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FEATURE FILMS<\/strong> \nAs at past Sundance Film Festivals, films will premiere throughout the day, with Day One films set to debut Thursday, January 28, at 6 p.m. U.S. Mountain Time. During the 2021 Festival, each of the 70+ feature films will premiere online in a dedicated time slot, followed by a live Q&A. Multiple films will premiere simultaneously roughly every three hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. U.S. Mountain Time. This rollout is designed to preserve the energy of a Festival, with an abundance of choices and collective experiences, as audiences can begin the film simultaneously, and participate in the live Q&A which follows (viewers can also begin films any time within three hours of their premiere\u2019s start). All films will return to the platform two days after their premiere for a \u201csecond screening,\u201d offered on demand for 24 hours. The platform\u2019s movie player is powered by Shift72 and developed with best-in-industry security and access practices. In a Festival first, the entire 70+-feature lineup on the platform will be closed-captioned on demand, and Q&As will be live-captioned.<\/p>\nSHORT FILM, INDIE SERIES PROGRAMS<\/strong> \nThe Short Film and Indie Series (formerly Indie Episodic) programs, focused on creative storytelling outside the feature format, will include 50 short films and world premieres of four episodic works. These will be available on demand on the Festival platform for the full length of the Festival.<\/p>\nNEW FRONTIER<\/strong> \nSince its launch, the Sundance Film Festival\u2019s New Frontier has served as a showcase for dynamic, innovative work at the crossroads of film, art, and technology — and 2021 is no exception, with 14 works in the program. For the first time ever, adventurous audiences around the world will be given the chance to engage with the works, the artists, and each other via a bespoke virtual platform, accessible via computer and VR headsets. The\u00a0New Frontier Gallery<\/strong>\u00a0hosts the complete slate of live performances, AR, VR, and other emerging media works.\u00a0Cinema House<\/strong>\u00a0is the Festival\u2019s fully immersive, big-screen theater, and\u00a0Film Party<\/strong>\u00a0is an interactive social space where the entire community of accredited Festivalgoers can safely gather together again. The environment also features interactive tools such as proximity audio and video chat.<\/p>\nSATELLITE SCREENS<\/strong> \nExpanding beyond its Utah home, the Festival has created a network of partnerships to bring feature films and customized local programming — talks, events, artist meet-ups — to communities across the country. In addition to these Satellite Screen partnerships, the Institute will program screenings at\u00a0The Ray<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Park City<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Rose Bowl<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mission Tiki Drive-Ins<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Los Angeles<\/strong>, health and safety guidelines permitting. Each Satellite Screen will create and host their own events, sharing local cultural conversations with broader Festival audiences, with most also screening selections from the 2021 program.<\/p>\n\u201cThese partners are the backbone of independent artistic communities across the country, where filmmakers are born and cinephiles are developed,\u201d said Jackson. \u201cWe\u2019re entering these partnerships because a healthy ecosystem for artists and audiences requires that independent cinemas across the country survive and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Programming details for films at these screens will be available when the program is announced later this month, and these plans will evolve in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic health and safety guidelines. Participating U.S. partner organizations and locations include:<\/p>\n
Alabama: Birmingham<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Sidewalk Film Festival<\/strong> \nSidewalk Film Center, Sidewalk Drive-In<\/p>\nArizona: Tucson<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0The Loft Cinema<\/strong> \nThe Loft Open Air Cinema<\/p>\nCalifornia:<\/strong> \nMontclair<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0American Cinematheque<\/strong> \nMission Tiki Drive-In \nPasadena<\/strong>\u00a0with the\u00a0Rose Bowl<\/strong>\u00a0Stadium \nRose Bowl Drive-In \nSan Francisco<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0The Roxie Theater<\/strong> \nRoxie Theater, Fort Mason Drive-In<\/p>\nColorado: Denver<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Denver Film<\/strong> \nSie FilmCenter<\/p>\nFlorida: \nKey West<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Tropic Cinema<\/strong> \nTropic Cinema, The Key West Lighthouse, The Truman Little White \nHouse, The Ernest Hemingway House and Museum \nMiami<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Third Horizon<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0O