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Kentaro Hagiwara Wins 2013 Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have announced Kentaro Hagiwara, director of the upcoming film, Spectacled Tiger, as winner of the 2013 Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award. The award was presented at a private ceremony at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Created in 1996 to celebrate 100 years of cinema, the annual award recognizes and supports a visionary filmmaker on his or her next film.

A Conversation with Sebastian Silva

Many are the filmmakers who’ve made return trips to the Sundance Film Festival. You think of Alex Gibney, the Cal Ripken Jr. of Park City who never seems to miss a year, and Richard Linklater, who’s debuted new films as Sundance for over 20 years.

Q&A: A Chat with Robin Weigert, This Year’s Festival Breakthrough

Every Sundance Film Festival introduces the world to a new crop of filmmaking talent, with previously unknown directors and performers becoming Sundance-approved sensations overnight—or at least over 10 swift January nights. But not every one of those artists fits the cliché about the prodigious first-timer, or about the 20-something It girl of the year. In fact, one of this year’s great breakout performances comes courtesy of a TV and stage veteran, a 43-year-old actress whose work in the likes of Deadwood and Sons of Anarchy won her admirers but few high profile roles to date.

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2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Jury Awards in Short Filmmaking

Park City, UT— Sundance Institute this evening announced the jury prizes and honorable mentions in short filmmaking at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The awards were presented at a ceremony in Park City, Utah.
This year’s Short Film program is comprised of 65 short films selected from a record 8,102 submissions.

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Sundance Google+ Hangout: Direct-to-Fan Church

Today’s Google+ Hangout featured Topspin Media Senior Vice President of Marketing Bob Moczydlowsky, filmmaker and founder of The Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain, and Sundance’s Chris Horton and Joseph Beyer. It was educational and entertaining discussion on the evolution and explosion of Direct-to-Fan Distribution (D2F). The D2F model allows artists to create interest in their work directly with fans, develop relationships with their fans, and sell directly to them through various platforms.