The 2013 edition of Sundance Film Festival will screen 119 feature-length films representing 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers, including 27 in competition. Around 103 feature films at the festival will be world premieres. The festival that has been stated to provide a space for independent artists to explore their stories free from commercial and […]
The 2013 edition of Sundance Film Festival will screen 119 feature-length films representing 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers, including 27 in competition. Around 103 feature films at the festival will be world premieres.
The festival that has been stated to provide a space for independent artists to explore their stories free from commercial and political pressures will be held in Park City, Utah from from 17-27 January.
This year, Lebanese filmmaker and actress Nadine Labaki is among the World Cinema Dramatic juries.
Palestinian-American filmmaker Cherien Dabiss latest feature, May in the Summer will screen as the opening film for the US Dramatic Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Set in Jordan, the film is a dramatic comedy where a bride-to-be is forced to re-evaluate her life when she reunites with her family, only to be confronted with the aftermath of her parents divorce. It stars Palestinian actress and director Hiam Abbas and American comedienne Alia Shawkat along with Cherien Dabis, Alexander Siddig among others.
The film, which is co-financed by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), is produced by Chris Tricarico and Alix Madigan.
Among the films making their world premiere at the festival is Egyptian American director Jehane Noujaims Al Midan (The Square), an observational documentary that tells a story of the ongoing struggle of the Egyptian Revolution.
