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A Sundance for Startups

Maya Baratz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Maya Baratz

If you were to compare TechCrunch50 to anything related to Hollywood - a comparison folks in the tech industry love to hate - it's probably most like the Sundance Film Festival, circa anytime before this decade.

Stand with Detained Iranian Artists

Robert Redford | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert Redford

Those recently arrested in Iran's post-election demonstrations include some of the most compelling, clear and independent voices of Iran: its artists, journalists, filmmakers and human rights leaders.

HuffPost Review: (500) Days of Summer

Nate Jones | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Nate Jones

You can feel strained sometimes but ultimately, like a persistent movie suitor, this film charms through sheer force of effort.

Seattle Celebrates Its Own With 35th "Never-Ending" Fest

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

It traveled the globe from Sundance to Cannes, but “Humpday” finally came home on Friday night. As the Centerpiece Gala at the Seattl...

Why I Support First-Time Filmmakers and the Importance of Celebrating Their Work

Trudie Styler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Trudie Styler

I hope you'll take some chances on movie night and see some independent films - these are the hidden jewels of the film industry, and the showcases for the future greats of cinema.

Of 'Anvil!' and Steely Resolve

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

At one end of the invited-audience spectrum were actor Dustin Hoffman and "Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster, while at the other extreme were p...

The Movie They Didn't Want You to See

Stacy Peralta | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Stacy Peralta

The more time I spent with gang members of Bloods and Crips, the more I began to see a far different America than the America I was raised in.

Palestinians Angry About Portrayal of Prisoners' Wife by Palestinian Filmmaker

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Daoud Kuttab

Pomegranates and Myrrh is a sensitive film by one Palestinian filmmaker about one Palestinian point of view. However, some in the Arab world are calling for the movie to be banned.

Sundance Channel Launches Site For 6 Years Of Occupation In Iraq

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

The Sundance Channel launched a new website today to make note of the anniversary of Iraq's six-year occupation. The site has webisodes of documentar...

GenArt Film Festival

Kelly O'Reilly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Kelly O'Reilly

New York's GenArt Film Festival (GAFF), in its 14th year April 1, 2009, does a good job of delivering equal parts film and festival to the common man and woman.

Afghan Stars at Sundance

Havana Marking | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Havana Marking

Last Saturday night, we were presented two awards by the good people of Sundance. it was the first time an Afghan film had made it there, and the people of Afghanistan were over the moon.

Sundance Top Honors Go To "Push"

AP | RYAN PEARSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival's prizes for best U.S. drama on Saturday went to "Push," the dark yet hopeful story of a young woma...

The Films Are Green But Is Sundance?

New York Times | MICHAEL CIEPLY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

If it were possible to cleanse the planet by watching a movie, this would be the place to do it. In 2006 this city's showcase event, the Sundance Fil...

Kevin Willmott's The Only Good Indian Premieres Today at Sundance

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Filmed in various Kansas locations, The Only Good Indian is a revisionist historical drama that covers a period of American history that sadly, over the years, conveniently has been ignored by our culture.

"The September Issue," Vogue Documentary, To Screen At Sundance

WWD | Irin Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

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Sundance Channel Up For Sale

TV Decoder | Brian Stelter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

The Sundance Channel, a joint venture of NBC Universal, CBS and Robert Redford, is being put up for sale, a media analyst said Wednesday. The channel...