Sentences with phrase «u.s. dramatic competition»

Sorry to Bother You, which had its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition categoryat the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, is a genre - defying work, taking place in a modern day alternate reality version of Oakland, CA where telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre new universe.

Writer / director Andrew Heckler's debut feature lands in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and boasts one of the most intriguing casts and premises of the year.

«Appropriate Behavior» made waves for writer / director / star Desiree Akhavan in 2014 and she tries to avoid the sophomore slump with this promising U.S. Dramatic Competition entry.

It wouldn't be Sundance without an Ethan Hawke movie or two, but he's behind the scenes on this one, co-writing and directing a film in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category.

We're all hoping the MVP of 2017, Laura Dern, continues her ascendance with this very promising U.S. Dramatic Competition film writer / director Jennifer Fox.

In last year's selection of sixteen U.S. Dramatic Competition offerings, it was Alfonso Gomez - Rejon's Me &...

Here's hoping this U.S. Dramatic Competition entry has some bite.

Perry's latest film, «Golden Exits,» premiered Sunday in U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance.

The film made its premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category yesterday at the Library.

The intense cruising drama landed Eliza Hittman the festival's directing award in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the annual award ceremony held on Saturday.

«Blaze,» which also stars, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, and Charlie Sexton, is one of the 16 films in Sundance 2018's U.S. Dramatic Competition.

«Sorry to Bother You,» which also features Terry Crews, Omari Hardwick, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowler, and Danny Glover, is one of the 16 films in Sundance 2018's U.S. Dramatic Competition.

Winner of the audience award in the U.S. Dramatic competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival, «Crown Heights» is based on the true story of Colin Warner, who would spend 20 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, and Carl King, the friend who would work tirelessly for his release.

And organizers have unveiled a big chunk of their slate today with U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition, and NEXT lineups.

How will it perform: Along with Boyhood, Whiplash was the clear breakout film of Sundance this year, winning both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition.

My last feature interview of the day was thankfully with the inspired Sundance Filmmaker / Composer Lab «arranged marriage» collaboration of Persian Filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz and Indian Composer Gingger Shankar (related to legendary Indian rock star, Ravi Shankar) for U.S. Dramatic Competition feature, CIRCUMSTANCE.

Venue: Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition) Production company: Eon Productions Writer - director: Christina Choe Cast: Andrea Riseborough, J. Smith - Cameron, Steve Buscemi, Ann Dowd, John Leguizamo Producers: Amy Lo, Michelle Cameron, Andrea Riseborough Executive producers: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Mynette Louie, Rachel Song Cinematographer: Zoe White Production designer: Charlotte Royer Costume designer: Tere Duncan Composer: Peter Raeburn Editor: David Gutnik Casting: Lauren Grey, Lois Drabkin 87 minutes

It opened the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Andrea Riseborough appears in NANCY by Christina Choe, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look...

«Call Me by Your Name» would make a dreamy Sundance double bill with the U.S. dramatic competition entry «Beach Rats,» a very different but similarly restless portrait of a young man's sexual explorations over the course of an extremely hot summer.

Desiree Akhavan's «The Miseducation of Cameron Post» took the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. dramatic competition.

Similarly, the story of how this film, which premiered Saturday night in Sundance's U.S. Dramatic competition, got made can sound fairly straightforward and direct.

«The Miseducation of Cameron Post» was awarded the highest honor by the Park City, Utah festival in the U.S. dramatic competition: The Grand Jury Prize.

Absurdly prolific indie director Joe Swanberg, whose «Drinking Buddies» and «All the Light in the Sky» both came out in 2013, will also be exploring this theme with his feature «Happy Christmas» at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.

«Landline» premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Novitiate made its world premiere on Friday and is screening in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.

Also be sure to check out our Sundance 2008 Photo Previews for the Spectrum and U.S. Dramatic Competition.

Finally, writer - director Kate Barker - Froyland will make her feature film debut with «Song One,» also showing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance and starring Anne Hathaway as another young woman with some growing up to do.

The film, which is playing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition premiered this past Friday.

The dearth of opportunities for female filmmakers is one of Hollywood's biggest problems these days, so it's cheering to note that fully half of the films in the U.S. Dramatic Competition were directed by women, including Stacie Passion's Concussion, Lake Bell's In A World..., Jill Solloway's Afternoon Delight, Cherien Dabis's opening - night selection, May in the Summer, and...

