Multi-year affiliation unites the world’s premier independent film organization with California’s leading public film school, beginning fall 2026 LOS ANGELES, [July 14, 2026] — UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) and the Sundance Institute today announced a historic multi-year agreement that will create a comprehensive pathway for the next generation of independent...
Director David Alvarado shines a spotlight on the filmmaker, activist, and vital figure in the history of Mexican American culture, art, and political consciousness.
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US: 106 min Starring: Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rich Sommers, Stavros Halkias, with Leo Woodall and Antonio Banderas Director: Matt Johnson Producer(s): Tim White, Trevor White, Matthew Miller, Matt Johnson Synopsis: A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will...
Thailand’s supernatural folk horror “Cher,” romantic zombie comedy “Cold Feet” and “Third Wheel,” a bridal party-set psychological thriller look like potential wild rides among projects at this year’s Frontières genre pic Co-Production Market, packing one of its highest caliber lineups ever. They are joined by other potential standouts such as “My Missing Half,” headed […]
By Tomasz Ludward Jeff Russo is one of the most prolific composers working in American television, the man behind Fargo, For All Mankind, Ripley, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, and dozens more. We spoke twice over two days at the Kraków Film Music Festival, where Russo was also preparing for an orchestral concert of his work. You’ve said before that for […]
Projects from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ecuador, Lebanon, Malaysia, Philippines, Senegal, and Turkey and up-and-comers Ana Cristina Barragán, Amanda Nell Eu and Lara Zeidan are part of the fortunate filmmakers to receive coin for their feature film projects via the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (now in its 43rd session).
It’s the 30th anniversary of Montreal’s storied Fantasia Festival, and the screenings at this year’s edition are sure to match the excitement of a milestone year. In addition to screening some of the year’s biggest festival hits, such as “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” “Buddy” and “Her Private Hell,” there are plenty of […]
Multi-prized Mexican filmmaker Isaac Ezban (“The Incident,” “The Similars,” “Párvulos”) is in advanced development on his sixth and “most personal project yet,” a time-travel, sci-fi road movie. The project is one of 34 works presented at this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, forming part of its Officila Selection.. […]
(L–R) Stacey Lee, Adam Montgomery, Andreas Dalsgaard, and Christoph Jörg attend the Episodic Nonfiction Pilot Showcase during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Yarrow Theatre on January 27, 2026, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival) By Ramona Flume The 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s Episodic Nonfiction Pilot Showcase […]
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LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2026 — Sundance Institute today announced the 10 producers selected to participate in its annual Producers Labs taking place July 13–18
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