NEW YORK (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival, held annually at altitude in the snowy reaches of a Utah ski town, is expanding beyond the mountains. Sundance, the premier independent film festival, isn’t giving up its home in Park City. But on Monday, organizers said selections from next year’s edition […]
A Korean immigrant drama called “Minari” is one of the breakout hits at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. With exquisite tenderness and simple beauty, it brings to life a classic immigrant tale and a compassionate family drama. The autobiographical film by filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung is based on his childhood […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The “Groundhog Day”-esque comedy “Palm Springs,” by Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island, has set an acquisition record at the Sundance Film Festival by 69 cents. The indie distributor Neon and the streaming service Hulu have bought “Palm Springs” for exactly $17,500,000.69 in a sale […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Robert Redford has been coaxed briefly out of acting retirement by his grandson in a film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. “Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia” is a movie directed by 15 filmmakers, including 28-year-old Dylan Redford. He asked the 83-year-old Redford to […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary “On the Record” went ahead with its premiere Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, where the women who came forward with sexual assault allegations against the hip-hop mogul received one of the festival’s most roaring receptions. The […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda says that he knows “‘Hamilton’ is the first line in my obituary.” But a pair of new documentaries premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week capture a wider view of Miranda’s life through some of the people who have been most foundational […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The normally private Taylor Swift has premiered a revealingly intimate documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. In it, the pop star discloses a past eating disorder, chronicles her inner battle over speaking out about politics and says her 2017 sexual assault court case was a […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Plenty of change is in the air at the Sundance Film Festival, where some 118 feature films are set to premiere over the next 10 days beginning Thursday. Streaming companies are now among the most likely companies to scoop up buzzed-about breakthroughs. The marquee event […]
A Sundance Film Festival program designed to increase diversity among media members covering the annual event in Park City boomed in popularity in the initiative’s second year. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that 51 journalists were selected this year out of a pool of 319 applicants to receive travel stipends provided […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state of Utah has issued several hundred film permits in 2019. The Utah Film Commission says that made for a busy year. Nearly two dozen productions received film incentives, including for feature films, television series and documentaries. Among the productions filmed in Utah this […]