Cinema<\/strong> \nNew World Symphony SoundScape Park and South Miami-Dade \nCultural Arts Center<\/p>\nGeorgia: \nAtlanta<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Atlanta Film Society<\/strong> \nThe Plaza Theater, Plaza Drive-In, Dad\u2019s Garage Drive-In \nMacon<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Macon Film Festival<\/strong> \nDouglass Theatre<\/p>\nHawaii: Honolulu<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Doris Duke Theatre<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA)<\/strong><\/p>\nIowa: Iowa City<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0FilmScene<\/strong> \nFilmScene at The Chauncey<\/p>\nKansas: Wichita<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0mama.film<\/strong> \nmama.film microcinema, Wichita Art Museum, Groover Labs<\/p>\nKentucky: Louisville<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0The Speed Art Museum<\/strong> \nSpeed Art Museum<\/p>\nLouisiana: New Orleans<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0New Orleans Film Society<\/strong> \nThe Broad Theater<\/p>\nMaryland: Baltimore<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Maryland Film Festival<\/strong> \nStavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theater<\/p>\nMassachusetts: Brookline<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Coolidge Corner Theatre<\/strong> \nCoolidge Corner Theatre<\/p>\nMichigan: Detroit<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Cinema Detroit<\/strong><\/p>\nMinnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0FilmNorth<\/strong> \nRiverview Theater<\/p>\nNew York: Pleasantville<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Jacob Burns Film Center<\/strong> \nJacob Burns Film Center & Media Arts Lab<\/p>\nOhio: Columbus<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Gateway Film Center<\/strong> \nGateway Film Center<\/p>\nOklahoma: Tulsa<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Circle Cinema<\/strong> \nCircle Cinema, Circle Cinema Drive-In, Admiral Twin Drive-In, \nPhilbrook Museum, OSU-Tulsa, Tulsa University, Gilcrease Museum<\/p>\nPennsylvania: Philadelphia<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0BlackStar Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\nPuerto Rico: San Juan<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Asociaci\u00f3n de Documentalistas de Puerto Rico (AdocPR)<\/strong> \nMuseo de Arte de Puerto Rico (MAPR)<\/p>\nSouth Carolina: Columbia<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0The Luminal Theater<\/strong> \nSpotlight Cinemas Capitol 8<\/p>\nTennessee:<\/strong> \nMemphis<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Indie Memphis<\/strong> \nMalco Summer Drive-In \nNashville<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Belcourt Theatre<\/strong> \nBelcourt Theatre<\/p>\nTexas:<\/strong> \nAustin<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Austin Film Society<\/strong> \nAFS Cinema \nDallas<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Aviation Cinemas<\/strong> \nTexas Theatre \nHouston<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Houston Cinema Arts Society<\/strong> \nMoonStruck Drive-In, DeLUXE Theater<\/p>\nUtah:<\/strong> \nPark City<\/strong> \nThe Ray \nSalt Lake City<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Salt Lake Film Society<\/strong><\/p>\nWashington: \nSeattle<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Northwest Film Forum<\/strong><\/p>\nTHE PLATFORM:<\/strong> \nOne of the fundamental values of the Festival is gathering: it\u2019s a place where a global community of independent artists can convene for a generative and open exchange of ideas. This year, that will take place on the platform\u2019s\u00a0Festival Village<\/strong>, a free-to-all space where Satellite Screens, partners, and Festival sponsors will host a wide range of events, programming, and offerings to complement and enrich the official program. The platform\u2019s\u00a0Main Street<\/strong>\u00a0will act as both an homage to the iconic Park City thoroughfare and as an extension of the Festival\u2019s core programming, featuring digital partner spaces hosting conversations, musical performances, and more. The\u00a0Artist Lounge<\/strong>\u00a0will feature a space for creators to gather for artist programming, as well as for the Festival\u2019s Class of \u201921 to network and celebrate at private events.<\/p>\nTICKETING DETAILS<\/strong> \nTickets and passes for those who want to experience the Festival for the full run, a single day, or a single screening will be available to the general public beginning January 7; further details will be available later this month. For more information, sign up at Festival.Sundance.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The nonprofit Sundance Institute today unveiled plans for the seven-day 2021 Sundance Film Festival offered digitally via a custom-designed online platform (festival.sundance.org) alongside drive-ins, independent arthouses, and a network of local community partnerships. 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