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Filmmaker Technology Demos, Sponsored by Media Distributors and Sony Electronics, to be Presented January 16-19; Includes Format and Workflow Demonstrations

Media Distributors, a leading provider of services, systems, and products for professional audio and video production, announced that it will present a series of digital filmmaking seminars at the 15th annual Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, from Thursday, January 16 through Monday, January 19, from 2:00-4:00 pm each day. more

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2009 marks the 15th anniversary of the Slamdance Film Festival, one of the few remaining movie showcases whose sole mission is to nurture, support and introduce truly independent works from first-time filmmakers. The Festival has always prided itself on the eclectic, exciting, something-for-everyone mix of people, parties and events that it brings together every year in Park City. The 2009 Festival will remain true to that tradition, providing unique professional and social outlets for filmmakers, industry executives, the media, and the general public. more

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Digital motion picture and post-production companies PostWorks and Orbit Digital detailed their support of numerous feature films and shorts selected for the annual Sundance Film Festival, which kicked-off in Park City, Utah.

Staff members from PostWorks and Orbit Digital have made lab, picture and/or sound post-production contributions to the narrative feature films “Adventureland” from director Greg Mottola, “Against the Current” from director Peter Callahan, “Dare” from director Adam Salky, “The Greatest” from director Shana Feste, “Motherhood” from director Katherine Dieckmann, “Peter and Vandy” from director Jay DiPietro, “Taking Chance” from director Ross Katz, and director Lee Toland Krieger’s “The Vicious Kind,” the feature documentaries “El General” from director Natalia Almada, “Kimjongilia” from director N.C. Heikin, “Quest for Honor” from director Mary Ann Smothers Bruni, and “The Reckoning” from director Pamela Yates, as well as short films “Copper on the Chopping Block” from director Kai Orion and “Protect You + Me” from director Brady Corbet. Read on in The Briefing Room

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Short Film Uncovers The Secret World Of Self Storage

‘Steel Homes’, by Odd Girl Out Productions and Quark Films, takes us inside the world of a self storage warehouse, uncovering the hidden treasures and secrets behind the locked doors. Moving from steel cage to steel cage, the viewer encounters tales of heartbreak, loneliness and despair, and stories of liberation, adventure and leaving the past behind. “I can still remember the first time I visited a self storage warehouse,” said the director, Eva Weber. “I was there to help a friend move her belongings but became absolutely fascinated by the eerie atmosphere of the space itself. You can almost hear the echoes of other people’s lives reverberating down the long corridors.” more

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Festival Panels Discuss the History and Future of Independent Cinema with Panelists Including Steven Soderbergh, James Schamus, Barbara Kopple and Gregg Araki

The 2009 Sundance Film Festival announced the panel discussions at the Festival, which runs January 15-25, 2009 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Festival panels offer in-depth conversation, lively debate, and critical insight into a broad range of issues important to the independent filmmaking community. more

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The NC Film Office welcomes Sundance Film Festival guests with a 10-by-3.5-foot rocking director’s chair weighing more than 1,000 pounds at the Salt Lake City International Airport.

The NC Film Office (www.ncfilm.com) is showcasing North Carolina’s Southern hospitality and the ease of working in our state with a 10-by-3.5-foot rocking director’s chair weighing more than 1,000 pounds at the Salt Lake City International Airport to Sundance Film Festival guests. The oversized freestanding installation is on display until the end of January. The director’s chair with the filmNC logo rocks gently in the baggage claim area next to the Sundance Film Festival shuttle. more

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Record 96 Short Films Selected to be Shown in Shorts Programs and Before Feature Films

Sundance Institute announced the program of short films selected to screen at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. This year the Festival’s Short Film Program comprises a record 96 short films from 5,632 submissions, from U.S. and international filmmakers. Submissions grew by 10% over last year. The 2009 Sundance Film Festival runs January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah. more

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Gen Art is excited to announce that it will be co-hosting two important events at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, both celebrating actors who are committed to independent cinema: “7 Fresh Faces in Film” with 7 For All Mankind on January 16 and “It’s Better in the Dark” with Black - Kenneth Cole on January 17. Read on in The Briefing Room

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Paper Heart, a playfully imagined journey of one young woman’s quest for love, is one of the 16 narrative features selected to screen in the Dramatic Competition at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Shot with Panasonic AJ-HDC27H VariCam HD Cinema cameras, Paper Heart stars Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad), Charlyne Yi (Semi-Pro, Knocked Up) and Jake Johnson (Curb Your Enthusiasm). The movie was directed by Nicholas Jasenovec, who shares the screenwriting credit with Yi; Jay Hunter was the Director of Photography. Read on in The Briefing Room

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Short Film to Screen With John Krasinski’s Feature Debut Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

Director William Campbell’s short film The Nature Between Us will premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. A TEAM G & Superfad co-production, The Nature Between Us surrounds an old VHS camera that reveals a bonkers back-alley gang struggling for a sense of identity in an animation and live-action mash-up. Read on in The Briefing Room

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