Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival closed this weekend with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” beating out a formidable crop of U.S. Dramatic contenders to nab this year’s Grand Jury Prize. We reported on the breaking acquisitions, reviewed the hottest titles, interviewed established and breakthrough talent; and partook in the debauchery. Below, find all of Indiewire’s coverage of the festival.
NEWS
The Sundance Film Festival 2012 Award Winners
Sundance Announced Jury Prizes in Short Filmmaking
Bingham Ray’s Poker Buddies Write Eulogy Read at Sundance Ceremony
“West of Memphis” Reveals New Witnesses in WM3 Murder Case
“The Pact” Filmmakers and Financiers Reach Deal for Six More Scary Movies
Sundance Opening Press Conference
Sundance is the Only Purely Independent Film Festival? Robert Redford Thinks So.
REVIEWS
27 Sundance 2012 Films Reviewed by Eric Kohn
FEATURES
Sundance 2012 in Rearview: What the Hell Just Happened?
The Deals of the Sundance Film Festival: Who Got What?
The New Paradigm for the Sundance Breakout? When Audiences Walk Out.
Box Office Be Damned. For Buyers, Optimism Rules at Sundance 2012.
The Story Behind Sundance Hit “The Surrogate”
Naomi Wolf Causes Stir at Activist Media Panel
New Frontiers Presenter Paul Abacus Doesn’t Exist. Here’s Why.
Indiewire’s Survival Guide to Park City and the Sundance Film Festival
“West of Memphis” Comes to Sundance Trailing Controversy
15 Films Indiewire Wants to See at Sundance
“The Queen of Versailles” Lawsuit: How Not to Salvage an Online Reputation
INTERVIEWS
Peter Jackson, “West of Memphis”
Andrea Riseborough, “Shadow Dancer”
Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, “Indie Game: The Movie”
Ice-T, “Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap”
Jeremie Elkaim and Valerie Donzelli, “Declaration of War”
James Murphy, “Shut Up and Play the Hits”
Marina Abramovic, “The Artist is Present”
FUTURES
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