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New York, NY — Sundance Institute today announced the acting company, dramaturgs and creative advisors participating in its pilot Theatre Lab in the MENA region, including Sandra Oh, Hoon Lee, Deanna Dunagan, Hala Omran and Raeda Taha. The Lab, held in Morocco next month, is part of the Institute’s international cultural exchange programs for independent artists and will kick off a new, multi-year commitment to support artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). For the Lab, the Institute will provide promising, fresh voices from the U.

Slithering Screens is a special selection of original cinematic works that premiered in the Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier program over the past decade, presented in five distinct programs over five consecutive nights at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
In addition to live experiences at MoMA, a selection of virtual reality works will be made available on the Sundance VR app for Google Cardboard from April 25 to May 5. Limited artist-edition Cardboard VR goggles designed by Yung Jake will be given away to Slithering Screens attendees each night.

Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute and Drishyam Films today announced the artists and creative advisors selected for the second Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in Udaipur, India April 4-8. The Lab supports emerging filmmakers in India, as part of the Institute’s sustained commitment to international artists, which in the last 25 years has included programs in Brazil, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, Japan, Cuba, Israel and Central Europe.Now in its second year, the four-day Lab is a creative and strategic partnership between Drishyam Films and Sundance Institute, and gives independent screenwriters the opportunity to work intensively on their feature film scripts in an environment that encourages innovation and creative risk-taking.

Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute announced today the free Sundance Film Forward film screenings and discussions it will bring to Omaha April 12-14. Local artists, students, and film lovers are invited to attend free public events at Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater and Joslyn Art Museum. Private screenings for area students are planned for a range for venues.

One of America’s most contentious and polarizing issues once again hinges on an upcoming Supreme Court decision. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, one of the most consequential and closely watched abortion cases in years, addressing the length to which states can go in regulating abortions without violating a woman’s constitutional rights.

One of the most agonizing aspects of wrapping up the Sundance Film Festival is the inevitable champing at the bit while waiting for films to come to theaters and digital platforms. But for folks attending SXSW, which runs March 11-20, there’s a second chance to catch some of the noisemakers that screened in Park City this January. Along with an attractive schedule of Sundance-supported films, a number of Sundance staff will be hosting Mentor Sessions and joining panels at this year’s event.

Los Angeles, CA — Expanding on ongoing efforts to engage the next generation of filmmakers and film lovers, Sundance Institute will host a free filmmaker roundtable, film screenings, discussions and master classes in the ATL and Macon March 28-31, in collaboration with Sticky Toe Pads. Independent filmmakers, local students and film fans are invited to attend the events, which are part of the Institute’s ongoing efforts to connect cultures and people through film.

Sundance Film Forward will host free screenings of acclaimed independent films Dope and Umrika, as well as guided discussions with filmmakers Mimi Valdes (Dope) and Prashant Nair and Swati Shetty (Umrika).

New York, NY — Sundance Institute today announced the eight new projects selected for its pilot Theatre Lab in the MENA region, held in Morocco, May 2016. The Lab is part of the Institute’s international cultural exchange programs for independent artists, which include a new, multi-year commitment to support artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), broadening the work of its East African Theatre Exchange over the past 15 years. For the Lab, the Institute will provide promising, fresh voices from the U.

Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute announced today the free public screenings of award-winning independent films as well as special events and student programs in Denver as part of Sundance Film Forward, taking place February 22-25 with the Denver Film Society. Filmmakers Ilinca Calugareanu (Chuck Norris vs Communism) and Bryan Carberry (Finders Keepers) will travel to Denver with the program to lead guided discussions around their films. Sundance Film Forward is a touring program designed for students and artists (18 – 24 years old) that offers film screenings and discussions to excite and cultivate new audiences for independent film.

New York, NY — Sundance Institute today announced the seven artists selected for the 2016 Playwrights & Composers Retreat at Ucross Foundation in Wyoming, February 1-19. The retreat is one of the 25 residency Labs the Institute hosts each year for independent artists in theatre, film, new media and episodic content, and is made possible through the generosity of the Ucross Foundation. Over 90 Sundance artists have benefitted from time at Ucross Foundation including Charlayne Woodard, Jeanine Tesori, Doug Wright, Annie Baker, Adam Guettel, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Tanya Saracho.

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute tonight announced the prizes in feature filmmaking at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, with top awards going to Between Sea and Land, The Birth of a Nation, First Girl I Loved, Jim: The James Foley Story, Sand Storm, Sonita and Weiner. The Birth of a Nation and Sonita won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for their respective sections, marking the third time in Festival history two films have done this in the same year, and continuing a four-year streak of at least one film winning both awards for its section. Full video of the ceremony, hosted by director Taika Waititi in Park City, Utah, is at youtube.

Hi everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony. For the fourth consecutive year, we’re Eric Hynes, Jeremy Kinser, and Nate von Zumwalt, and we’ll be your eyes and ears for tonight’s festivities. We’re stationed to the right of the stage, perpendicular to the sea of folding chairs that await ticketholders.