"With a gala, the festival plans to pay tribute to the late actor and director, who died of natural causes in September. "Before he passed earlier this year, [Redford] shared with us this quote: 'Everybody has a story,'" says the festival's director, Eugene Hernandez. "This notion is such a great framing for a festival that has always been about finding and sharing with audiences the stories that come from all over the world.""
""He would tell this story year after year about getting Downhill Racer made," recalls Sundance senior programmer John Nein. "It became a way that he understood the notion of protecting independence and protecting the artistic voice of a film. He often used that when he talked to emerging filmmakers, to relate to the struggles that they had in getting their films made the way that they wanted to.""
"Nein says one way to recognize that legacy is by programming 40 percent of the slate from first-time filmmakers. More than 16,200 films were submitted from 164 countries. Throughout the year, the Sundance Institute hosts labs and programs and provides grants and fellowships for independent filmmakers. Over the years, Sundance has been a launching pad for filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Ava DuVernay, The Coen brothers, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao and Paul Thomas Anderson."
The Sundance Film Festival begins for the last time in Park City, Utah before relocating to Boulder, Colorado next year. The festival will pay tribute to Robert Redford, who died of natural causes in September, and will screen films that found their start at Sundance, including Little Miss Sunshine and a remastered Downhill Racer. Programming emphasizes emerging voices, with 40 percent of the slate drawn from first-time filmmakers. More than 16,200 films were submitted from 164 countries. The Sundance Institute supports filmmakers year-round through labs, grants, and fellowships and has launched major filmmakers' careers.
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