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Film Forward Launches a New Year of Film and Cultural Dialogue

As we welcome in the new year we are excited to begin our journey with Film Forward. Last year’s program was our first, and was an exciting one filled with exploration, dialogue and learning. Our experiences have reinforced the very reason that we believe in this program: We saw this in China as students told us they felt empowered after seeing Freedom Riders, despite the repression of their government.

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Hilton Worldwide Announces Program with Sundance Institute

MCLEAN, Va., (December 16, 2011) – Hilton Worldwide announced today new support for Sundance Institute, a global, nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences in film and theater. Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct brands, and Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, a part of the Hilton Worldwide luxury portfolio, have been named the official hotel sponsors of the Sundance Film Festival through 2014.

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12 Feature Film Projects Selected for Sundance Institute January Screenwriters Lab

Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute has selected 12 projects for its annual January Screenwriters Lab, an immersive, five-day (January 13-18) writers’ workshop at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Participating independent screenwriters – drawn from around the world, including the United States, China, South Africa, and Europe – will have the opportunity to work intensely on their feature film scripts with the support of established writers in an environment that encourages innovation and creative risk-taking.
Michelle Satter, Director of the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program, said, “We are very excited to support these filmmakers who are giving voice to a world in transition with a diverse range of stories, genres and contemporary themes.

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2012 Sundance Film Festival Selects Daughters of the Dust and Reality Bites for From the Collection

Park City, UT – Sundance Institute announced today that Daughters of the Dust (1991) and Reality Bites (1994) have been selected for the From the Collection screenings at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Both titles are part of The Sundance Collection at UCLA (The Collection), a film preservation program designed to archive work that has been supported by a Sundance Institute program. The Festival takes place January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

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Sundance Institute Announces Films for Sundance Film Festival USA on Jan. 26

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the films from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival that will screen in independent theaters in nine different cities around the country. The screenings are part of Sundance Film Festival USA, a program designed to bring the Festival experience to film-loving audiences nationwide. The 2012 Sundance Film Festival takes place January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

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2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s Short Film program is comprised of 64 short films selected from a record 7,675 submissions, up 16% over submissions for the 2011 Festival. The Festival will be January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

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Sundance Institute Announces Artists for 2012 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation

New York, NY — The Sundance Institute Theatre Program today announced the seven artists selected for its 2012 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation which takes place from February 6 through 24, 2012. 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.

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Placebo to Play Sundance London

London, Monday 28 November 2011, The O2 — Sundance Institute and The O2 today announced that musical act Placebo, who have released six studio albums and sold more than 10 million records worldwide, will perform at the first-ever Sundance London as part of the four-day festival’s music programme.
Sundance London takes place 26 – 29 April, 2012, and will feature the UK premieres of films fresh from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival which takes place in January 2012 in Park City, Utah. Daily live music performances, discussions, panels and other public events will round out the four-day festival.

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