This Saturday nite at UCLA! Free! Looking forward to hosting this look back from #Sundance 1998!

‘Kneecap’ Biopic Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics in First Major Sundance Sale (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2024/film/glob…

Congratulations, Tricia!👏🏽

Are you ready for some… #Sundance ?!

'He was a true community builder.'
When news broke last week of the death of film programmer Doug Jones, the outpouring of emotion captured what he meant to the independent film community.
jen yamato & I spoke to a number of friends & colleagues.
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Empathetic, curious, and kind, Doug Jones did so much for so many film institutions (Vidiots Foundation, @SXSW, Film Independent + more), filmmakers, and film lovers — “one of the rare people you always looked forward to seeing.”

A tribute to a friend, in @LATimes: latimes.com/entertainment-…

1988 ➡️ 2023: 35 years since Almodóvar’s first appearance at NYFF, this afternoon he’s back with his 14th (!) selection, STRANGE WAY OF LIFE. #NYFF61

“This is Todd Haynes. His name is now a verb. He is a father to many. I am one of his children. I hope he accepts me.” - Jeremy O. Harris introducing Todd Haynes, director of May December Film for his #NYFF61 Deep Focus talk

What a great night out at Red Butte Garden last night for the screening of 'The Deepest Breath.' More free screenings tonite, and through Saturday nite, in Salt Lake City, Park City, West Valley & Oakley! The Sundance Institute Sundance Film Festival

In Pictures at a Revolution I wrote that an unexpected big hit is much more disruptive to the Hollywood system than a big flop is. That's where we are: TWO surprise smashes that suggest you get people back to the movies by giving them what they haven't seen, not what they have.>

Remembering Jane Birkin (1946-2023)💜. We were honored to have Birkin and her daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, at FLC in 2016 for the FLC retrospective, Jane and Charlotte Forever, with both actresses in attendance.

📢 Announcing the 2023 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows!

Supporting emerging filmmakers ages 18 to 25, the fellowship is a year-round program providing artistic and professional development throughout the stages of their creative process.

Learn more: sndnc.org/3JsEpwz

“A pillar of the independent film community, Michelle Satter has played a vital role in the careers of countless filmmakers around the world.” - Janet Yang, AMPAS The Academy The Sundance Institute Michelle Satter

💛 Michelle Satter & Rashad Frett! Michelle Satter Rashad Frett

Some big news from The Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program: we were recently gifted a $4M endowment from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Chairman Greg Sarris (an IP alum)! This will go toward direct support for filmmakers from California tribes.
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Thought about sending this to DeuxMoi but sharing it here instead… I was at dinner in Santa Monica last night and eating at the table next to me were Gus Van Sant & Bela Tarr!

Congratulations, Carrie Lozano (she/her) !! 💜

Arrasando la alfombra roja de Cannes.
#StrangeWayOfLive .