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Los Angeles, CA – Sundance Institute today announced 23 film projects awarded grants across four funding categories which will receive financial and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Film Program. Three of the 23 projects are the first films to receive a grant from the Sundance Reach Fund, part of the Cinereach Project at the Sundance Institute. The Sundance Reach Fund provides emergency discretionary grants and support for risk-taking features and documentaries that evoke global cultural exchange and social impact.

PARK CITY, UTAH — Sundance Institute today announced eight films from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival scheduled to screen in eight different cities nationwide on the night of Thursday, January 28, 2010. The screenings are part of the inaugural Sundance Film Festival USA, a ground-breaking initiative designed to take the Festival experience to local art house audiences who support independent film throughout the year, and to stimulate conversation about the art of filmmaking. The Sundance Film Festival opens January 21 and runs through January 31, 2010.

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.