesting events at this weekend’s Sundance London festival at the O2 isn’t quite a film at all: it’s a table read of a new script called Farming by well-established British actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. And he’s assembled a stellar cast for the read, including Ashley Walters, Marc Warren, Minnie Driver Full Article…
Four additional distribution outlets — Microsoft Xbox, SnagFilms, Sony’s Video Unlimited Service and VUDU — have joined the Sundance Institute’s Artists Services program, Sundance Executive Director Keri Putnam announced today. “Audiences are accessing independent films via a range of platforms and storefronts, which speaks to the need for filmmakers to make their work available in Full Article…
The third in Mike Plante’s Home Movie Show is ten minutes of calm as three animators just draw. With Brent Green (Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then), Julia Pott (Belly), Kataneh Vahdani (Avocados). … Read the rest Filmmaker Magazine » News
March is now over, and it's time to choose one of our Projects of the Week to be named March's Project of the Month. The project that receives the most votes for Project of the Month will receive a consultation from the Sundance Institute! Voting will be open until Friday April 6 at 5 PM. Go Full Article…