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Exclusive: Utopia has acquired worldwide sales rights to feature film Saul At Night, a sci-fi drama and feature debut by Cory Santilli, written by Daniel Miska. Starring Kentucker Audley, Suzanne Clément, Stephanie Ellis and Acadia Colan, the movie follows Saul Capgras (Audley) as he is forced to become acclimated to isolation in a bizarre experiment. A legally imposed curfew and mandated sleeping schedule has been forced upon citizens, except Saul, the one person who rests during the day and spends his waking hours in the eerie and lonely night. Alienated from his family, Saul begins to invent ways to continue sharing his life with his wife and daughter, but things take a turn when he encounters a mysterious woman on one of his nightly wanderings. Digital release is lined up for this month. Pic is a JawDoc Productions film produced by Raz Cunningham and Julie Snyder,...
Exclusive: Utopia has acquired worldwide sales rights to feature film Saul At Night, a sci-fi drama and feature debut by Cory Santilli, written by Daniel Miska. Starring Kentucker Audley, Suzanne Clément, Stephanie Ellis and Acadia Colan, the movie follows Saul Capgras (Audley) as he is forced to become acclimated to isolation in a bizarre experiment. A legally imposed curfew and mandated sleeping schedule has been forced upon citizens, except Saul, the one person who rests during the day and spends his waking hours in the eerie and lonely night. Alienated from his family, Saul begins to invent ways to continue sharing his life with his wife and daughter, but things take a turn when he encounters a mysterious woman on one of his nightly wanderings. Digital release is lined up for this month. Pic is a JawDoc Productions film produced by Raz Cunningham and Julie Snyder,...
- 1/12/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CAA has signed filmmaker Mona Fastvold.
Fastvold made her directorial debut with The Sleepwalker. The Norwegian-American drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014 in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and was acquired by IFC Films. The film was written by Fastvold and Vox Lux director Brady Corbet, who also stars in the feature alongside Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott and Stephanie Ellis
Fastvold recently finished production on her upcoming second feature, The World To Come which is based on the short story of the same name. She will reunite with Abbot who stars alongside Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby and Casey Affleck.
She is managed by Brian Young at Three Six Zero Group.
Fastvold made her directorial debut with The Sleepwalker. The Norwegian-American drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014 in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and was acquired by IFC Films. The film was written by Fastvold and Vox Lux director Brady Corbet, who also stars in the feature alongside Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott and Stephanie Ellis
Fastvold recently finished production on her upcoming second feature, The World To Come which is based on the short story of the same name. She will reunite with Abbot who stars alongside Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby and Casey Affleck.
She is managed by Brian Young at Three Six Zero Group.
- 5/19/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Among 2014′s class of best new voices in the film landscape (which includes Eliza Hittman (It Felt Like Love), Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), Miroslav Slaboshpitsky (The Tribe) and Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler), we easily include writer-director Norwegian important Mona Fastvold. Described as a “moody and mysterious in a Lynchian sense and Bergmanesque in design,” the Sundance preemed The Sleepwalker left quite the impression on us. Prior to her debut, the Scnadi-born, American based filmmaker learned her craft via acting gigs and music video directing, and it is somewhere in that timeline she met up with creative partner in actor turned writer-director Brady Corbet. Having worked with the likes Haneke, von Trier and Campos, a film history savant Corbet has been stepping into the creative process since his Sundance preemd 2009 short, Protect You + Me.
This past January, I had the chance to sit down with the...
This past January, I had the chance to sit down with the...
- 11/26/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Sleepwalker director/writer Mona Fastvold and co-writer/actor Brady Corbet: "Yes, juxtapositions are what we've been looking for." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Director/writer Mona Fastvold and co-writer/actor Brady Corbet of The Sleepwalker, starring Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis and Corbet, connect Michael Haneke's Caché and Funny Games, in which Corbet starred with Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and Michael Pitt, to Ingmar Bergman's Hour Of The Wolf and Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris. We discussed Borderline Films' productions of Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene and Simon Killer by Antonio Campos and how it began for Corbet. Lars von Trier's love of Douglas Sirk and Melancholia led the discussion to the films of Claire Denis, Bruno Dumont, Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. Scarlett Johansson's performance in Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin in contrast to an Aki Kaurismäki film conjures up choices for all filmmakers to consider.
