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As Festivalgoers prepare to travel from all over the world to attend the Sundance Film Festival, their journeys to Park City would never have been possible without the evolution of transportation methods from the blazing of the Oregon trail to the expansion of the transcontinental railroad. Advancements in transportation have literally paved the way for Park City as it stands today. Through the discovery of silver around Park City in 1868 and the completion of the railroad in 1869, Parley’s Park City was established with a population of 164.

Park City, UT – Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. This year the Festival’s Short Film Program comprises 70 short films from U.S.

PARK CITY, UT – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the out-of-competition sections of Premieres, Spotlight, New Frontier and Park City at Midnight at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. As previously announced, the Festival this year will also feature, NEXT (<=>), a new section composed of eight American films selected for their innovative and original work in low- and no-budget filmmaking. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

PARK CITY, UT – Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Park City, UT—Sundance Institute announced today the preliminary list of official sponsors of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Led by Presenting Sponsors Entertainment Weekly, HP, Honda and Sundance Channel, these forward-thinking corporations reflect a commitment to sustaining the vitality of independent film, filmmakers and audiences. The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

Director N.C. Heikin premiered her documentary Kimjongilia at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the selection of 13 artists from six countries whose works will be presented as part of the 2010 edition of New Frontier at Sundance Film Festival. A collection of digital art, film screenings, multimedia performances, site-specific installations and video presentations will be presented in a fully immersive media lounge environment for Festival goers to experience throughout the Festival. Curated by Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer, these works can be experienced at New Frontier on Main, open to the public Thursday, January 21 through Saturday, January 30, 2010.

Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) today announced the
twelve finalists for the 2010 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award. In its fourteenth year, this
partnership presents an annual cash award to support new artists in international cinema and is presented to emerging film directors from four global regions in support of their next projects. One recipient each from Europe, Latin America, the United States, and Japan will be selected by members of an international jury.

PARK CITY, UTAH – Sundance Institute announced today Sundance Film Festival U.S.A, a groundbreaking initiative in which the premier 10-day Sundance Film Festival will expand nationwide on the night of Thursday, January 28, 2010 to theatres in eight cities, while featuring coinciding premiere screenings and topical events at the Festival in Utah.

Park City, UT – Sundance Institute presents a Feature Film Showcase with a screening of Don’t Let Me Drown, a film developed at the Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs and screened at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, followed by an intimate conversation about the filmmaking process with director Cruz Angeles and Salt Lake Tribune film critic Sean P. Means. The screening and discussion is free to the public and will be held on Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.

Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Institute announced today the acting company for its 2009 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at White Oak, which focuses on support for innovative musical theatre as well as on ensemble-generated work. As announced in September, the two projects selected for this season’s Lab are Like Water for Chocolate, a musical adaptation of the best-selling 1989 novel by Mexican author Laura Esquivel composed by Lila Downs and Paul R. Cohen with book by Quiara Alegria Hudes and directed by Jonathan Butterell and Ted Sperling; and Little Miss Sunshine, a musical adaptation of the popular 2006 film written by Michael Arndt and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris with music and lyrics by William Finn, and book and direction by James Lapine.

The Jordanian desert hills, a storybook setting in itself, provides a perfect backdrop for storytellers to gather. The RAWI Middle East Screenwriters Lab took place earlier this month in Jordan. The lab is an initiative of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan, and this year, one of the fellows is Haifaa Al-Mansour.