Posted by Larry Gleeson
2022 Sundance Movie Competition: Asia Brief Movie Competitors submissions open
Calling for entries from Indonesian filmmakers now till 31 Could, 2022
Sundance Movie Competition: Asia, offered by the Sundance Institute and XRM Media is proud to announce the return of the 2022 version of the Competition on Thursday 25th – Sunday 28th August, 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia with assist from IDN Media.
The Competition will happen in particular person and embrace movie screenings and panels catered to Indonesian audiences and extra occasions to boost the expertise, all to be introduced in the summertime.
“We’re thrilled to have the ability to proceed working with XRM Media to current the Competition in particular person this yr in Jakarta. It’s a highly effective alternative to share new impartial movies we love with engaged audiences in Indonesia,” stated Tabitha Jackson, Competition Director of the Sundance Movie Competition.
William Utomo, Chief Working Officer, IDN Media, states that “We’re very excited to work collectively to create the in-person competition expertise and proceed to serve one of the best curiosity of film lovers in Indonesia. We hope that the Sundance platform can proceed to push the film trade ahead.”
“Past our Competition in January, we try all year long to seek out extra rising filmmakers around the globe working within the brief movie type,” stated Mike Plante, Senior Programmer for Brief Movies. “Final yr our brief movie competitors was a implausible success. We beloved the submissions, showcased ten of them in Sundance Asia, and had been thrilled to have two of them at our Competition final January. Actually excited to see extra this yr.”
To proceed the assist of Indonesian filmmakers, the Competition will once more maintain the Sundance Movie Competition: Asia Brief Movie Competitors, sponsored by Argo. Filmmakers can submit brief movies throughout any style or theme which have been accomplished on or after 1 January 2020, with a period between 3 to twenty minutes. Submissions are actually open via 31 Could 2022 to Indonesian residents dwelling domestically or overseas, 18 years or older.
A jury of representatives from the Sundance Institute, IDN Footage, and Argo will curate a program of brief movies from among the many competitors submissions. The jury may even choose a Jury Award winner, which is able to obtain a $2000 USD money prize sponsored by Argo. The jury consists of:
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- Kim Yutani, Director of Programming, Sundance Movie Competition
- Heidi Zwicker, Senior Programmer, Sundance Movie Competition
- Mike Plante, Senior Programmer, Brief Movie, Sundance Movie Competition
- Susanti Dewi, Head of IDN Footage
- Amanda Salazar, Head of Programming and Acquisitions, Argo
Official chosen shorts might be screened on Argo on the 2022 Sundance Movie Competition: Asia in August and provided worldwide digital distribution on the platform post-festival. These movies may even be robotically submitted for consideration within the 2023 Sundance Movie Competition.
For additional data on submission procedures and guidelines and laws, please go to the Sundance Asia Movie Freeway web page: https://filmfreeway.com/
About Sundance Institute
As a champion and curator of impartial tales for the stage and display, the nonprofit Sundance Institute supplies and preserves the house for artists in movie, theatre, movie composing, and digital media to create and thrive. Based in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institute’s signature Labs, granting, and mentorship applications that are devoted to creating new work and happen all year long within the U.S. and internationally, are supported largely via contributed income. Sundance Collab, a digital group platform, brings artists collectively to be taught from one another and Sundance Advisors and join in a inventive house, creating and sharing works in progress. The Sundance Movie Competition and different public applications join audiences and artists to ignite new concepts, discovering authentic voices, and construct a group devoted to impartial storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported initiatives resembling CODA, Clemency, By no means Not often Generally At all times, Zola, Time, MInari, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Youngster Nation, The Memento, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Hassle You, Received’t You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Name Me By Your Title, Get Out, The Large Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, Metropolis So Actual, Prime of the Lake, Between the World & Me, Wild Goose Desires and Enjoyable Dwelling.
About XRM Media
XRM Media is an award-winning leisure and media know-how firm devoted to supporting, producing, and financing diversity-driven, multicultural content material throughout all mediums with its international companions. Via unconventional pondering, using our numerous portfolio of investments, and taking dangers on initiatives we consider in–XRM defies standard expectations in each the standard and new media house to attach a world viewers with resonant and highly effective tales.
About IDN Media
IDN Media is the main media platform firm for Millennials and Gen Z in Indonesia, with over 70 million Month-to-month Energetic Customers (MAU). Our imaginative and prescient is to democratize data and produce constructive impacts to the society.
About Argo
Argo is the streaming platform on a mission to alter the way in which you watch, share and uncover movie. Argo is constructing a group; connecting filmmakers to audiences, and that includes all genres of brief movies curated into themed playlists by movie festivals, filmmakers, and influencers from around the globe.
Argo makes positive that filmmakers receives a commission! The platform works on a revenue-share foundation with a purpose to make sure filmmakers have the chance to actually showcase their work, whereas entertaining and provoking the brand new wave of impartial movie..