Director/writer Mona Fastvold and co-writer/actor Brady Corbet of The Sleepwalker, starring Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis and Corbet, connect Michael Haneke's Caché and Funny Games, in which Corbet starred with Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and Michael Pitt, to Ingmar Bergman's Hour Of The Wolf and Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris. We discussed Borderline Films' productions of Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene and Simon Killer by Antonio Campos and how it began for Corbet. Lars von Trier's love of Douglas Sirk and Melancholia led the discussion to the films of Claire Denis, Bruno Dumont, Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. Scarlett Johansson's performance in Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin in contrast to an Aki Kaurismäki film conjures up choices for all filmmakers to consider.
- 11/24/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The fine line of a repressed memory can get especially fuzzy when what is factual, what is imagined, what is suggested and what is fable is pushed way back, pad locked and bolted into the psyche. This becomes further complicated when that past experience is a shared one. Mona Fastvold’s The Sleepwalker (Sundance Selects / limited release 11.21) adds severe twists to the stepsisterly bond and suggests that we might unconsciously crave for the unresolved. Relative newcomer Stephanie Ellis plays Christine, a sort of last minute party guest invitee and a “missing” piece of the puzzle whose physical and non-physical presence intangibly puts a wrench in festivities. Arguably the most grounded of the quartet of players yet the one who might be missing the most mental marbles, she is more than just a symbolic shit disturber to her sister’s psyche.
While at Sundance this past January, I had the chance...
While at Sundance this past January, I had the chance...
- 11/20/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Just in time for Thanksgiving, it's your yearly "hell is family members" film. However, The Sleepwalker distinguishes itself from most entries in this angst-ridden genre by way of superb writing, smoldering performances, and hauntingly beautiful imagery from first-time director Mona Fastvold. Kaia (Gitte Witt) and boyfriend Andrew (Christopher Abbott) are in the midst of renovating her father's remote, fire-destroyed house when half-sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis) suddenly reappears after a long absence. The two sisters awkwardly attempt to reconnect, an effort complicated by Christine's erratic behavior (her new pregnancy prevents her from taking her usual meds) and her wealthy, U.N. human rights officer beau, Ira (Brady Corbet). Like any crazy girl who's ma...
- 11/19/2014
- Village Voice
Family secrets, dysfunction, and tension — no, we're not describing your upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. Instead, these are the feelings bubbling beneath the surface of "The Sleepwalker," the unique and carefully calibrated upcoming drama that sets the mood on simmer. Directed by Mona Fastvold (making her debut), and featuring Gitte Witt, former "Girls" star Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis, and Brady Corbett (who also co-wrote the film with Fastvold), the story follows Kaia and Andrew, a young couple renovating her old family estate. A surprise visit from Kaia's sister Christine and her fiancée Ira opens doors to the past that some would rather keep closed. And the uneasiness is right out in the open in this clip from the film, when Ira's attempts to make peace aren't welcomed by Andrew. "The Sleepwalker" hits VOD and opens in limited release on November 21st. Read our review and watch below.
- 11/18/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
It's tough getting acclimated to new roommates, as seen in the new theatrical trailer for The Sleepwalker. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this past January, follows young couple Kaia (Gitte Witt) and Andrew (Christopher Abbott), whose renovations of Kaia's isolated family estate are interrupted by Kaia's troubled sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis) and Christine's fiance, Ira (Brady Corbet). As Christine and Ira spread their battles in the household, deep-seated issues bubble to the surface. And it all gets worse when Christine starts sleepwalking again. Take a look at the elevated drama of youth in the haunting trailer.
