Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

(Park City, UT) Despite the more than six weeks that lie between now and the Sundance Film Festival this January, details about the lineup are already surfacing. Yesterday the festival released a listing of films to be screened outside of the annual competition.

Though it may seem less than encouraging to have a film not up for competition, the festival, their inclusion in the programming speaks to the festival's commitment to its core spirit of cinematic innovation. Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, "In many ways, the extremes of the Festival's program are most readily apparent in our out-of-competition sections, which showcase the wildest comedies, the most terrifying horror films and uncompromised visions from singular voices springing up from around the country and the world. We hope audiences experiment with their film selections to an equal degree as these filmmakers have experimented with their storytelling."

Screenings for the films will take place at Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, NEXT, and New Frontier. The festival will take place January 19-29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance.





Resources:

http://www.sundance.org/festival/