Hollywood Heads to Sundance: 5 Things to Expect, From a Hot Doc Market to Post-Harvey Vetting
After last year, many sales agents and buyers predict that documentaries are here to stay
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Showtime Acquires Sacha Jenkins’ Wu-Tang Clan Documentary Series
“Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” will debut at Sundance
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John Lithgow, Blythe Danner’s ‘The Tomorrow Man’ Acquired by Bleecker Street
Sundance 2019: Noble Jones’ debut feature will premiere at the festival on January 30
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Tessa Thompson, Damien Chazelle, Phyllis Nagy Join 2019 Sundance Jury
Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan and Film Society of Lincoln Center programming director Dennis Lim will also judge the Sundance U.S. dramatic category
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Michael Jackson Documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ Will Air on HBO This Spring
Film follows two men recounting experiences in which they say they were sexually abused by pop singer as boys
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Michael Jackson Doc About 2 Sex Abuse Accusers Joins Sundance Lineup
Steve Bannon doc also added
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Magnolia Pictures Nabs Rights to Satanic Sundance Documentary ‘Hail Satan?’
Film traces the rise of The Satanic Temple
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Rotten Tomatoes Joins Sundance Institute’s Press Inclusion Initiative
Initiative grants stipends to freelance critics and journalists attending the 2019 festival
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More Than Half of 2019 Sundance Dramatic Competition Films Have Female Directors
Nine of the 16 films have a female director
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Starz Acquires Matt Tyrnauer’s ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ and 8 Other Docs
Other films include Dan Rather’s education doc “Fail State” and “Half the Picture,” about gender bias in Hollywood
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Indie Distributors So White?: How Lack of Diversity Impacts What Films Get Released
“There’s not a lack of films that feature people of color, there’s just a shortage of distribution opportunities for our stories,” Ezra Ezzard tells TheWrap
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Sundance Now Enters Podcast Business With Scripted Crime Series ‘Exeter’ (Video)
TCA 2018: Jeanne Tripplehorn and Ray McKinnon-starring podcast will debut in September
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‘Blindspotting': Inside That Unmissable Scene About the N Word (Exclusive Video)
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal discuss the most compelling movie moment of festival
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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Film Review: Joaquin Phoenix Shines in Disjointed Drama
Director Gus Van Sant keeps the audience off balance in telling the story of Portland cartoonist John Callahan
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‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Film Review: Mister Rogers Delivers Kind Message for Unkind Times
Morgan Neville’s documentary shows how mild-mannered Republican pastor Fred Rogers became an unlikely TV icon
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Evan Peters Wanted a Special Effects Credit on ‘American Animals’ (Exclusive Video)
Sundance 2018: Star told TheWrap it’d be “awesome” to get a makeup credit on his latest flick
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Study: Male Indie Filmmakers Outnumber Women 2 to 1 at Major US Film Festivals
Festivals screen an average of 14 films by female directors compared to 29 directed by men, according to the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film
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‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Film Review: Roxanne Shanté Biopic Celebrates Rapper as Artist, Survivor
Chanté Adams gives a breakout performance as the female rap legend who endured poverty and an abusive relationship
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Sundance Award-Winning Doc ‘Shirkers’ Lands at Netflix
Streaming giant also acquires doc short about wrestler Zion Clark
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Netflix Acquires Nick Offerman’s Animated Movie ‘White Fang’
Sundance 2018: Film based on Jack London’s classic novel also stars Rashida Jones and Paul Giamatti
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Andrea Riseborough’s ‘Nancy’ Sells to Samuel Goldwyn Films
Sundance 2018: Film premiered in U.S. Dramatic Competition category
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Jaden Smith’s ‘Skate Kitchen’ Sells to Magnolia Pictures
Sundance 2018: Film marks Crystal Moselle’s follow-up to her award-winning movie “The Wolfpack”
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Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan Drama ‘Wildlife’ Sells to IFC Films
Sundance 2018: Film marks Paul Dano’s directorial debut
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Joan Jett Documentary ‘Bad Reputation’ Lands at Magnolia Pictures
Sundance 2018: Documentary premiered at the festival and is slated for a 2018 theatrical release
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‘Generation Wealth’ Director on Why Kardashians, Trump Dominate Our Culture (Video)
Sundance 2018: Documentarian Lauren Greenfield sits down with TheWrap in Park City
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‘The King’ Director Eugene Jarecki on How Elvis Is Metaphor for America
Sundance 2018: “Elvis’ life mirrors the life of America,” director tells TheWrap
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Claire Danes, Jim Parsons Drama ‘A Kid Like Jake’ Acquired by IFC Films
Sundance 2018: Film also stars Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra and Ann Dowd
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The Orchard Grabs Domestic Rights to Sundance Drama ‘We The Animals’
Jeremiah Zagar’s directorial debut follows three boys growing up under erratic parents in rural New York
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Why Amazon, Netflix Ghosted Sundance Sales After Dominating Last Year
Streaming giants actively bid but ultimately left the festival empty-handed, while Neon was the big player
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Sundance Film Festival Programming Chief Trevor Groth Heads to 30West
Groth joined the festival staff in 1993
