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Our staff wants to sincerely thank the thousands of artists who have generously submitted their work to be considered for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. We know you are all waiting patiently and we wanted to share our announcement schedule.
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New York, NY — The Sundance Institute Theatre Program announced the acting company and collaborators for the three projects being developed at its Fall Lab, which begins today at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). Under the supervision of Philip Himberg, Artistic Director of the Theatre Program, and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, the two-week Lab provides creative support and direction for innovative musical theatre and ensemble-generated projects.
Participants include:
ACTING COMPANY & COLLABORATORS Jay Ansill, Jesse Blesky (Middletown), Hannah Cabell (A Man for All Seasons, 3C), Cindy Cheung (Middletown), Larry Cohen, Edward Cosla, Veanne Cox (Caroline or Change, Company), Eamon Farell (Mabou Mines’ Dollhouse), David Garrison (Married with Children, Silence! The Musical), Elizabeth Barrett Groth, Rebecca Hart (On The Levee), Charlie Hofheimer (Mad Men), Daniel Kluger, Joseph Lark-Riley, Betsy Lippitt, April Mathis (On The Levee), Annie McNamara (GATZ), Greg Mehrten (The Wooster Group), Maude Mitchell (Mabou Mines’ Dollhouse), Deirdre O’Connell (In the Wake, Circle Mirror Transformation), Kyoung Park, Luly Santangelo, Jill Schackner (Les Misérables), Jessica Weinstein (Mabou Mines’ Dollhouse)
STAGE MANAGEMENT Amy Ehrenberg, McKenzie Murphy & Matthew Melchiorre
DRAMATURGS Janice Paran (Senior Program Associate), Jill Morris & Thomas White
CREATIVE ADVISORS Lynn Nottage & Jeanine Tesori
CASTING DIRECTOR Henry Russell Bergstein
PRODUCTION MANAGER David Nelson
As previously announced, the projects selected for the Lab are:
Adler & Gibb Conceived and directed by Tim Crouch
Tim Crouch’s Adler & Gibb is the story of the attempted appropriation of another person’s life and work.

Cue the platitudes about the perils of family gatherings. You know, the ones that have you equating Thanksgiving dinner with the in-laws to a lifetime of forced drudgery. But the ‘dysfunctional family’ gripe is a tired one, and so are the stories about Aunt Sally’s charred turkeys and Grandpa Bill’s propensity for losing his dentures in the gravy.

As the director of the Native American and Indigenous Program, the most common question I get is “How can we see these Native films that you are supporting?” It has always been a struggle for the Native audience to watch Native films. Not only is this audience isolated from art-house theaters in major cities, but Native films receive varying distribution deals that don’t quite compete in a flooded market of film releases.In today’s world, audiences are viewing films and content in so many different ways—on their televisions, their iPads, and even their game stations.

Los Angeles, CA — With November as ‘Native American Heritage Month,’ three films about Native American culture make their digital premieres today through the Sundance Institute Artist Services access to distribution program, which provides Institute artists with exclusive opportunities for creative self-distribution, marketing and financing solutions for their work. Look for the films on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Xbox Video, Sony Entertainment Network, SundanceNOW, VUDU and YouTube. Films will be available on Hulu, Netflix and SnagFilms in the coming weeks.

LOS ANGELES — Bones Brigade: An Autobiography is now available through the Sundance Institute Artist Services access to distribution program, which provides Institute artists with exclusive opportunities for creative self-distribution, marketing and financing solutions for their work. The film continues the creative distribution strategy that began with a direct-to-fan campaign powered by Sundance Institute Artist Services collaborator Topspin Media.Look for the film today on Amazon Instant Video, Microsoft Xbox Video, Sony Entertainment Network, SundanceNOW, VUDU and YouTube.

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam announced the appointment of Sarah Pearce and Laurie Hopkins to the positions of Co-Managing Directors of the Institute. Reporting to Putnam and based in Park City, Utah, Hopkins and Pearce will share duties as internal and external leaders of the organization, each with distinct areas of responsibility. In addition, Brooke McAffee has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Sundance Institute.

Los Angeles, CA — Screenwriting fellows for the eighth edition of the Rawi Screenwriters Lab were announced today by The Royal Film Commission-Jordan and Sundance Institute. The Rawi Screenwriters Lab is an example of Sundance Institute’s longstanding international work to support emerging filmmakers around the world. Former Rawi Fellows include Cherien Dabis (Amreeka), Mohammed Al Daradji (Son Of Babylon) and Sally El Hosaini (My Brother The Devil).

Fall foliage, crisp wintry air, Thanksgiving turkey—autumn hardly begets a period of intense film contemplation. Nevertheless, we’re roughly two months out from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and there’s a feverish, borderline manic temperament that pervades the Sundance Institute offices. Staffers have shed the fleeting tranquilities of summer and are standing face-to-face with next year’s Festival—except, “next year” is deviously misleading.

As America hovers in election limbo over the next 48 hours, we offer you a brief respite from the conjecture with a slate of politically charged films from the annals of the Sundance Film Festival. Give your bit-chomping, hand-wringing ways a rest and check out these titles.8: The Mormon Proposition Directors: Reed Cowan and Steven GreenstreetCowan and Greenstreet not only make for a potent-sounding law firm, but also a socially and politically biting documentary.

New York, NY — Sundance Institute today announced the seven artists selected for its 2013 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation, February 4-22, 2013. The annual writing colony at the 20,000-acre working cattle ranch outside of Sheridan, Wyo. provides a supportive environment for artists to create new work and receive guidance and reactions to it at an early stage.

Park City, UT — Locals planning to attend the 2013 Sundance Film Festival that have not yet purchased passes or ticket packages should consider individual ticketing options.  The 2013 Sundance Film Festival will be January 17-27, 2013.
From tomorrow (November 6) through December 17 at 5:00 p.