Alejandro González Iñárritu accepted the Sundance Institute’s Vanguard Leadership Award Tuesday night and had some pointed comments about the state of cinema as entertainment for profit.
'Birdman' director lashes out at 'corporate' cinema and 'the cruel emperor of profit'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:59 am · June 3rd, 2015
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Sundance announces NEXT WEEKEND film fest to showcase bold newcomer talent
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · March 4th, 2013
We were very proud around these parts back during the Sundance Film Festival as In Contention friend (and former contributor) Chad Hartigan won an award in the NEXT section over some stiff competition for his film “This is Martin Bonner.” The film was picked up for distribution last week by Monterey Media, but while you’ll have a chance to catch his work as a result of that deal, you might also have another opportunity at the Sundance Institute’s Next Weekend Film Festival, should it be a part of the programming (and indeed, it ought to).
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