The Sundance Institute will establish an Asia outpost of the Sundance Film Festival whose first iteration is set to take place in-person in Jakarta, Indonesia this summer, it announced Thursday.
Sundance Film Festival: Asia will seek to “support, connect, promote and celebrate” Asia’s independent film community, as well as showcase a number of 2021 Sundance festival films in the Indonesian capital. It will be set up by the Institute in collaboration with Burbank-headquartered American media technology firm Xrm Media, and with support from Idn Media, an Indonesian media platform with more than 60 million monthly active users.
“We have long wanted to deepen our connection to the bold and vibrant energy of Asian independent filmmaking,” said Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson.
The institute has been operating a spin off Sundance Hong Kong festival since 2013. It has also run multiple editions of its Screenwriters Lab in Mumbai, India. But the...
Sundance Film Festival: Asia will seek to “support, connect, promote and celebrate” Asia’s independent film community, as well as showcase a number of 2021 Sundance festival films in the Indonesian capital. It will be set up by the Institute in collaboration with Burbank-headquartered American media technology firm Xrm Media, and with support from Idn Media, an Indonesian media platform with more than 60 million monthly active users.
“We have long wanted to deepen our connection to the bold and vibrant energy of Asian independent filmmaking,” said Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson.
The institute has been operating a spin off Sundance Hong Kong festival since 2013. It has also run multiple editions of its Screenwriters Lab in Mumbai, India. But the...
- 3/11/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Sundance Institute is bringing the Sundance Film Festival to Asia, launching an Asia edition of the 2021 festival abroad in partnership with Xrm Media.
The first edition of Sundance Film Festival: Asia will take place late this summer in Jakarta, Indonesia, and it will showcase a selection of films that played at this year’s virtual film festival. It will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the independent film community within Asia.
2021’s edition will take place in Jakarta with support from Idn Media, Indonesia’s leading media platform company. Other Asian cities will be explored for future editions.
No specific films were included just yet, but travel and public health permitting, the festival will travel with a delegation of filmmakers and make available new Sundance Lab initiatives for Asian talent in collaboration with Xrm Media, as well as Sundance Co//ab experiences designed specifically for the territory.
“We have long...
The first edition of Sundance Film Festival: Asia will take place late this summer in Jakarta, Indonesia, and it will showcase a selection of films that played at this year’s virtual film festival. It will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the independent film community within Asia.
2021’s edition will take place in Jakarta with support from Idn Media, Indonesia’s leading media platform company. Other Asian cities will be explored for future editions.
No specific films were included just yet, but travel and public health permitting, the festival will travel with a delegation of filmmakers and make available new Sundance Lab initiatives for Asian talent in collaboration with Xrm Media, as well as Sundance Co//ab experiences designed specifically for the territory.
“We have long...
- 3/11/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Sundance Institute and Xrm Media announced today a collaboration to create Sundance Film Festival: Asia. The goal of the new festival is to support, connect, promote and celebrate the independent film community within Asia while showcasing a selection of films from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance Film Festival: Asia is an expansion of the Institute’s programming in the region, further championing and promoting visibility for independent storytelling before a wider global audience.
The first edition will take place in late summer 2021 and be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia with support from Idn Media, Indonesia’s leading media platform company. According to the announcement, future editions will expand to other Asian cities which will rotate hosting duties. The programming, to be curated by Sundance, will consist of selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Other programming will include a delegation of filmmakers (travel and public health permitting), new Sundance Lab initiatives for...
The first edition will take place in late summer 2021 and be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia with support from Idn Media, Indonesia’s leading media platform company. According to the announcement, future editions will expand to other Asian cities which will rotate hosting duties. The programming, to be curated by Sundance, will consist of selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Other programming will include a delegation of filmmakers (travel and public health permitting), new Sundance Lab initiatives for...
- 3/11/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Sundance Film Festival is coming to Asia in 2021. The Park City event will launch a new offshoot in Indonesian capital Jakarta in late summer, showcasing a selection of titles from this year’s fest in Utah.
Sundance is teaming with local outfit Xrm Media on the launch. A delegation of filmmakers will travel to the Indonesian city – travel and public health allowing – while there will also be Sundance Lab initiatives held for Asian talent in collaboration with Xrm.
The fest said that other Asian cities will be explored for future editions. It also runs an offshoot in the UK called Sundance: London, which took place digitally in August last year due to the pandemic and is expected to return again in summer 2021.
Michael Y. Chow, Co-Founder of Xrm Media, said, “Indonesia is an emerging film market, and we are committed to bring the strength of the Institute to help develop...
Sundance is teaming with local outfit Xrm Media on the launch. A delegation of filmmakers will travel to the Indonesian city – travel and public health allowing – while there will also be Sundance Lab initiatives held for Asian talent in collaboration with Xrm.
The fest said that other Asian cities will be explored for future editions. It also runs an offshoot in the UK called Sundance: London, which took place digitally in August last year due to the pandemic and is expected to return again in summer 2021.
Michael Y. Chow, Co-Founder of Xrm Media, said, “Indonesia is an emerging film market, and we are committed to bring the strength of the Institute to help develop...
- 3/11/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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