2021 Sundance Film Festival
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 28 to February 3, 2021. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival combined in-person screenings at the Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah with screenings held online as well as on screens and drive-ins in 24 states and territories across the United States.[1][2]
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| Location | Park City, Utah |
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| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Festival date | January 28 to February 3, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Website | sundance |
FilmsEdit
U.S. Dramatic CompetitionEdit
- CODA by Siân Heder
- I Was a Simple Man by Christopher Makoto Yogi
- Jockey by Clint Bentley
- John and the Hole by Pascual Sisto
- Mayday by Karen Cinorre
- On the Count of Three by Jerrod Carmichael
- Passing by Rebecca Hall
- Superior by Erin Vassilopoulos
- Together Together by Nikole Beckwith
- Wild Indian by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.
U.S. Documentary CompetitionEdit
- Ailey by Jamila Wignot
- All Light, Everywhere by Theo Anthony
- At the Ready by Maisie Crow
- Cusp by Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt
- Homeroom by Peter Nicks
- Rebel Hearts by Pedro Kos
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It by Mariem Pérez Riera
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Questlove
- Try Harder! by Debbie Lum
- Users by Natalia Almada
PremieresEdit
- Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir by James Redford
- Bring Your Own Brigade by Lucy Walker
- Eight for Silver by Sean Ellis
- How It Ends by Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
- In the Earth by Ben Wheatley
- In the Same Breath by Nanfu Wang
- Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King
- Land by Robin Wright
- Marvelous and The Black Hole by Kate Tsang
- Mass by Fran Kranz
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World by Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri
- My Name is Pauli Murray by Betsy West, Julie Cohen
- Philly D.A. by Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazard
- Prisoners of the Ghostland by Sion Sono
- The Sparks Brothers by Edgar Wright
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street by Marilyn Agrelo
World Cinema Dramatic CompetitionEdit
- The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet by Ana Katz
- El Planeta by Amalia Ulman
- Fire in the Mountains by Ajitpal Singh
- Hive by Blerta Basholli
- Human Factors by Ronny Trocker
- Luzzu by Alex Camilleri
- One for the Road by Nattawut Poonpiriya
- The Pink Cloud by Iuli Gerbase
- Pleasure by Ninja Thyberg
- Prime Time by Jakub Piątek
World Cinema Documentary CompetitionEdit
- Faya Dayi by Jessica Beshir
- Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
- Misha and the Wolves by Sam Hobkinson
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World by Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri
- Playing With Sharks by Sally Aitken
- President by Camilla Nielsson
- Sabaya by Hogir Hirori
- Taming the Garden by Salomé Jashi
- Writing With Fire by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
MidnightEdit
- Censor by Prano Bailey-Bond
- Knocking by Frida Kempff
- A Glitch in the Matrix by Rodney Ascher
- Coming Home in the Dark by James Ashcroft
- Mother Schmuckers by Lenny Guit and Harpo Guit
- Violation by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
NextEdit
- The Blazing World by Carlson Young
- Cryptozoo by Dash Shaw
- First Date by Manuel Crosby, Darren Knapp
- Ma Belle, My Beauty by Marion Hill
- R#J by Carey Williams
- Searchers by Pacho Velez
- Son of Monarchs by Alexis Gambis
- Strawberry Mansion by Albert Birney, Kentucker Audley
- We're All Going to the World's Fair by Jane Schoenbrun
SpotlightEdit
AwardsEdit
The following awards were given out:[3]
Grand Jury PrizesEdit
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – CODA (Siân Heder)
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Summer of Soul (Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Hive (Blerta Basholli)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen)
Audience AwardsEdit
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – CODA (Siân Heder)
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Summer of Soul (Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Hive (Blerta Basholli)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – Writing With Fire (Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh)
- NEXT – Ma Belle, My Beauty (Marion Hill)
Directing, Screenwriting and EditingEdit
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – Siân Heder for CODA
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Natalia Almada for Users
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Blerta Basholli for Hive
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – Hogir Hirori for Sabaya
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – Ari Katcher and Ryan Welch for On the Count of Three
- Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Kristina Motwani and Rebecca Adorno for Homeroom
- NEXT Innovator Price - Dash Shaw for Cryptozoo
Special Jury PrizesEdit
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – The cast of CODA
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Actor - Clifton Collins Jr. for Jockey
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Emerging Filmmaker - Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt for Cusp
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Nonfiction Experimentation - Theo Anthony for All Light, Everywhere
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Vérité Filmmaking - Camilla Nielsson for President
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change - Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh for Writing With Fire
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting - Jesmark Scicluna for Luzzu
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision - Baz Poonpiriya for One for the Road
Short Film AwardsEdit
- Short Film Grand Jury Prize - Lizard
- Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction - The Touch of the Master's Hand
- Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction - Bambirak
- Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction - Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
- Short Film Jury Award: Animation - Souvenir Souvenir
- Short Film Special Jury Award for Acting - Wiggle Room
- Short Film Special Jury Award for Screenwriting - The Criminals
Special PrizesEdit
- Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize - Son of Monarchs
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction - Nicole Salazar for Philly D.A.
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction - Natalie Qasabian for Run
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction - Juli Vizza
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction - Terilyn Shropshire
- Sundance Institute/NHK Award - Meryman Joobeur for Motherhood
AcquisitionsEdit
- Ailey: Neon
- All Light, Everywhere: Super LTD
- Censor: Magnolia Pictures
- CODA: Apple TV+
- Cryptozoo: Magnolia Pictures
- Flee: Neon and Participant (US distribution); Curzon Artificial Eye (UK distribution); Haut et Court (French distribution)
- A Glitch in the Matrix: Magnolia Pictures (US distribution); Dogwoof (UK distribution)
- Jockey: Sony Pictures Classics
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World: Juno Films
- On the Count of Three: Annapurna Pictures and Orion Pictures (US distribution; through United Artists Releasing)
- Passing: Netflix
- Playing with Sharks: National Geographic Documentary Films
- Pleasure: A24
- Prisoners of the Ghostland: RLJE Films
- The Sparks Brothers: Focus Features (US distribution); Universal Pictures (International distribution)
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Searchlight Pictures and Hulu (worldwide); Star (select territories)
- Superior: Visit Films (international sales); Creative Arts Agency (US sales)
- Together Together: Bleecker Street
- Violation: Shudder
- Wiggle Room: Searchlight Pictures
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "2021 Sundance Film Festival Will Meet Audiences Where They Are". www.sundance.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 15, 2020). "Sundance 2021 Full Lineup: Pandemic, Politics, Rita Moreno, Octavia Butler, 'Passing' & 'Sesame Street' Pack Semi-Virtual Festival". Deadline. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced". www.sundance.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Sundance 2021 Deals Complete List
- ^ Welk, Brian (January 31, 2021). "Sundance 2021: What Has Sold So Far, From 'CODA' to 'Flee' (Photos)". TheWrap. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
External linksEdit
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