Sundance Festival reveals competition docs
The Sundance Institute has named the 16 U.S. and 12 world documentary films to compete in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, with Morgan Neville's Twenty Feet From Stardom (pictured) the opening day...
View ArticleWiseman, Noujaim among Sundance Institute grant recipients
The latest film from veteran doc-maker Frederick Wiseman (pictured) is one 25 feature doc projects that will receive grant money from the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program and Fund.Read More
View ArticleSundance Institute, TED collaborate on short doc challenge
The organizations are supporting a short doc project about educator Sugata Mitra (pictured), the recent winner of the annual TED prize, and will give the winning proposal US$125,000.Read More
View ArticleSundance Institute’s Cara Mertes to join JustFilms
The Ford Foundation has tapped Cara Mertes (pictured) to become the director of its JustFilms initiative, succeeding Orlando Bagwell.Read More
View Article“Rich Hill,”“Totonel” selected for Sundance labs
The Sundance Institute is once again linking up-and-coming director and editor teams with established filmmakers, having selected 22 fellows to immerse themselves in the Documentary Edit and Story...
View ArticleSundance reveals roster for Next Weekend fest
The LA-based festival, an extension of the Next program at Sundance's Park City event, will kick off with Chris Smith's 1999 doc American Movie and feature screenings of 12 O'Clock Boys and Cutie and...
View ArticleC4′s Jackson to replaces Mertes at Sundance Institute
The Sundance Institute has hired Tabitha Jackson (pictured), commissioning editor for arts at UK broadcaster Channel 4, to head its Documentary Film Program and Fund.Read More
View ArticleSundance’s Artist Services signs docs for digital premieres
The Sundance Institute is premiering 11 feature films digitally through its Artist Services initiative, including the docs Dear Mandela, Reporter, The Light in Her Eyes (pictured) and When Billy Broke...
View ArticleSundance taps “Containment,”“Terror” for doc labs
The Sundance Institute has chosen 20 fellows representing eight doc projects as part of its 2014 Documentary Edit and Story Labs in June and July. Read More
View Article“Baldwin’s Children,”“500 Years” among Sundance doc grantees
Docs on the first U.S. trial to prosecute indigenous genocide, and an exploration of author James Baldwin (pictured), are among 44 global projects that have received spring grants totaling US$975,000...
View ArticleDOC NYC to honor Poitras, taps Jackson for keynote
DOC NYC will present Laura Poitras (pictured, left) with the inaugural Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence, while Tabitha Jackson (right), director of the Sundance Institute's...
View ArticleSundance, Skoll expand “Stories of Change” initiative
The Sundance Institute is expanding the "Stories of Change" social entrepreneurship filmmaking initiative with a US$2.5 million grant from the Skoll Foundation. (Pictured: Open Heart)Read More
View ArticleSundance London cancelled for 2015
Sundance London - the UK edition of the Sundance Film Festival - will not be held in 2015, though no final decision has been made about the future of the event. Read More
View ArticleWiseman, Maysles among Sundance doc grantees
Films by Frederick Wiseman, Al Maysles and Cynthia Hill are among the 23 docs selected to receive support from the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program. (Pictured: Dea Cooper and Zackary...
View ArticleSundance to continue Hong Kong, London fests
The Sundance Institute is to continue its Hong Kong festival for a second year this fall, and will restart its London event in 2016. (Pictured: Sundance Hong Kong selection The Case Against 8)Read More
View ArticleSundance Institute, Time Warner name 2015 fellows
The Sundance Institute and Time Warner Foundation have named the 10 artists from the worlds of documentary, narrative film, new media and theater who will receive fellowships and grants to participate...
View ArticleSundance Institute, Jaunt launch VR residency program
The Sundance Institute has launched a six-month cinematic virtual reality residency program with the production arm of the Palo Alto-based VR shop Jaunt.Read More
View Article“Blindness,”“Cameraperson” set for New Frontier
Peter Middleton and James Spinney's Notes on Blindness (pictured) and Kristen Johnson's Cameraperson are among the projects featured in the Sundance Institute's 10th annual New Frontier showcase.Read More
View ArticleSundance Institute launches creative docs initiative
A new initiative by the Sundance Institute is looking to provide creative and financial support for doc makers applying inventive artistic practices in their work. (Pictured: Robert Greene's Kate Plays...
View ArticleSundance ’16: Discovery launches “Impact” series
Discovery Channel has revealed plans for a "Discovery Impact" series focusing on environmental docs, and has also teamed up with the Sundance Institute to launch an Impact Fellowship. Read More
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