The 2017 Sundance Film Festival lineup was announced yesterday and «Novitiate» directed by Maggie Betts has been selected for the U.S. Dramatic Competition!

And it's telling that these films came from multiple programs of this year's festival, including U.S. Dramatic Competition, Next, and even a couple Midnights.

The line - up for Sundance Film Festival 2018 was announced on November 29th and «American Animals «is set to premiere as part of their U.S. Dramatic Competition.

The jury at Sundance recognized this and Soloway took home the Directing Award for the U.S. Dramatic Competition.

Here is the new teaser: PREVIOUSLY, January 26: HBO Films said today that it has acquired exclusive rights to The Tale, Jennifer Fox's timely drama that premiered last weekend in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

PREVIOUSLY, January 26: HBO Films said today that it has acquired exclusive rights to The Tale, Jennifer Fox's timely drama that premiered last weekend in the U.S. Dramatic competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

In last year's selection of sixteen U.S. Dramatic Competition offerings, it was Alfonso Gomez - Rejon's Me & Earl & the Dying Girl that landed both U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic awards, it was Rick Famuyiwa's Dope who landed the richest deal ($ 7 million range), it was Patrick Brice's The Overnight that had the most post festival momentum, it was Marielle Heller's The Diary of a Teenage Girl that received a longer term accolades (Bel Powley won Best Actress at the Gothams) and it might be Robert Eggers» The Witch that becomes the cult item we reference back in a decade from now.

The film is an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Upstart distributor Neon has acquired North American rights to Beach Rats, writer - director Eliza Hittman film that played in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

After off - roading it in desolate Armenia with Here (U.S. Dramatic Competition — Sundance Film Festival) helmer Braden King will be roughing it out in the white trashy backdrops of Appalachia's West Virginia with an adaptation of Carter Sickels» 2012 novel.

Jennifer Phang is the 2015 recipient of the inaugural San Francisco Film Society Women's Filmmaker Fellowship, which provides a grant of $ 40,000, office, networking and development support toward a genre project.At Sundance 2015, Jennifer Phang's sophomore feature Advantageous won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Special Jury Prize.

From 2002 to 2014, 25.5 % of U.S. Dramatic Competition directors at the Sundance Film Festival were women.

Her second feature, Beach Rats was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and premiered in U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where she was given the Directing Award.

Based on Joris - Peyrafitte's 2014 short drama, «As a Friend,» «As You Are» premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award.

Whiplash also won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for the U.S. Dramatic competition at Sundance.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival Jurors were: U.S. Documentary Competition: Liz Garbus, Davis Guggenheim, Gary Hustwit, Brett Morgen, Diane Weyermann; U.S. Dramatic Competition: Ed Burns, Wesley Morris, Rodrigo Prieto, Tom Rothman, Clare Stewart; World Cinema Documentary Competition: Sean Farnel, Robert Hawk, Enat Sidi; World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Anurag Kashyap, Nadine Labaki, Joana Vicente; Alfred P. Sloan Award: Jon Amiel, Paula Apsell, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Z. Burns, Dr. André Fenton, Dr. Lisa Randall; Short Film Competition: Mike Farah, Don Hertzfeldt, Magali Simard.

Reviewed on January 26th at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival — U.S. Dramatic Competition, World Cinema Documentary Competition.

Production companies: Mandalay Pictures, Homegrown Pictures, Hudlin Entertainment Distributor: Netflix Cast: Trevor Jackson, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, Trevante Rhodes, Rotini, Octavius J. Johnson, Mitchell Edwards, Malik Bazille, Imani Hakim, Nafessa Williams, Steve Harris, Alfre Woodard Director: Gerard McMurray Screenwriters: Christine Berg, Gerard McMurray Producers: Stephanie Allain, Jason Michael Berman, Reginald Hudlin, Mel Jones Executive producers: Caroline Connor, Common, Gerard McMurray Director of photography: Isiah Donte Lee Production designer: Erik Louis Robert Costume designer: Roland Sanchez Editor: Evan Schrodek Music: Kevin Lax Casting: Kim Coleman Venue: Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition)

Only films that are world premieres are eligible for our U.S. Dramatic Competition program, but U.S. narrative feature films that have previously screened at up to two other festivals anywhere in the world are still eligible for our out - of - competition programs.