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Video by James Nelson
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RAUL GASTEAZORO and ARYEH-OR at the 2023 SFF
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Interview by James Nelson
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More videos from Park City SUNDANCE Festival
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By Emmanuel Itier
DEEP RISING is a tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue: investigating the future of the world's energy crisis and how it is currently tied to the fate of the deep ocean floor, which is intricately tied to our survival.
5 years after Anote’s Ark, Matthieu Rytz returns with this up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific, and corporate intrigue that exposes the machinations of a secretive organization empowered to greenlight massiv...
NEW STOCKFISH 2023 - ICELAND
“An industry and film realm for all.”
Stockfish festival is a non-profit organisation, funded by the professional societies of filmmakers in Iceland, with a focus on establishing meaningful connections to implement and benefit cross-border collaborations between the Icelandic and International film industries.
The ninth Stockfish Festival will be held from March 23rd - April 2nd 2023.
NEW BOARD AND NEW CREW
With Hrönn Kristins...
The Sundance key staff welcoming media in Park City: Eugene Hernandez, Joana Vicente, Kim Yutani, and John Nein
First question from the floor to the SFF leaders at Cinema Cafe
and Selfie time and photo opportunity with Eugene Hernandez, Joana Vicente, Kim Yutani, and John Nein ...
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Check this excellent interview for the Adobe Video & Motion channel, where Sundance Film Festival director Kim Yutani shares the consideration process for selecting films, what themes stand out for the year, and more.
Interview by Matt Rosen
Matt Rozen
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Heidi Zwicker is a Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, focusing on international and U.S. Narrative Feature Films, Midnight and Shorts.
She has been contributing to various Sundance Institute programs for over ten years, beginning with the Feature Film Program, International. Heidi was a Programmer at Palm Springs International Shortfest from 2011-2014 and also programs at the Provincetown International Film Festival. Originally from the north shore of Boston, she has a degree i...
Of the 101 feature films so far announced as part of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival program, more than half are directed or co-directed by women.
That’s a fairly striking number for an industry in which women leaders have historically been underrepresented — the World Economic Forum reported in March that only 17 percent of directors and writers in the top films of 2021 were women.
This inequality is something the Sundance Ins...
This year we lost many of those who have been such an important part of creating European cinema. Some were able to look back on a long and fulfilled life, others were taken way too young, through violence, unexpectedly. Some we all knew, others worked in less visible places. All of them did the same: They created European cinema with all their heart. As a community of people loving European film, we won’t let them go unmentioned. We remember their names, their work, the people they were. ...
Video & photo by James Nelson in Park City
Lauriette from La Bala Magazine, spanish correspondent in Sundance.
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Reach out to any of the film commissions below to meet them while they're at Sundance!
Attending Film USA Member Film Commissions:
Sara Hamilton Minnesota Film Commission
Virginia Pearce, Utah Film Commission
Derek Mellus, Utah Film Commission
Marco Giron - Miami Film Commission
Allison Whitmer - Montana Film Commission
Steph Shannon - Kansas City Film Office
Jennifer Loren - Cherokee Nation Film Office
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Video by James Nelson in Park City
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Golsa Sarabi is an international star and an action actor, who was born in Tehran, Iran and now resides in Los Angeles. Golsa boasts a diverse experience in performing arts, which includes film, stage, producing and scriptwriting. She was one of the executive producers on the film Dreams I Never Had and was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Burbank International Film Festival for her lead role opposite Malcolm...
The book Punto de Vista publishes every year will also deal with his career, as yet little known in Spain
Punto de Vista is to devote one of the two retrospectives in this year's edition, held from 27th March to 1st April 2023, to the work of Peter Nestler (b. Germany, 1937), in a programme showcasing the films he made together with his wife Zsóka Nestler (b. Hungary, 1944), as well as with other collaborators. This is one of the most important bodies of work in contemporary Euro...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Jenny Galante
to Executive Vice President, Revenue and Business Development, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced.
Galante will report directly to Kramer.
In this newly created position, Galante will drive global revenue growth for the Academy across platforms, including special events, Academy member initiatives, international programs, digital platforms, the Academy Screening Room, talent development and inclusion programs, an...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority. The 2022 class is 44% women, 37% belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 50% are from 53 countries and t...
JIMMY KIMMEL RETURNS TO HOST 95TH OSCARS®
THE OSCARS IS SET TO AIR LIVE ON MARCH 12, 2023, ON ABC
LOS ANGELES, CA – Emmy® Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the 95th Oscars®, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced today. Kimmel hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 (89th Awards) and 2018 (90th Awards). Molly McNearney will also...
Producer Janet Yang was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors.
“Janet is a tremendously dedicated and strategic leader who has an incredible record of service at the Academy. She has been instrumental in launching and elevating several Academy initiatives on membership recruitment, governance, and equity, diversity, and inclusion,” noted Academy CEO Bill Kramer. “I am thrilled that sh...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Jeanell English to Executive Vice President, Impact and Inclusion, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced today. English will report directly to Kramer.
In this newly created position, English will lead the Academy’s initiatives designed to address underrepresentation across the industry and to discover, empower, and advance the work of emerging and diverse film artists. As part of this portfolio, English will oversee the Academy&r...
THE ACADEMY ELECTS 2022–2023 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2022–2023 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
Elected to the Board for the first time:
Marlee Matlin, Actors Branch
Richard Hicks, Casting Directors Branch
Dion Beebe, Cinematographers Branch
Jason Reitman, Directors Branch
Chris Hegedus, Documentary Branch
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Previous award winners "The Shape of Water," and "The Green Book," went on to win the Academy Award. "The Fablemans" with Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch is a worthy selection as it exemplifies the underlying them of this year's festival celebrating the Magic of Cinema.
That’s what movies do, elevate our perceptions, thrill our senses, perhaps revealing incites we might not see on the evening news....
Nadereh Hakim Elahi, Alidoosti's mother, announced the release of this prominent actress via a story shared on Instagram.
The acclaimed star's attorney, Zahra Minooei, tweeted as well about the temporary release of Alidoosti, writing, "Today, my client Ms. Taraneh Alidoosti will be released from Evin Prison after posting bail."
The TV and cinema personality was arrested on 17 December, 2022 for the expression of solidarity with nationwide protests.
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