| Location | Park City, Utah |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Festival date | January 19 to 29, 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Website | Sundance |
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022.[1][2][3][4]
Films
[edit]U.S. Dramatic Competition
[edit]- The Accidental Getaway Driver, directed by Sing J. Lee
- All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, directed by Raven Jackson
- Fair Play, directed by Chloe Domont
- Fancy Dance, directed by Erica Tremblay
- Magazine Dreams, directed by Elijah Bynum
- Mutt, directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
- The Persian Version, directed by Maryam Keshavarz
- Shortcomings, directed and co-produced by Randall Park
- Sometimes I Think About Dying, directed by Rachel Lambert
- The Starling Girl, directed by Laurel Parmet
- Theater Camp, directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman
- A Thousand and One, directed by A.V. Rockwell
U.S. Documentary Competition
[edit]- AUM: The Cult at the End of the World, directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto
- Bad Press, directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler
- Beyond Utopia, directed by Madeleine Gavin
- The Disappearance of Shere Hite, directed by Nicole Newnham
- Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
- Going Varsity in Mariachi, directed by Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn
- Joonam, directed by Sierra Urich
- Little Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cortés
- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV, directed by Amanda Kim
- A Still Small Voice, directed by Luke Lorentzen
- The Stroll, directed by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker
- Victim/Suspect, directed by Nancy Schwartzman
Premieres
[edit]- Cassandro, directed by Roger Ross Williams
- Cat Person, directed by Susanna Fogel
- Deep Rising, directed by Matthieu Rytz
- The Deepest Breath, directed by Laura McGann
- Drift, directed by Anthony Chen
- Earth Mama, directed by Savanah Leaf
- Eileen, directed by William Oldroyd
- Fairyland, written and directed by Andrew Durham
- Flora and Son, directed by John Carney
- Food and Country, directed by Laura Gabbert
- Invisible Beauty, directed by Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng
- It's Only Life After All, directed by Alexandria Bombach
- Jamojaya, directed by Justin Chon
- Judy Blume Forever, directed by Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok
- Landscape with Invisible Hand, directed by Cory Finley
- A Little Prayer, directed by Angus MacLachlan
- Murder in Big Horn, directed by Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin
- Passages, directed by Ira Sachs
- Past Lives, directed by Celine Song
- PLAN C, directed by Tracy Droz Tragos
- The Pod Generation, written and directed by Sophie Barthes
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, directed by Lana Wilson
- Radical, directed by Christopher Zalla
- Rotting in the Sun, directed by Sebastián Silva
- Rye Lane, directed by Raine Allen-Miller
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, directed by Davis Guggenheim
- You Hurt My Feelings, directed by Nicole Holofcener
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
[edit]- Animalia, directed by Sofia Alaoui
- Bad Behaviour, directed by Alice Englert
- Girl, directed by Adura Onashile
- Heroic, directed by David Zonana
- MAMACRUZ, directed by Patricia Ortega
- Mami Wata, directed by C.J. Obasi
- La Pecera, directed by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez
- Scrapper, directed by Charlotte Regan
- Shayda, directed by Noora Niasari
- Slow, directed by Marija Kavtaradze
- Sorcery, directed by Christopher Murray
- When It Melts, directed by Veerle Baetens
World Cinema Documentary Competition
[edit]- 20 Days in Mariupol, directed by Mstyslav Chernov
- 5 Seasons of Revolution, directed by Lina
- Against the Tide, directed by Sarvnik Kaur
- The Eternal Memory, directed by Maite Alberdi
- Fantastic Machine, directed by Axel Danielson
- Iron Butterflies, directed by Roman Liubyi
- Is There Anybody Out There?, directed by Ella Glendining
- The Longest Goodbye, directed by Ido Mizrahy
- Milisuthando, directed by Milisuthando Bongela
- Pianoforte, directed by Jakub Piątek
- Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, directed by Anna Hints
- Twice Colonized, directed by Lin Alluna
Next
[edit]- Bravo, Burkina!, written and directed by Walé Oyéjidé
- Divinity, written and directed by Eddie Alcazar
- Fremont, written and directed by Babak Jalali
- Kim's Video, written and directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin
- King Coal, directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon
- Kokomo City, directed by D. Smith
- To Live and Die and Live, written and directed by Qasim Basir
- The Tuba Thieves, written and directed by Alison O'Daniel
- Young. Wild. Free., directed by Thembi L. Banks
Midnight
[edit]- Birth/Rebirth, directed by Laura Moss
- In My Mother's Skin, written and directed by Kenneth Dagatan
- Infinity Pool, written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg
- My Animal, directed by Jacqueline Castel
- Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, directed by Andrew Bowser
- Polite Society, written and directed by Nida Manzoor
- Run Rabbit Run, directed by Daina Reid
- Talk to Me, directed by Danny and Michael Philippou
Special Screenings
[edit]- Justice, directed by Doug Liman
- Stephen Curry: Underrated, directed by Peter Nicks
Spotlight
[edit]- The Eight Mountains, written and directed by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch
- L'Immensità, directed and co-written by Emanuele Crialese
- Joyland, directed and co-written by Saim Sadiq
- Other People's Children, written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski
- Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) by Anton Corbijn
Kids
[edit]- Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out, directed by Jake Van Wagoner
- The Amazing Maurice, directed by Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann
