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On Monday, January 20, with #FreeFail, the Sundance Film Festival will dedicate a day to exploring a vital aspect of the creative process: Failure. To lead off the festivities, Sundance alum and film executive Tom Rothman divulges the early failings of “Titanic” at 20th Century Fox.
“Success has many parents, but failure is always an orphan.

Next week Sundance Institute supporters and alumni will gather to kick off the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival. We have invited more than 30 artists to join us for this special occasion.
The magic of An Artist at the Table is the opportunity to meet established and emerging artists, learn about their personal journeys, and engage in conversations about the power of storytelling.

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the members of the six juries awarding prizes at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on January 21 at Park City’s Jupiter Bowl. Feature film awards will be announced at a separate ceremony on January 25 in Park City, hosted by husband-and-wife duo Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally and livestreamed at www.

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute today announced the selection of LAMBERT & STAMP for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, U.S.A.

The mad dash for tickets commenced more than three weeks ago with the Sundance Film Festival program announcement, but that doesn’t mean seats aren’t still up for grabs. We’ve once again called upon Sundance ticketing luminary Linda Pfafflin (or more officially, Associate Director of Ticketing and Customer Service), to dish out some shrewd ticketing tips—while also pointing out some common misperceptions. If you’re planning to attend the Festival in Park City, Utah, this month, and whether you’re an uninitiated Sundancer or a seasoned Festivalgoer, check out our tips below to start gearing up for the 2014 Festival.

This year marks 20 years of the formal existence of the Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Program and the Native Forum at Sundance Film Festival. Throughout 2014 the Native Program will celebrate this milestone with partnerships and screenings across the country including Park City, New York, Los Angeles and Santa Fe.
At the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Native American and Indigenous artists will be represented in several program categories including Documentary Premieres, NEXT >=>, Park City at Midnight, and  the Shorts Competition.

On Monday, January 20, with #FreeFail, the Sundance Film Festival will dedicate a day of panels, workshops, and special events to exploring a vital aspect of the creative process: Failure. To lead off the festivities, Sundance alumn, entrepreneur, and former professional skateboarder Stacy Peralta recalls some of his most illuminating bouts with failure.
 I’m a Venice, California native.

It’s officially 2014, which renders the lofty resolutions of last night effective today. And while we suspect that you’re tied up at the gym this morning, perhaps you’ll find time to treat yourself to these five New Year’s themed Sundance films. Cheers to 2014, and happy new year!
Gridlock’d
On New Year’s Eve, Spoon (Tupac Shakur) and Stretch (Tim Roth) find their dawn of a new age sent into early night by numerous obstacles.

There is a method to the madness when it comes to galavanting around Park City. In fact, it may be the one facet that belies the heady chaos of the town during the Sundance Film Festival. Take Sundance alumnus Katie Aselton’s advice as law, and trust the tried-and-true free shuttle bus system.

As Sundance Institute invests in the advancement of story by supporting artists in the New Frontier program, we realized we should also create space for “the observer,” a critical role in innovation. The observer helps to contextualize new things, create language, identify what’s not working, and amplify what resonates.
We invited filmmaker Samah Tokmachi to come to the 2013 New Frontier Story Lab in the role of Creative Observer.

We’ll just go ahead and say it—traveling to the Sundance Film Festival is not for the faint of heart. The good news is that Festival alumni Katie Aselton and David Lowery are agents of prudence when it comes to Park City travels. On one instance, Aselton recalls an absence of chivalry that led to a late Festival arrival and a lesson learned.

In the spirit of Sundance Film Festival’s upcoming 30th Anniversary, Sundance Institute’s #ArtistServices program partnered with iTunes to promote classics from the past 30 years. New alum Justin Simien, whose debut feature film “Dear White People” is premiering in the U.S.