- 11/4/2014
- by Teresa Jue
- EW - Inside Movies
Norwegian actress and filmmaker Mona Fastvold’s first feature, “The Sleepwalker,” was a minor hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It tells the story of Kaia (Gitte Witt) and Andrew (Christopher Abbott), a young couple renovating her old family estate when they get an uninvited visit from her sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis) and her fiancée Ira (Brady Corbett, who also co-wrote the film with Fastvold). As disturbing family secrets between the sisters begin to resurface, the tension gradually rises to the boiling point. Our own Rodrigo Perez praised the film, likening it to an Ingmar Bergman chamber drama with hints of David Lynch’s intensity. A couple of other critics, including Variety’s Dennis Harvey, admired Fastvold’s slow yet gripping build-up, while pointing out a dissatisfying third act and a lack of consistency in tone. The recently released trailer does an excellent job of building tension, which...
- 11/3/2014
- by Oktay Ege Kozak
- The Playlist
Siri Garber is expanding her Platform Public Relations with new branch offices in New York City and Sydney, Australia. The Sydney office will be headed up by Platform's VP of talent Jane Negline, who joined the company after spearheading PR for “Australian Idol” and working on many Australian awards shows. Also read: CW's ‘Arrow’ Casts ‘The Pact's’ Caity Lotz as Black Canary (Exclusive) Negline's clients include: Grant Bowler (Syfy's “Defiance”), Kym Johnson (“Dancing With the Stars”), Samantha Harris (“The Insider”), Thea Andrews (“The Insider”), Harry Cook (“Accidents Happen”) and Stephanie Ellis (“The Sleepwalker”). The New York office is being headed up by Barbara Saint-Aime,...
- 4/17/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The Sleepwalker
Director: Mona Fastvold
Writers: Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Producers: 4 1⁄2′s Karin Julsrud and Turid Øversveen, Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Schuyler Weiss
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Stephanie Ellis
American indie meets Fjord sensibilities from a video/short filmmaker who was an unknown up until the mention of a collaboration with Brady Corbet on his forthcoming directorial debut, The Childhood of a Leader. Unsurprisingly, the forthy, crispy cold, moody Bergmanesque drama with plenty of unresolve played like another Corbet-starring anti-Sundance vehicle in Simon Killer. We’re looking forward to our repeat viewing.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
Director: Mona Fastvold
Writers: Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet
Producers: 4 1⁄2′s Karin Julsrud and Turid Øversveen, Tandem Pictures’ Julie Christeas and Schuyler Weiss
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Stephanie Ellis
American indie meets Fjord sensibilities from a video/short filmmaker who was an unknown up until the mention of a collaboration with Brady Corbet on his forthcoming directorial debut, The Childhood of a Leader. Unsurprisingly, the forthy, crispy cold, moody Bergmanesque drama with plenty of unresolve played like another Corbet-starring anti-Sundance vehicle in Simon Killer. We’re looking forward to our repeat viewing.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
- 2/13/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Sundance is a place for discovery, where new talent can shine in front of an audience hungry for revelation. With their new film “The Sleepwalker,” co-screenwriters Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet (she directs, he stars) have auspiciously debuted their creative partnership, which is already three screenplays deep. (He will direct their next feature, “The Childhood of a Leader,” starring Robert Pattinson, Tim Roth and Juliette Binoche, later this year, and a third project will follow.) In “The Sleepwalker,” Kaia (Gitte Witt) and Andrew (Christopher Abbott, formerly Charlie on “Girls”) are a young, seemingly happy couple renovating her family home, a foreboding modern monolith in western Massachusetts. A sudden visit from Kaia’s pregnant sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis) and her fiancé Ira (Corbet) upset the placid dynamic, stirring up Andrew’s angry tendencies and unearthing long-buried sisterly secrets (read our review here). With the sinister-yet-beautiful house acting as a...
