Sundance short film programmer

This is john 2003, the first duplass brothers short, a comedy, to be programmed at sundance. Mike plante, senior programmer of short film at sundance, says that when his team is selecting shorts for the festival they are looking for work that has a clear, creative voice and sticks with. Our annual program includes dramatic and documentary features and short films. I personally had four on my 2017 top 10 list, and many of these projects will have bright futures. Introducing mike plante, sundance film festival programmer. On september 5, sundance programmers heidi zwicker features and dilcia barrera shorts stopped by the film independent offices to join. The 2019 sundance film festival programming team, led by john. Last year, 8,161 short films were submitted to the sundance film festival, a number that has been steadily increasing. Sundance institute short film program sundance institute. Shes behind breakout careers like lynn shelton sword of trust, jeremy saulnier blue ruin and green book, and sean baker. And, as sundance stalwarts mark and jay duplass have been known to succinctly advise short filmmakers. Through the year he also runs the sundance short film master class and books the shorts. Founded by robert redford, sundance institute is a nonprofit organization that actively advances the work of independent storytellers in film.

Sundance festival names kim yutani director of programming. He manages the short film program of 10 programmers and over 8,000 short film submissions each year. The sundance film festival has always been proud to treat short films. The notion that making a short film is just practice for a feature has never made sense to me. Made in galicia, matria tells the story of the middleaged and humorless ramona as she struggles through a depressing daily routine of nonstop work, which includes working in a musselcanning factory and buying her. She was the short film programmer at the sundance film festival for 5 years. Mike plante, senior short film programmer of sundance film festival, shares his experience in curating short film programs. Sundance senior programmer mike plante summed up the. The 2010 sundance film festival short film programming team is led by sundance film festival programmer kim yutani, and short film programmer todd luoto. Every time you write a story or dialogue, work with actors and crew, or edit image and sound, you are making important artistic. Understanding the sundance selection process and where. Sundance announces 2010 short film program collider. I figured the best way to explain film programming its ins and outs, dos and donts was to aim high.

The following year i was brought on as a full short film programmer for sundance along with todd luoto, george eldred and shane smith. Armed with a masters degree and several experiences assisting producers in the past, i assumed i knew everything i needed to in order to create an accurate budget. Barrera is a seasoned festival programmer, having curated films for sundance and afi since 2007. Knowing the programmers doesnt help your film get selected. Sundance animated shorts program coming to theaters this fall exclusive. More than that, sundowners beat formidable odds to become one of only 20 american fiction shorts. Emily doe is a short film programmer for the sundance film festival and aspen shortsfest. Participants listens attentively to the sharings of speakers. Its that time of year again, the sundance film festival is a week away. Each january, the short film program at the sundance film festival showcases between 70 and 80 shorts, helping to support careers working in the form while also discovering new talent in filmmaking. For short films, the real income is possibility culture. Mike plante has programmed movies for film festivals since 1993 and at the sundance film festival since 2001, where he is a senior programmer for short film.

Little to no information here, and definitely no secrets, unless you consider common sense issues deep insider secrets. Jons writing has appeared in mcsweeneys internet tendency, the bold italic, the bay citizen, the goods, litreactor, and filmmaker. Sundance film festival ups the ante for representation within the film industry. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival utah community events. Matria by alvaro gago 2017 spain 21m matria won many awards on the short film festival circuit, including the grand jury prize at the 2018 sundance film festival.

The twelve things you should know before submitting to. Trevor groth, sundance film festivals chief programmer, leaving for job with movie company 30west. Sundance short film 2016 program announced variety. Acid rain by tomek popakul poland is one of 15 animated short films selected to compete at the 2019 sundance film festival.

Jon korn is a shorts programmer at the sundance film festival and a senior writer at heat in san francisco. A sundance short requires the length of the film to be 49 minutes or less, though the average is usually between seven and 15. Roberta marie munroe was born and raised in toronto. Sundance announces festival short film program gephardt.

