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Posted January 27, 2010 to photo album "Sundance: Evolution of a Festival"
As park of Movie City: Park City, FilmInFocus’ Nick Dawson looks at ten years that have shaped the Sundance Film Festival.
Introduction
Since its humble beginnings in 1978, the Sundance Film Festival has grown to become the most important American film festival and one of the unmissable events of the international fest calendar (along with Berlin, Cannes and Venice). It has been the launchpad for the careers of numerous filmmakers – from the Coen brothers and Jim Jarmusch through to Brick’s Rian Johnson and Sin Nombre’s Cary Fukunaga – and has been the single biggest factor in the creation of a vibrant American independent film scene in the United States. Now, with the 2010 edition of Sundance in full swing, we look back at ten pivotal years in the exponential growth of Park City’s pride and joy.
The World's End
We Steal Secrets
Closed Circuit
The Deep
The Place Beyond The Pines
Greetings from Tim Buckley
Admission
Promised Land
Anna Karenina
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Brokeback Mountain
Lost in Translation
Pride & Prejudice
The Pianist
Gosford Park