The Sundance Movie Festival promotes films specious by independent filmmakers.
The Sundance Film Festival began in 1981 in Lawns Metropolis, Utah. Sundance was started by Sterling Automobile Wagenen to attract filmmakers to Utah and arrange a folio for independent films. With the advice of chairperson Robert Redford, which gave the festival title credibility, this festival grew from showcasing 60 American-made films to over 100 films from regional and international filmmakers. The leading ambition for the Sundance Movie Festival is to guidance peruse virgin aptitude within the filmmaking Production.
Film Categories
As of 2010, the Sundance Film Festival showcases 11 colorful types of films. The six competitive categories cover the U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, Cosmos Cinema Dramatic Competition, Macrocosm Cinema Documentary Competition and Shorts Competition. The six non-competitive categories insert Highlight, Close, Grounds Conurbation at Midnight, Modern Frontier Features, Premiers and From the Assemblage. Once a movie is approved to be viewed at Sundance, the Programming Organization determines whether the movie qualifies for one of the competitive categories. Appropriate indication, the data of typical movie categories can moderate annually.
Submission Guidelines
Conclude whether your movie is a feature-length or a short movie. Shorts bear a Ending running hour less than 50 minutes, including the Final credits. Tickets are sold in packages or individually. Festival packages are best for patrons wishing to see many films and attend all workshops offered throughout the festival without having to worry about buying individual tickets. Special pass packages are also available for industry professionals, film school students and corporate groups.
The official entry fee is $50 for shorts and $75 for features and documentaries, while the late entry fee is $75 for shorts and $100 for features and documentaries. The submission deadlines vary from year to year, so check the Sundance Film Festival submission deadline for the current deadline calendar.
Awards
Films accepted into one of the five competitive categories are eligible for awards given by the Sundance Film Festival Juries. Awards are given to international and local filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, screenwriters and actors for a total of 29 awards. As of 2010, the festival award categories include the Grand Jury Prize (top award), World Cinema Jury Prize, Documentary and Dramatic Feature Audience Awards, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking, and many more.
Attending the Festival
Tickets are mandatory if you want to attend the Sundance Film Festival, which takes place every January in Park City, Utah. Films are not eligible for this festival whether they keep been formerly screened to the people where tickets were sold; but, provided a movie was screened to lift resources to intact the exertion, Sundance Testament still accept it as long as the final cut is significantly different than the screened version.All films must be submitted on a standard DVD-R/DVD+R disc or through the Sundance Festival website (Withoutabox.com Secure Online Screener System). To complete the submission process you must fill out the online application available at www.sundance.org and include the appropriate entry fee. As of 2010, the early submission entrance fee is $35 for short films and $45 for features and documentaries. As of 2010, package prices range from $325 to $3,000. Individual tickets for screenings and workshops are available at any main box office location and can be purchased in advance or immediately before a screening. As of 2010, individual tickets are $15 each. The Sundance Film Festival suggests all patrons register for individual tickets, ticket packages or Advance Tickets online prior to arriving.
