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'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Wins Top Sundance Award 17 weeks ago

The dramatic feature "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and the documentary "The House I Live In" won the top jury prizes...

By Steve Pond

Magnolia Picks Up Sundance's 'Nobody Walks,' 'Compliance,' '2 Days in New York' (Updated)

January 28, 2012 By Steve Pond & Sharon Waxman 17 weeks ago

In 3 deals closed in Park City on Saturday, Magnolia takes ensemble drama, controversial thriller and Julie Delpy romp

'Robot & Frank,' Lucy Walker, International Directors Win Sundance Awards

January 27, 2012 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Women in Film, NHK International and Mahindra Global all give awards at film festival

Sundance Deals: Participant Media Nabs 'Middle of Nowhere'

January 27, 2012 By Brent Lang 17 weeks ago

Participant partners with AFFRM for rights to the marriage drama "Middle of Nowhere"

‘Smashed’ Gives Alcoholism a Young, Human, Beautiful Face

January 25, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 17 weeks ago

Mary Elizabeth Winstead offers a surprisingly pure, unadorned portrait of an alcoholic trying to change in "Smashed"

2 New Oscar Nominees Win Sundance Shorts Awards

January 24, 2012 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

Lucy Walker's "The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" and Grant Orchard's "A Morning Stroll" awarded by Sundance jury

Sundance: Robert Redford, Spike Lee, Seth Rogen Heat Up the Snowbound Festival (Slideshow)

January 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 17 weeks ago

All the action from the red carpets to the panels to the film premieres

IOTG at Sundance 2012: Director Michael Mohan Explains 'Save the Date' (Video)

January 23, 2012 By Cindy Kaplan & Jason Scoggins 17 weeks ago

ItsontheGrid.com sat down at Sundance with the filmmakers of "Save the Date"

Bingham Ray, Indie Film Veteran, Dies at Sundance

January 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 17 weeks ago

The respected founder of October Films, 57, suffered a stroke at the festival

Spike Lee's Sundance Tirade: Hollywood Execs 'Know Nothing About Black People'

January 23, 2012 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

In an expletive-laced Q&A, the "Red Hook Summer" director explains why he "didn't want no motherf---ing notes" from any studio

The New Normal at Sundance -– Strong Films, Cautious But Steady Buying

January 22, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 17 weeks ago

The huckster veneer is missing, replaced by an awareness of a challenged economy and the need to find the right match when it comes to marketing

'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Wins Sundance Producer's Award

January 22, 2012 By Steve Pond 17 weeks ago

Buzzed-about feature wins inaugural $10,000 award from Sundance Institute and Indian Paintbrush

'West of Memphis' Filmmakers Accuse Stepfather of Murder -- Would Welcome a Lawsuit (Updated)

January 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

New Sundance doc on the West Memphis 3 presents evidence against a victim's relative, and its filmmakers would love to see him in court

Bingham Ray, Indie Film Veteran, Has a Stroke While at Sundance

January 21, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 18 weeks ago

Ray is recovering in a Provo hospital, Sundance issues wishes for recovery

'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Rips Through Sundance

January 20, 2012 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

Benh Zeitlin's deranged and touching Delta drama drew the festival's most raucous fans -- and some buyers, too

40 Years Later, Detroit's Bob Dylan Is Discovered in 'Sugar Man'

January 20, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 18 weeks ago

The thrilling, true story about artistry, circumstance and the global village sparked a standing ovation -- with the Sundance audience both crying and cheering

Sundance Kicks Off With F-Bombs and Sympathy for the Rich

January 20, 2012 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

Film Festival brings snow and stars to Park City; opening-night slate showcases Melanie Lynskey and some really rich people

Sundance Party List 2012: A Guide to Hollywood's Snowy Fun Festival

January 19, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 18 weeks ago

Best of the snow, the scene, the swag and Park City's most talked about non-film fun

Sundance 2012 Will Be the Biggest Buyer's Market Ever

January 18, 2012 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

The Sundance Film Festival should to be a healthy one for acquisitions, but that doesn't mean the buyers will end up happy

Slamdance Lineup: Disco, Porn & Hacking

December 14, 2011 By Steve Pond 23 weeks ago

Competition lineup of first-time directors drawn from nearly 5,000 submissions

Spike Lee, Stephen Frears, Julie Delpy Films to Premiere at Sundance

December 5, 2011 By Steve Pond 24 weeks ago

Festival's 2012 lineup of premieres will also include new documentaries from Joe Berlinger and Stacy Peralta

Sundance 2012: New Films From Jonathan Kasdan, Kirby Dick to Debut

November 30, 2011 By Steve Pond 25 weeks ago

Festival will present 110 films, drawn from more than 4,000 submissions

Sundance Institute Aggressively Expands Streaming Deals

July 27, 2011 By Steve Pond 43 weeks ago

Expanded initiative with iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Instant Video covers all Sundance films

Red Flag Releasing Acquires AIDS Doc 'We Were Here'

April 20, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

David Weissman documentary about early days of AIDS epidemic will receive theatrical, DVD, VOD, digital and television release

Robert Redford Tosses First Pitch at Wrigley Field for Cubs on Opening Day

April 1, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Star of "The Natural" in town to promote "The Conspirator," a film co-produced by team's owners

Sundance Expands Into England

March 15, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Institute will host multi-disciplinary arts festival in April 2012

UPDATED: Sundance 2011 Deal Scorecard = 34 Films Sold!

January 26, 2011 By Dominic Patten & Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Studios were on a buying spree this year in Park City. With the festival now completed, TheWrap does the numbers on who has what and how many of them