Exclusive: Film Independent is looking to enrich and inspire the industry with its latest lineup of keynotes, films and panelists for its 14th annual Film Independent Forum. Keynotes will be delivered by Late Night filmmaker Nisha Ganatra and Len Amato President of HBO Films. The Forum will kick off with a screening of Olivia Wilde’s comedy Booksmart and will also feature Justin Chon’s drama Ms. Purple. The event, which continues to champion inclusive storytelling in film, takes place April 26 – 28 at the Lmu Playa Vista Campus and Harmony Gold Theater.
“Once again, I am thrilled to congregate our community to explore the work of the most interesting creators this year,” said Maria Raquel Bozzi, Senior Director of Education and International Initiatives. “From our screenings of Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Justin Chon’s Ms. Purple to our Keynotes by acclaimed writer-director Nisha Ganatra and HBO Films President Len Amato,...
“Once again, I am thrilled to congregate our community to explore the work of the most interesting creators this year,” said Maria Raquel Bozzi, Senior Director of Education and International Initiatives. “From our screenings of Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart and Justin Chon’s Ms. Purple to our Keynotes by acclaimed writer-director Nisha Ganatra and HBO Films President Len Amato,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Steven Soderbergh. Ava DuVernay. Ryan Coogler. Paul Thomas Anderson. Catherine Hardwicke. Cary Fukunaga. Tessa Thompson. Hugh Grant. Kiersey Clemons. Jennifer Lawrence. Michael B. Jordan. Daniel Kaluuya. “Breaking out” at the Sundance Film Festival, “making a splash” at the annual event isn’t just a cool notch on any rising star’s belt, it also has the power to propel talents to the next big level and beyond.
This year’s batch of breakouts-in-the-making include actors, directors, and writers, all of whom are poised to impact the industry for years to come. From brand-new stars to big names carving out a fresh space for themselves, this year’s Sundance played home to plenty of breakouts worth getting to know right now.
Here’s who they are, and how the impact they made at Sundance will catapult them to greater heights (and soon).
Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
The world of “Greener Grass...
This year’s batch of breakouts-in-the-making include actors, directors, and writers, all of whom are poised to impact the industry for years to come. From brand-new stars to big names carving out a fresh space for themselves, this year’s Sundance played home to plenty of breakouts worth getting to know right now.
Here’s who they are, and how the impact they made at Sundance will catapult them to greater heights (and soon).
Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
The world of “Greener Grass...
- 2/2/2019
- by Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, Christian Blauvelt, Ben Travers and Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
It’s a familar story: Caleb Jaffe came to Sundance with nothing but a dream. After spending his college tuition money to make a low-budget indie, the 21-year-old filmmaker finished his project, submitted to the festival, and joined the thousands of hopefuls waiting on a phone call that could lead to the career-making experience of a lifetime.
“I didn’t answer the call because I didn’t recognize the number,” Jaffe said. “I let it go to voicemail, but then I looked at the transcription and saw the word ‘Sundance’ and ‘film’ and I sort of had a moment where I thought, ‘Oh God — maybe I got in!’”
Filmmakers converge on the 10-day festival, hoping it will make their dreams come true. However, Jaffe marks a new kind of talent: He made a pilot, not a movie, and he’s part of a 2019 TV class that saw big gains in attention,...
“I didn’t answer the call because I didn’t recognize the number,” Jaffe said. “I let it go to voicemail, but then I looked at the transcription and saw the word ‘Sundance’ and ‘film’ and I sort of had a moment where I thought, ‘Oh God — maybe I got in!’”
Filmmakers converge on the 10-day festival, hoping it will make their dreams come true. However, Jaffe marks a new kind of talent: He made a pilot, not a movie, and he’s part of a 2019 TV class that saw big gains in attention,...
- 2/1/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Of the projects announced in the Indie Episodic, Shorts and Special Events sections by the Sundance Film Festival today, 53% were directed or created by one or more women, 51% were directed or created by one or more filmmaker of color, and 26% by one or more people who identify as Lgbtqia.
Those stats made a difference in yielding a selection of titles which focus on an array of issues impacting our nation at a divided time, and ever since the election of President Donald Trump, the Park City, Utah cinematic confab remains one of the most vital bullhorns –from last year’s Women’s March and last January’s Respect Rally to launching documentaries about political crusaders (Rbg and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power)–in regards to bridging the gap between differences and calling attention to immediate matters which effect us all before the globe goes sideways.
In regards to those projects addressing women’s issues,...
Those stats made a difference in yielding a selection of titles which focus on an array of issues impacting our nation at a divided time, and ever since the election of President Donald Trump, the Park City, Utah cinematic confab remains one of the most vital bullhorns –from last year’s Women’s March and last January’s Respect Rally to launching documentaries about political crusaders (Rbg and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power)–in regards to bridging the gap between differences and calling attention to immediate matters which effect us all before the globe goes sideways.
In regards to those projects addressing women’s issues,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Special Events include Gregg Araki’s Now Apocalypse.
The second year of the Indie Episodic section at Sundance Film Festival brings world premieres of the Nick Hornby marriage therapy comedy State Of The Union directed by Stephen Frears and starring Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd, and Kyra Sedgwick’s Girls Weekend, about a queer daughter who returns for a family gathering in Las Vegas.
Festival programmers have lined up 12 Episodic works, alongside four special events, among them Gregg Araki’s half-hour Starz comedy series Now Apocalypse about the misadventures of four friends in Los Angeles. Steven Soderbergh is among the executive producers.
The second year of the Indie Episodic section at Sundance Film Festival brings world premieres of the Nick Hornby marriage therapy comedy State Of The Union directed by Stephen Frears and starring Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd, and Kyra Sedgwick’s Girls Weekend, about a queer daughter who returns for a family gathering in Las Vegas.
Festival programmers have lined up 12 Episodic works, alongside four special events, among them Gregg Araki’s half-hour Starz comedy series Now Apocalypse about the misadventures of four friends in Los Angeles. Steven Soderbergh is among the executive producers.
- 12/3/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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