- 1/24/2014
- by Kristin McCracken
- The Playlist
Title: The Sleepwalker Director: Mona Fastvold Starring: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet, Stephanie Ellis Bringing family together can be tricky. Each member of an extended family unit brings some baggage with them, and the internal dynamics can be very different than relationships with the outside world. When family members spend time in one space together, drama is bound to emerge. In The Sleepwalker, from Norwegian debut director Mona Fastvold, four people all related in some way to exactly one other person, spend a night in a large, quiet Massachusetts home, where tensions gradually begin to rise to the surface. Kaia (Gitte Witt) lives with her boyfriend Andrew (Christopher Abbott) [ Read More ]
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- 1/23/2014
- by abe
- ShockYa
In sleepy rural Massachusetts, the illusory nature of domestic bliss fractures easily like the first frost of a winter chill. 20-somethings Kaia (Gitte Witt) and her boyfriend Andrew (ex “Girls” star Christopher Abbott) live a quiet life, renovating her late father’s isolated and modern estate. If famed architect Le Corbusier once said “the home should be the treasure chest of living,” then the structural marvel that is this domicile is more of a hollowed out trunk that contains plenty of dark skeletons. Beautiful on the outside, the inside is gutted and much repair needs doing. A dissonant chord interrupts the fragile harmony in the form of Kaia’s estranged sister Christine (Stephanie Ellis), a peculiar girl who arrives unannounced in the middle of the night after not having been in contact for years. A further fissure appears at breakfast, Christine’s Waspy, seemingly uptight fiancé Ira (Brady Corbet), worried...
- 1/21/2014
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
The Sleepwalker is one of those slow burning kind of thrillers. Throughout the film you sense that something is brooding in the background of the story, like there's something coming that you can't see, and it's something bad. It has this great creepy music to help play with your thoughts and emotions as well. It really does a great job building the suspense of the movie. The only problem is, that terribly bad thing that is supposed to happen... never happens. That awful reveal that you felt coming throughout the whole film never comes. There is absolutely no satisfying conclusion to this movie, and it's one of those films where you wonder what the point of making it was.
The one thing I will give this movie is that it stimulated my imagination. It also had a very eerie atmosphere to it that I liked. As I watched the movie...
The one thing I will give this movie is that it stimulated my imagination. It also had a very eerie atmosphere to it that I liked. As I watched the movie...
- 1/20/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Sleepwalker has debuted a new trailer.
Director Mona Fastvold's drama will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
The film stars Mysterious Skin's Brady Corbet, Girls' Christopher Abbott, Gitte Witt and Stephanie Ellis.
It centres around couple Kaia and Andrew (Witt and Abbott), who are renovating an old and isolated family estate.
When Kaia's sister Christine (Ellis) and her fiancé Ira (Corbet) arrive out of the blue, family secrets threaten to tear them all apart.
Fastvold and Corbet wrote the script for the film, which is yet to announce general release dates.
The Sleepwalker will premiere at Sundance on January 20.
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Director Mona Fastvold's drama will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
The film stars Mysterious Skin's Brady Corbet, Girls' Christopher Abbott, Gitte Witt and Stephanie Ellis.
It centres around couple Kaia and Andrew (Witt and Abbott), who are renovating an old and isolated family estate.
When Kaia's sister Christine (Ellis) and her fiancé Ira (Corbet) arrive out of the blue, family secrets threaten to tear them all apart.
Fastvold and Corbet wrote the script for the film, which is yet to announce general release dates.
The Sleepwalker will premiere at Sundance on January 20.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 12/24/2013
- Digital Spy
How do you get the best material and work in the most interesting projects? Write them yourself. That's the path Brady Corbet has been taking, with the kind of success that is really putting the actor, writer and director on the map. And after making waves at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 with "Simon Killer," which he co-wrote and starred in, Corbet returns to the Dramatic Competition category with another intriguing offering. "The Sleepwalker," co-written by Corbet and Mona Fastvold (who also directs) and starring Corbert, (former) "Girls" star Christopher Abbott, Gitte Witt and Stephanie Ellis, tells the story of two sisters and the secret that stands between them. And as you'll see in this exclusive trailer, that bond from childhood gets tested in the present when the two sisters and their partners find themselves together under one roof. Here's the official synopsis:a young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate.