Kim yutani tapped as sundances director of programming. Inside look at programming shorts for the sundance film festival. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival. The 2019 sundance film festival shorts tour is a 97minute theatrical program of seven short films selected from this years festival and has been widely considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many nowprominent independent filmmakers for more than 30 years. Sundance programmer mike plante on going places with short films. Our longstanding showcase of short films has become a home for audiences who love watching these rowdy, sweet, scary and surprising stories, said. Last year, sundance received some 8,000 submissions its short film category and 2,000 submissions for features and documentaries. Shari frilot, senior programmer and chief curator, new frontier.

No film school sat down with sundance short film programmer katie metcalfe to find out about not only the screening process and what it takes to get in to sundance, but also the future of shorts programming at the festival. So i huffed and i puffed and i got sundances senior short film programmer mike plante to answer the questions that are on the tiptops of all of your tongues. Big risks come with big rewards in the sundance shorts program. A filmmaker herself, robertas directorial debut, dani and alice, has played globally at over 120 festivals and received the planetout award for best drama in 2006. In short, programmers are always looking for great stories, so be sure to let. Trevor groth, sundance film festivals chief programmer. Previously, she distributed short films through mcsweeneys quarterly dvd magazine, wholphin, and worked in film education at the san francisco film. Previously, he worked at outfest, afi fest, and the late, great cinevegas. A filmmaker herself, robertas directorial debut, dani and alice, has played at over 120 festivals globally and received the planetout best drama award 2006. Sundance and cinevegas programmer mike plante on what makes a good short film. Groth, a salt lake city native, credited with helping discover such films as whiplash and.

Armed with an mfa from nyu, inupiaq filmmaker andrew okpeaha maclean first arrived at the sundance film festival in 2005 with his short film seal hunting for dad. Sundance announces new programming team in advance of 2019. Shorts have and will continue to be an important part of cinema, storytelling, and culture. Not only does mike run the shorts program yearround, he also leads the logistics and is one of the 10 people who pick the short films that play at the festival. Only 60 short films are chosen from a submission pool of around 9,000all due on september 15. I wanted to like and learn something from this book, but it comes across more as a way for the author to brag about her accomplishments rejecting short films for film festivals more so than any kind of manual for teaching howor how not to, in this casecraft a short film. The shorts at sundance range across genres, including documentary, animation and experimental. She was the shortfilm programmer at the sundance film festival for five years. Earlier this year i produced a very low budget short film, affections, directed by bridey elliott and premiering at the 2016 sundance film festival.

Sundance institute announced the indie episodic, shorts and special events sections of the 2020 sundance film festival, and they underline sundance institutes commitment to showcasing bold independent storytelling regardless of form, format or length. The length of a short film should be dictated by the. Sundance programmer mike plante on going places with short. Sundance institute has announced the full lineup of the 72 short films for the 2016 sundance film festival. The 2010 sundance film festival short film programming team is led by sundance film festival programmer kim yutani, and short film programmer todd. Working as a film programmer and projectionist since 1993, mike plante is currently a senior programmer for short film at the sundance film festival, where he has worked since 2001. A wide variety of short films from the history of the sundance film festival. Drea is a festival programmer for sundance film festival, geena davis bentonville film festival, and has previously worked for l. The sundance institute has announced selections for shorts, indie episodic, and special event programming at the upcoming sundance film festival in january, including 15 animated shorts from 10 countries including. Watch some awardwinning sundance shorts and hear from programmer dilcia barrera on why short films should be a place to take chances and experiment. The sundance short film programmers on stage for the short film awards ceremony.

Sundance animated shorts program coming to theaters this. Sundance institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2015 sundance film festival, january 22 to february 1 in park city, salt lake city, ogden and sundance, utah. Mike plante, senior programmer of short film at sundance, says that when his team is selecting shorts for the festival they are looking for work that has a clear, creative voice and sticks with it. As with all firsts, this was an incredible learning experience that highlighted. Toolkit meet the sundance film festival programmers in. She joined sundance in 2006 to program short film, and in 2009 became a feature film programmer, focusing on u. The announcement of the 2018 sundance shorts awards shows that filmmakers in this section of the festival are taking creative risks in style, subject, and character development. Sundance announces episodic and shorts programs for 2020. Watch these sundance 2018 short films online now short. Each year he and a team of 9 shorts programmers go through over 10,000 entries to select 70 shorts to play at the festival, discovering new film talent in the process. They can be narrative, animated, documentary or anything artdriven and experimental.