- Blueback, directed and co-written by Robert Connolly
Indie Episodic
[edit]- Chanshi, directed by Mickey Triest and Aaron Geva
- The Night Logan Woke Up (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé), written and directed by Xavier Dolan
- Poacher, directed by Richie Mehta
- Willie Nelson and Family, directed by Thom Zimny and Oren Moverman
Awards
[edit]The following awards were given out:[5]
Grand Jury Prizes
[edit]- U.S. Dramatic Competition – A Thousand and One (A.V. Rockwell)
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Scrapper (Charlotte Regan)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – The Eternal Memory (Maite Alberdi)
Audience Awards
[edit]- Festival Favorite – Radical (Christopher Zalla)
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – The Persian Version (Maryam Keshavarz)
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Beyond Utopia (Madeleine Gavin)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Shayda (Noora Niasari)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – 20 Days in Mariupol (Mstyslav Chernov)
- NEXT – Kokomo City
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing
[edit]- U.S. Dramatic Competition – Sing J. Lee for The Accidental Getaway Driver
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Luke Lorentzen for A Still Small Voice
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Marija Kavtaradze for Slow
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – Anna Hints for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Maryam Keshavarz for The Persian Version
- Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Daniela I. Quiroz for Going Varsity in Mariachi
- NEXT Innovator Prize – Kokomo City
Special Jury Prizes
[edit]- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – The cast of Theater Camp
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – The creative team of Magazine Dreams
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision – The Stroll (Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucke)
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression – Bad Press
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography – Lílis Soares for Mami Wata
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Performance – Rosa Marchant for When it Melts
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Sofia Alaoui for Animalia
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Fantastic Machine
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Verité – Against the Tide
Short Film Awards
[edit]- Short Film Grand Jury Prize – When You Left Me on That Boulevard
- Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction – Rest Stop
- Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – The Kidnapping of the Bride
- Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Will You Look at Me
- Short Film Jury Award: Animation – The Flying Sailor
- Short Film Special Jury Award, International: Directing – AliEN0089 by Valeria Hoffman
- Short Film Special Jury Award, U.S.: Directing – The Vacation by Jarreau Carrillo
Special Prizes
[edit]- Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize – The Pod Generation
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction – Jess Devaney for It’s Only Life After All
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction – Kara Durrett for The Starling Girl
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction – Mary Manhardt
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction – Troy Takaki
- Sundance Institute/NHK Award – Olive Nwosu for Lady
Acquisitions
[edit]- The Deepest Breath: Netflix
- In My Mother's Skin: Amazon Prime Video
- Joyland: Oscilloscope
- My Animal: Paramount Pictures (excluding Canada)
- Other People's Children: Music Box Films
- Run Rabbit Run: Netflix (in select territories)
- Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis): Utopia
- Little Richard: I Am Everything: Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films
- Kokomo City: Magnolia Pictures
- Fair Play: Netflix
- Theater Camp: Searchlight Pictures
- Flora and Son: Apple TV+
- Passages: MUBI (including United Kingdom, Ireland and Latin America)
- A Little Prayer: Sony Pictures Classics
- Talk to Me: A24
- The Eternal Memory: MTV Documentary Films
- Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV: Greenwich Entertainment and PBS Films
- The Persian Version: Sony Pictures Classics
- The Starling Girl: Bleecker Street
- Shayda: Sony Pictures Classics
- Magazine Dreams: Searchlight Pictures
- Divinity: Utopia
- Scrapper: Kino Lorber
- Shortcomings: Sony Pictures Classics
- Eileen: Neon
- The Pod Generation: Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment
- Mutt: Strand Releasing
- Sometimes I Think About Dying: Oscilloscope
- Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls: Cinedigm
- Fremont: Music Box Films
- Mami Wata: Dekanalog
- Rotting in the Sun: MUBI
- Fancy Dance: Apple TV+
Source:[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Patten, Dominic; D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 7, 2022). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors, More". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (December 7, 2022). "Sundance 2023 Lineup: New Films from Nicole Holofcener, Brandon Cronenberg, Jonathan Majors, & More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films - sundance.org". December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Nikkhah Azad, Navid (December 13, 2022). "Sundance Film Festival 2023: Short Film and Indie Episodic program lineup announced". www.deed.news. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt; Debruge, Peter (January 27, 2023). "Sundance Winners: 'A Thousand and One' Takes U.S. Dramatic Jury Prize (Complete List)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Welk, Brian (April 19, 2023). "Sundance 2023 Movie Deals So Far: Babak Jalali's Immigrant Dramedy 'Fremont' Lands at Music Box Films". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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