- 12/23/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner, and the Sundance Institute has released the full line-up for the competition films that will be premiering!
This year there were 12,218 total submissions, and 117 films were accepted from 37 countries around the world. It looks like there's a lot of good selection of films this year.
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 runs from January 16th to the 26th, and the GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as many movies as we possibly can.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 16 films in this section are world premieres and, unless otherwise noted, are from the U.S.
“Camp X-Ray” — Directed and written by Peter Sattler. A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch.
“Cold in July” — Directed by Jim Mickle, written by Nick Damici.
This year there were 12,218 total submissions, and 117 films were accepted from 37 countries around the world. It looks like there's a lot of good selection of films this year.
The Sundance Film Festival 2014 runs from January 16th to the 26th, and the GeekTyrant team will be there to cover as many movies as we possibly can.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
The 16 films in this section are world premieres and, unless otherwise noted, are from the U.S.
“Camp X-Ray” — Directed and written by Peter Sattler. A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch.
“Cold in July” — Directed by Jim Mickle, written by Nick Damici.
- 12/5/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sundance Film Festival continues to be one of the most popular, and arguably one of the most important, events on the industry calendar, launching as it does some of the most prominent independent films at the start of each year.
This year will be no different, with Sundance announcing last night the initial line-up of films screening in competition, led by Song One, starring Anne Hathaway; Camp X-Ray, starring Kristen Stewart; Infinitely Polar Bear, with Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana; Joe Swanberg’s Happy Christmas, starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, and Swanberg himself; The Skeleton Twins, with Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, and Ty Burrell; Life After Beth, with Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, and John C. Reilly; Listen Up Philip, with Jason Schwartzman and Elisabeth Moss; Whiplash, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons; and many, many more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films,...
This year will be no different, with Sundance announcing last night the initial line-up of films screening in competition, led by Song One, starring Anne Hathaway; Camp X-Ray, starring Kristen Stewart; Infinitely Polar Bear, with Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana; Joe Swanberg’s Happy Christmas, starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, and Swanberg himself; The Skeleton Twins, with Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, and Ty Burrell; Life After Beth, with Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, and John C. Reilly; Listen Up Philip, with Jason Schwartzman and Elisabeth Moss; Whiplash, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons; and many, many more.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films,...
- 12/5/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It's that special time of year again when films are announced for Sundance and we have to do our best to figure out from very brief descriptions if they're horror or not. In any event, here's the first wave of what we think are the genre highlights.
First to be announced are the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition Next <=> section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.
For the 2014 fest 118 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 34 in competition. These films were selected from 12,218 submissions (72 more than for 2013), including 4,057 feature-length films and 8,161 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international. 97 Feature films at the Festival will be world premieres.
In addition to those announced today, the Festival...
First to be announced are the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition Next <=> section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, which runs January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.
For the 2014 fest 118 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 34 in competition. These films were selected from 12,218 submissions (72 more than for 2013), including 4,057 feature-length films and 8,161 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international. 97 Feature films at the Festival will be world premieres.
In addition to those announced today, the Festival...
- 12/5/2013
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival is coming up in January and today, the Sundance Institute has named the films that will be in the U.S. and world competitions as well as Next, which is an oddly-named showcase for “Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling.”
There will be 67 films competing across five different competition categories. That may sound like a lot, but that’s only the first half of the film announcements. Later on they will be announcing the remaining lineup of films being shown outside these competitions.
Overall, it’s an impressive batch of entries, with several surprises and a handful of very promising movies. Check out the full list below and let us know what you think in the comments section.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Camp X-Ray / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Peter Sattler) — A young woman is stationed as a guard in Guantanamo Bay,...
There will be 67 films competing across five different competition categories. That may sound like a lot, but that’s only the first half of the film announcements. Later on they will be announcing the remaining lineup of films being shown outside these competitions.
