The Sundance Movie Festival began in 1978 as the Utah/USA Film Festival, an elbow grease by Robert Redford and the Utah kingdom management to showcase independent movie. Government of the Festival was transfered to Redford's Sundance School in 1985, and it was officially renamed the Sundance Film Festival in 1991. By "completed," Sundance means that you've finished the final cut; you can shoot footage earlier, but the film must be in the can within the set time frame.
Documentary competition includes 16 documentary films from American filmmakers. The U.S. Dramatic competition covers fiction films from Americans, and is besides regional to 16 movies. The Apple Cinema Documentary and Sphere Cinema Dramatic categories embrace the works of international filmmakers; Everyone contains from 12 to 14 films in competition. Last of all, the Shorts competition covers any film (fiction or documentary) less than 50 minutes in length (those longer than 50 minutes qualify as features). Eighty to 90 films are screened in the Shorts competition. All other films are screened elsewhere of competition.
Domestic or Foreign
Sundance uses funding to figure provided a movie is considered U.S. or "Universe" cinema. Provided a movie receives half or exceeding of its funding from American sources, it’s a U.S. movie. Otherwise, it’s a "Sphere" movie.
Submission Deadlines
Deadlines for the Sundance Film Festival vary according to year. Early deadlines are typically in mid-August, authorized deadlines are in early Sept, and delayed deadlines are in mid-September. The accredited Sundance location has the specifics for Everyone given year; however, the stated dates are when the films need to be in the festival’s hands, not the dates by which the films should be postmarked.
Edits
If your film has been rejected by Sundance previously, you can re-edit and resubmit it if you wish. You can also submit rough cuts of a movie, though it needs to be reasonably complete, and should include citations for missing scenes in order to better establish the film’s continuity.
Older Films
Sundance asks that a given film be completed within two years of the year you wish to submit it for the festival. In other words, if you want your film to be considered for the 2012 festival, the film must be completed in 2010 or 2011. It takes dwelling in Grassland Metropolis, Utah, every winter, and has launched directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith. The Festival maintains particular entry requirements for filmmakers attentive in competing.
