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The daddy of all independent festivals celebrated its 28th edition in 2011. Run in conjunction with the Sundance Institute - set up by Robert Redford to support independent film.

This year's festival runs from January 19 to 29. Got a feature or short film screening at Sundance 2012 and want us to review it? If you have a screener, please feel free to send it to us.

Beasts Of The Southern Wild won the US dramatic prize, while The House I Live In was named best US documentary. The world competition documentary and dramatic prizes went to The Law In These Parts and Violeta Went To Heaven.

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Sundance Film Festival Latest Reviews

2 Days In New York
2 Days In New York
Trouble brews for a New York couple when French relatives come to stay.
Monsieur Lazhar
Monsieur Lazhar
An Algerian teacher helps the class of a Montreal grade school cope with the aftermath of a tragedy.
Safety Not Guaranteed
Safety Not Guaranteed
A trio of magazine employees investigate a classified ad seeking a partner for time travel.
Filly Brown
Filly Brown
A Latino girl counts the cost of becoming a rising hip-hop star.
Finding North
Finding North
Documentary examining the hunger crisis threatening America.
Chasing Ice
Chasing Ice
Time-lapse photography of glaciers over several years providing tangible visual evidence of climate change.
The House I Live In
The House I Live In
Does the War on Drugs do more harm than good?
The Queen Of Versailles
The Queen Of Versailles
Snapshot of the effect of the mortgage crisis on billionnaire 'Timeshare King' David Siegel and his family.
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
When 30-something Jesse is invited back to his alma mater, he falls for a 19-year-old college student and is faced with the powerful attraction that springs up between them.
LUV
LUV
An 11-year-old boy has a sharp coming-of-age as he spends a day in the company of his uncle.
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Sundance Film Festival Features

Sundance Episode 5: Bestiaire, My Brother The Devil, Nobody Walks and Bachelorette
Animals and keepers, running with the pack and beastly friends.
Sundance Episode 3: Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Robot And Frank and Lay The Favourite.
Unusual care-giving, a film to be beaten and playing the odds.
Sundance Episode 2: California Solo, Red Lights and The Ambassador
Films explore showmanship, chicanery and self-denial.
Sundance Opening Night: Robert Redford, The Queen Of Versailles and Wish You Were Here
Despite dark times there's no paralysis here, says founder.
Sundance Film Festival preview
As the daddy of independent film festivals starts in Utah, we pick the films we're most looking forward to seeing.
Write on at Sundance
Sundance "lab" history and we talk to UK filmmaker Sally El Hosaini about taking the My Brother The Devil script to Utah.

Sundance Film Festival News

Sundance London film line-up announced
Inaugural event to feature 14 narrative and documentary features.
Beasts rules at Sundance
Bayou set drama takes home top prize
Slamdance winners announced
Awards for Welcome To Pine Hill, Bindlestiffs and No Ashes No Phoenix
Four additional films announced for Sundance
One premiere, two Spotlight entries and a Park City At Midnight movie added to programme.
Sundance announces documentary film grants
British co-production Dayani Cristal among recipients.
Sundance London opening event announced
Evening with Robert Redford and T Bone Burnett to kick off weekend
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