Festivals: Sundance: 2008

King Of Ping Pong won the World Cinema Dramatic Award

Sundance is the daddy of all independent festivals. Run in conjunction with the Sundance Institute - set up by Robert Redford to support independent film - it has continued to develop its brief over the past 22 years. It championed documentary which has resulted in a slew of factual films hitting the multiplex and has recently turned its attention to short film, recently announcing a mobile phone pilot project.

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Independent Feature Competition: Documentary	Independent Feature Competition: Dramatic
International Short Films: Animation	International Short Films: Documentary
International Short Films: Dramatic	International Short Films: Experimental/Mixed Media
New Frontier	Park City At Midnight
Premieres	Spectrum: Documentary
Spectrum: Dramatic Spotlight	US Short Films: Animation
US Short Films: Documentary	US Short Films: Dramatic
US Short Films: Experimental	World Cinema Documentary Competition
World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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Sundance Film Festival Latest Reviews

	Inertia Exploration of the difficulties of running in a suit of armour.
	Plot Point At a big event in Times Square, something is going on - but what?
	Just Another Love Story A case of mistaken identity after a car accident turns violent and seedy.
	I Love Sarah Jane A 13-year-old will stop at nothing to win the heart of the girl of his dreams. Showing at EIFF 2008 as part of International Shorts: Childproof.
	The Wave A high school teacher demonstrates with his class the true meaning of autocracy.
	Fear(s) Of The Dark Ten animations from the dark side.
	Alone In Four Walls Inside a juvenile Russian reform school.
	Sleep Dealer Node Runner - if they catch you you're through!
	A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures Does what it says on the tin - a personal documentary about a subject for which most blokes will have sympathy.
	Máncora Grief and desire on a road trip.

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Sundance Film Festival Festival Features

The visitors
Tom McCarthy, Hiam Abbass and Richard Jenkins talk about their latest film while in town for the EIFF.

No laughing matter
Producer Chris Coen talks about remaking Funny Games.

Plight of the living dead
As Diary Of The Dead is released on DVD read our exclusive interview with George A Romero about zombies, the perils of the internet and a Sound Of Music remake.

Sundance 2008: Awards ceremony
British films triumph in short and documentary sections, plus all the other winners and a brief word with Quentin Tarantino.

Sundance 2008: Day Eight
Hamlet 2 is hilarious, Triage hard-hitting and Ballast a let down, plus a chat with Marianna Palka.

Sundance 2008: Day Seven
A kick out of Donkey Punch, excellent doc Man On Wire... plus gay porn zombies.

Sundance 2008: Day Six
Funny Games no laughing matter, Brian Cox is The Escapist and more Good Dick.

Sundance 2008: Day Five
The terrific Towelhead, Spurlock's search for Bin Laden, filmmakers' panel on black filmmaking and more.

Sundance 2008: Day Four
Sean Ellis on The Broken, plus films including Red, Incendiary, Mancora and Phoebe In Wonderland

Sundance 2008: Day Three
An Incendiary chat with Sharon Maguire, why Good Dick is great and a break down of The Broken.

Sundance 2008: Day Two
Keaton's Merry Gentleman, a Brit of Frost & chat with Romero.

Sundance 2008: Day One
Frustration, a flurry of films and George A Romero introduces Diary Of The Dead

Sundance Film Festival 2008
Buckle up folks, here we go - looking forward to a week of films and savouring the stress.

Sundance Film Festival News

Shorts in the snow
Sundance announces expanded short film line up.

Sundance line-up
Competition, Premieres, New Frontier, Park City At Midnight and Spectrum films announced

Dosh for docs 2
Sundance Institute announces documentary grants.

McDonagh's In Bruges to open Sundance
London-born playwright's feature-length debut will kick-off Indie film fest.

Sundance announces latest documentary grants
Record number of 25 features will receive support.

The visitors
Tom McCarthy, Hiam Abbass and Richard Jenkins talk about their latest film while in town for the EIFF.

Creature feature
Legendary animator Ray Harryhausen talks about his life and work.

EIFF 2008 Awards Announced
The prizewinners gather in Edinburgh to celebrate.

Robert Carlyle becomes EIFF patron
Scots actor "honoured" to join Connery and Swinton.

Frost/Nixon to get world premiere in London
Film Festival to open on October 15 with Ron Howard's drama.

EIFF Michael Powell jury announced
Prize money quadrupled to £20k.

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