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  • The marquee outside the Theatre at Ace Hotel for Sundance NEXT FEST After Dark, Presented by Acura. (c) 2017 Sundance Institute | Photo by Ryan Kobane.

Sundance NEXT FEST 2017 Hosted Film Screenings, Comedy, Music and More in Downtown Los Angeles

By |August 16th, 2017|Categories: California, Entertainment, Featured, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Reviews, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Sundance Institute hosted their fifth annual NEXT FEST event in downtown Los Angeles at the Ace Hotel from August 10-13. Film producers, musicians, comedians, and creative minds gathered together to share their latest forms of art with the Southern California audience. This year the festival had a special 25th anniversary screening to the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. Program directer for the Sundance Film Festival, Trevor Groth, noted the impact of the film 25 year ago. "Reservoir Dogs debuted as the Festival’s most talked-about film in 1992 and 25 years later, it’s still a fresh, high-caliber thrillride, and more

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NEXT FEST 2017 Adds Comedians, Music Videos and Live Discussions

By |July 30th, 2017|Categories: California, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Previews, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Sundance Institute has announced additional screenings and speakers for the NEXT FEST event taking place in Los Angeles from August 10 - 13. Guests will pack into The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to experience screenings to some of the hottest films from the Sundance Film Festival. The festival organizers have noted: Conversations Ava DuVernay (13th, Selma) will join a conversation, presented by FilmL.A., Inc., with director Justin Chon after Saturday’s 4:00 p.m. screening of Gook. Also on Saturday, Gente-fied executive producer America Ferrera, director/creator/co-writer Marvin Lemus, co-writer Linda Yvette Chavez and producer Aaliyah Williams will be in conversation following the noon screening of all seven episodes of the series. On Sunday, Emmy

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Sundance Institute Announced the Film Slate for NEXT FEST 2017

By |June 10th, 2017|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

The Sundance Institute recently announced the lineup of entertainment scheduled for NEXT FEST 2017. This year marks the fifth annual festival in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. It will take place August 10-13 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. Indie film and music will crossover during this creative three-day event. Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, shared insight on the festival bringing the film Reservoir Dogs to NEXT FEST 2017. “Reservoir Dogs debuted as the Festival’s most talked-about film in 1992 and 25 years later, it’s still a fresh, high-caliber thrillride, and more iconic than ever.

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The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles hosts NEXT FEST 2017

By |May 18th, 2017|Categories: California, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Previews, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

The Sundance Institute and NEXT FEST have announced that they plan to bring the three day event once again to the Ace Hotel Theater in downtown Los Angeles August 10-13. “Think of Sundance NEXT FEST as a warmer version of our Festival that we’ve concocted just for Los Angeles: we’re premiering an incredible and high-energy lineup of independent films, served up with a side of music and talent, in a fantastic and totally unique venue.” - John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival Connect with more information and tickets to NEXT FEST via their main website. Watch over coverage

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Sundance Institute Explores Cinematic Virtual Reality with the Jaunt VR Residency Program

By |August 18th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Sundance Institute has recently added new virtual reality projects to the Jaunt VR Residency Program. Daniel Arsham, Yung Jake, and Lily Baldwin & Saschka Unseld are set to showcase their work in a six-month program designed to aid artists with breakthrough technology, virtual reality and immersive storytelling. The program will provide artists with new ways of delivering narrative through cinematic virtual reality and will have the opportunity to receive a grant to make their virtual reality short films. The Sundance Institute noted: Daniel Arsham Artist Daniel Arsham enters the residency program with his project, Chilled Soba, which transports viewers in

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  • Morris from America by Sean McElwee being screened at NEXT FEST 2016. Photo by: Sundance Institute

Sundance Institute Announces Film and Music Lineup for Sundance NEXT FEST 2016

By |July 6th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Festivals, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

August 12-14 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles The Sundance Institute has just released the 2016 music, comedy and film lineup for NEXT FEST. Several of the film such as, Morris from America, White Girl and Goat; all made their world debuts at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. They each won big with worldwide audiences. They will be making their Los Angeles Premiere at NEXT FEST. Royal by Flying Lotus will be making its World Premiere at the festival taking place August 12-14. Take a look through the film guide setup by the Sundance Institute for the NEXT

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Sundance NEXT FEST 2016 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles

By |April 12th, 2016|Categories: California, Entertainment, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , |

Free Outdoor Entertainment Venue for Attendees with NEXT DOOR Sundance Film Festival and NEXT FEST 2016 returns to downtown Los Angeles, California on August 11-14. The Sundance Institute has noted: 'NIGHT BEFORE NEXT', a celebration benefiting Sundance Institute and its artists, will precede the jam-packed weekend revelry on August 11 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. On the eve of NEXT FEST, guests will come together to honor an emerging artist, with all proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Institute. Tickets for that night will be $150, but the festival helps independent artists, so I find it to be a thoughtful contribution, and

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Sundance NEXT FEST takes flight with Birdly and Flying Lotus

By |August 5th, 2015|Categories: California, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Flying Lotus, HEALTH and Superhumanoids to World Premiere Music Videos and Experimental Short' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Sundance NEXT FEST 2015 is underway in downtown Los Angeles. The festival returns for their second year of premiering film at the Ace Hotel Theater. This year the festival kicked off with a screening of Cop Car at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Sunday, August 2. The New Frontier exhibition at the Sundance Film Festival, now joins Sundance NEXT FEST with Max Rheiner’s Oculus Rift-based virtual reality installation Birdly. Birdly simulates the

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Sundance NEXT FEST 2015 set to premiere six films in Los Angeles

By |July 26th, 2015|Categories: California, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Previews, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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Sundance NEXTFEST 2015 | Film and Music Lineup

By |June 24th, 2015|Categories: California, Festivals, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, NEXT FEST, Pop Culture, Sundance Film Festival, World News|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Cop Car, Entertainment + More Arrive in LA' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Sundance Film Festival Presents: NEXTFEST 2015 at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles this August 7-9. Experience film and live music collaborations at The Theater in the Ace Hotel. [av_video src='https://youtu.be/pOrPt8Cc7CU' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] [av_icon_box position='left' boxed='' icon='ue8d9' font='entypo-fontello' title='Turbo Kid + An 80s-inspired DJ battle' link='' linktarget='' linkelement='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' color='' custom_bg='' custom_font='' custom_border=''] TURBO KID + Neon Indian vs. Toro y Moi Sun, Aug 9, 2015 - 8:00PM The Theater at the

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