Overall, it’s an impressive batch of entries, with several surprises and a handful of very promising movies. Check out the full list below and let us know what you think in the comments section.
U.S. Dramatic Competition
Camp X-Ray / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Peter Sattler) — A young woman is stationed as a guard in Guantanamo Bay,...
- 12/5/2013
- by Jeremy Clymer
- We Got This Covered
God’S Pocket
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Robert Redford, President & Founder of Sundance Institute said, “That the Festival has evolved and grown as it has over the past 30 years is a credit to both our audiences and our artists, who continue to find ways to take risks and open our minds to the power of story. This year’s films and artists promise to do the same.”
For the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, 118 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 34 in competition. These films were selected from 12,218 submissions (72 more than for 2013), including 4,057 feature-length films and 8,161 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international. 97 feature films at...
Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition section of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
Robert Redford, President & Founder of Sundance Institute said, “That the Festival has evolved and grown as it has over the past 30 years is a credit to both our audiences and our artists, who continue to find ways to take risks and open our minds to the power of story. This year’s films and artists promise to do the same.”
For the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, 118 feature-length films were selected, representing 37 countries and 54 first-time filmmakers, including 34 in competition. These films were selected from 12,218 submissions (72 more than for 2013), including 4,057 feature-length films and 8,161 short films. Of the feature film submissions, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international. 97 feature films at...
- 12/5/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As I had predicted here, names such as Cutter Hodierne, Kat Candler, Maya Forbes, Mona Fastvold and Damien Chazelle would be among the invited guests at the ’14 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. It was such a strong year that even some items that I thought would be dark horse/long shots and might be looking at a fest berth from the sidelines are considered definite dramatic comp material, while some that was fully expecting to break the line-up have been passed up.
Horror “labeled” directors Carter Smith (Jamie Marks Is Dead) and Jim Mickle (Cold in July) broke into the line-up that is usually reserved for the newbie type of director and are coming in with perhaps different genre material. We’re glad to see Justin Simien’s Dear White People break into the 16 – it also acts as the long awaited return of Duly Noted producer Effie Brown. Actor...
Horror “labeled” directors Carter Smith (Jamie Marks Is Dead) and Jim Mickle (Cold in July) broke into the line-up that is usually reserved for the newbie type of director and are coming in with perhaps different genre material. We’re glad to see Justin Simien’s Dear White People break into the 16 – it also acts as the long awaited return of Duly Noted producer Effie Brown. Actor...
- 12/4/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competition lineups for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival were announced today and just below I have featured pictures from the 16 films that will be competing in the U.S. Dramatic competition and they feature a lot of names you're going to recognize. The titles begin with Camp X-Ray, which stars Kristen Stewart as a guard in Guantanamo Bay, where she forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees. Jim Mickle made an impact earlier this year with We Are What We Are and he returns with Michael C. Hall with Cold in July. Fishing Without Nets looks to tell a story similar to that of Captain Phillips, only this time from the Somali side of things; God's Pocket is "Mad Men" star John Slattery's writing and directorial debut and he's lined up an impressive cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins,...
- 12/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Just like the Chileans did last year’s fest, the Norwegians have been slowly invading the Sundance Film Festival with an output of films from smart rom coms (Happy, Happy) to original monster flicks (The Troll Hunter). I’m thinking that this swooning will extend itself into ’14 with actress, video filmmaker, and now Brooklyn-based director Mona Fastvold’s debut feature. The Sleepwalker went into production back in October of ’12 with a cast that exports Norway’s Gitte Witt onto U.S turf alongside Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis and multifaceted contributor Brady Corbet. We’ll be far from pressing the “snooze button” on this one.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
Gist: Written by Fastvold and Corbet, we find a young attractive couple renovating their Le Corbusier-like estate in the woods…Their lives are soon dismantled upon the arrival of unexpected guests. The Sleepwalker pokes at genre expectations and narrative contrivance in an effort to reveal something altogether more disturbing.
- 11/21/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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