Posted by Larry Gleeson
Competition to kick off in particular person January 19 and broaden on-line with on-demand curated program starting January 24
PARK CITY, UTAH – The nonprofit Sundance Institute as we speak introduced preliminary particulars for the upcoming 2023 Sundance Movie Competition, happening from January 19-29, 2023.
Designed with the precedence of bringing the Sundance neighborhood again collectively in theaters to look at and expertise subsequent 12 months’s culture-shaping tales, the Sundance Movie Competition begins in particular person, in Utah in Park Metropolis, Salt Lake Metropolis, and the Sundance Resort, on January 19 and runs by means of the twenty ninth. Starting on Tuesday, January 24, the Competition expands, welcoming audiences throughout the nation to view choose movies on-line.
The digital providing showcases an on-demand, curated collection of function movies from the 2023 Competition, together with all competitors titles (U.S. Dramatic, U.S. Documentary, World Cinema Dramatic, World Cinema Documentary, and NEXT), in addition to thrilling work throughout different sections of the function movie program, alongside episodic work and brief movies. The 2023 Competition culminates with weekend screenings of this 12 months’s Sundance Award–profitable movies on January 28–29, each in particular person and on-line.
Audiences globally can expertise a regenerated version of New Frontier that tunes to as we speak’s instances, emphasizing impartial inventive observe and environmental engagement on the crossroads of movie, artwork, and new media expertise. New Frontier will function a cutting-edge lineup of multimedia works and keynote discussions on a bespoke spatialized digital platform starting January 24 when the net portion of the Competition kicks off. For the previous two years, New Frontier has offered audiences with a gold-standard vacation spot to expertise the Competition collectively whereas bodily aside.
“We’re excited to convey the Sundance neighborhood collectively for the 2023 Sundance Movie Competition, a celebration of impartial filmmaking. After two years of being aside, our precedence is reuniting in particular person, whereas nonetheless sharing daring new movies with audiences throughout the nation by means of on-line entry,” mentioned Joana Vicente, CEO of the Sundance Institute. “We’ve designed this 12 months’s Competition based mostly on our learnings from earlier years — embracing the traditions which have been significant prior to now, whereas additionally wanting towards accessibility for audiences and increasing the platform we offer our storytellers.”
The well being and security of the Sundance Institute employees, artists, volunteers, and audiences stays of the utmost significance to the Institute. The Sundance Institute continues to work with its COVID-19 security group and are following all CDC tips. All employees and volunteers working the Competition will probably be required to masks and check weekly. Sundance can be requesting that attendees put on masks in all Sundance Movie Competition areas to maintain themselves and different Competition neighborhood members secure whereas encouraging all attendees to check earlier than attending and throughout the Competition and to be updated on all COVID-19 vaccinations.
The 2023 Sundance Movie Competition will probably be led by Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente. The Competition is programmed by a year-round group headed by Director of Programming Kim Yutani, together with Senior Programmers: Shari Frilot (additionally Chief Curator of New Frontier), John Nein (additionally Director of Strategic Initiatives), Mike Plante (Shorts), Charlie Sextro, Basil Tsiokos, Heidi Zwicker; Programmers: Ash Hoyle, Adam Montgomery, Sudeep Sharma, Ana Souza, Ania Trzebiatowska, and Stephanie Owens, who joins the group. The shorts programming group consists of Emily Doe, Lisa Ogdie, Adam Piron, Mike Plante, DaManuel Richardson, Saidah Russell, Amanda Salazar, Irene Suico Soriano, Landon Zakheim, and Heidi Zwicker. Coordinators supporting the group embrace Cameron Asharian, Kat Hazelton, and Kelly Younger. The complete programming group is supported by programming associates and screeners.
“We are able to’t look forward to our 2023 Competition to provide a daring begin to the 12 months, with the assistance of our inspiring storytellers, ingenious creators, and engaged audiences,” mentioned Kim Yutani, Sundance Movie Competition Director of Programming. “For 39 years, the Sundance Movie Competition has been a stalwart within the impartial movie neighborhood, and we’re thrilled to proceed to be such an thrilling annual gathering for artists and audiences.”
Program Submissions are at present open. They shut on the next dates: Function movie submissions shut September 5 (official) and September 26 (late), 2022. Quick movie submissions shut September 5 (late), 2022. New Frontier submissions shut September 9 (late), 2022. Episodic content material submissions shut August 26 (official) and September 12 (late), 2022. Particulars on purposes, together with continuously requested questions, can be found right here.
Members of the skilled neighborhood accredited by means of the Press and Business places of work can have entry to the 2023 program in particular person and on-line by means of on-demand viewing home windows. In-person attendance is being prioritized with a restricted variety of on-line P&I badges out there.
Info on ticket packages and venues will probably be introduced in late September. Keep updated at pageant.sundance.org, and go to lodging.sundance.org to assist plan your keep on the Competition.
Sundance Institute
As a champion and curator of impartial tales, the Sundance Institute gives and preserves the area for artists throughout storytelling media to create and thrive. Based in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institute’s signature Labs, granting, and mentorship applications, devoted to growing new work, happen all year long within the U.S. and internationally. Sundance Collab, a digital neighborhood platform, brings a worldwide cohort of working artists collectively to study from one another and Sundance Advisors and join in a artistic area, growing and sharing works in progress. The Sundance Movie Competition and different public applications join audiences and artists to ignite new concepts, uncover authentic voices, and construct a neighborhood devoted to impartial storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported and showcased such tasks as Summer time of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution May Not Be Televised), CODA, Flee, Passing, Clemency, By no means Hardly ever Generally All the time, Zola, On the Report, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Baby Nation, The Memento, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Hassle You, Received’t You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Name Me By Your Identify, Get Out, The Massive Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, Metropolis So Actual, Prime of the Lake, Between the World & Me, Wild Goose Desires, and Enjoyable Residence. Be a part of Sundance Institute on Fb, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
