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The FilmTwo Initiative & New Frontier Expand with Sundance Labs
NBCUniversal Connects with Sundance Institute As film continues to become more digital, The Sundance Institute finds new ways to foster and neuter young filmmakers. Virtual reality, and augmented reality have rapidly grown with the digitization of cinema. The Sundance Labs compiled a list of six progressive films set for New Frontier. Flip through the films, and review their subject matter. Aria End is a science fiction video game and installation about Aria, a trans woman with cyborg intestines who works in a subterranean mega-ruin — the site of a bizarre disaster that changes all who are exposed to it. By
Tribeca Film Festival Launches Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Projects
77 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, has announced the first half of their feature films, which includes: U.S. Narrative and International Narrative competition sections, as well as the Documentary competition selections. Tribeca is stepping up their presence with virtual and augmented reality projects with VR headset content, five immersive installations and the virtual arcade. VIRTUAL ARCADE Virtual Arcade debuts at the 2016 Festival, helping to expand the immersive entertainment slate with additional VR experiences from some of the leading creators and emerging voices in this new medium. The selections, available April 18-20, will offer 13 different projects
Sundance Film Festival 2016 Awards Honors James Foley, Nate Parker & Penny Lane
[av_heading heading='The Birth of a Nation Wins U.S. Grand Jury Prize and is Acquired by Fox Searchlight for $17.5 Million' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The 2016 Sundance Film Festival wrapped their awards yesterday in Park City, Utah. Another group of talented filmmakers emerged this year at Sundance. The Birth of a Nation won the Grand Jury prize for U.S. dramatic feature film. Nate Parker, gives insight on the film below with an interview by Sundance TV. His film sparks a continuous debate on the origins of racism within our country. The
Cameraperson to Premiere at Sundance and at the Miami Dade College’s Miami International Film Festival
[av_heading heading='Kirsten Johnson to Screen & Hold Discussion on of her Feature Memoir, Cameraperson' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Kirsten Johnson, cinematographer on Happy Valley, and now director for Cameraperson, brings her story of the life behind the lens to the Sundance Film Festival next Tuesday. Cameraperson | Yarrow Hotel Theatre First Screening: 01/26/16 at 3:00 p.m. [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cameraperson_web.jpg' attachment='13517' attachment_size='full' align='center' styling='' hover='av-hover-grow' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='fade-in'][/av_image] Johnson creates an informative documentary involving her relationship with storytelling and the camera. This project is set with the New Frontier
The Hollywood Reporter’s Roundtable Discussion Featuring Directors in Feature Film
[av_heading heading='An Uncensored Roundtable with Alejandro G. Inarritu, David O. Russell, Tarantino ' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Hollywood Reporter continues their roundtable discussions with an expert panel of directors that left their mark on the big screen in 2015. This roundtable discussion included: Quentin Tarantino ('The Hateful Eight'), Tom Hooper ('The Danish Girl'), Alejandro González Iñárritu ('The Revenant'), Ridley Scott ('The Martian'), Danny Boyle ('Steve Jobs') and David O. Russell ('Joy'). The open Q & A format gives an opportunity for the directors to share their personal experiences on set
Sundance Film Festival reveals 2016 films in U.S. Competition, World Competition & NEXT
[av_heading heading='International filmmakers spark a fire in Utah for Sundance Film Festival 2016' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The festival organizers at the Sundance Film Festival have just announced over sixty films that will be screened this upcoming January in the Salt Lake City region of Utah. The announcement today released four categories of films including: U.S. Competition, World Competition in Dramatic and Documentary, as well as NEXT. In a live Q & A today on Facebook, the festival organizers with Sundance went over some inquires from fans one-on-one. John Cooper mentioned that
Chi-raq by Spike Lee reviews gun control within inner city Chicago
[av_heading heading='Trailer release for Chi-raq ' 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] Spike Lee’s new movie “Chi-raq” has just released a new trailer. This preview lands just a month ahead of its release. The plot of film centers on gang violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods, as well as a deeper look on the gun control and culture in the city. We find that this film does an excellent job of showing the problems that are taking place in Chicago, without glorying the violence. The city of Chicago experiences a larger than average homicide rate
Amazon announces lineup for its twenty fifteen fall pilot season
[av_heading heading='Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Tim Blake Nelson set to produce pilots for Amazon' 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] Amazon today announced the lineup for its fall pilot season which is scheduled to debut later this year exclusively on Amazon Video in the US, UK, Germany and Austria. In a press release from businesswire.com they cover the recent announcement at Amazon on their upcoming fall season of original content. The new half-hour pilots premiering later this year include Highston from Bob Nelson (Nebraska), Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine)
Amazon Prime Offers Downloadable Content for IOS and Android Devices
[av_heading heading='Laugh, Cry and Entertain Guests with Offline Media from Amazon' 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] Amazon Prime Instant Video announced today that the company is now providing users the ability to download content to digital devices for easy playback. Amazon Video is currently leading the pack for streaming and offline video. They are the only online subscription streaming video service that enables downloadable media. A major perk for Prime members is that users can watch movies and TV shows as part of their membership even when they don’t have an internet connection
Ronda Rousey Profile | HBO Real Sports
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NBCUniversal Connects with Sundance Institute As film continues to become more digital,
77 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by
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