Sundance Festival Plans Return to Hybrid Format for 2023
thewrap.comfirst time in the festival’s history this year, a movie that first premiered at Sundance won the Best Picture Oscar more than a full year later when “CODA” took home the top prize after it first swept Sundance 2021 with four different prizes.
Questlove’s “Summer of Soul” also made its premiere at Sundance in 2021 and likewise went on to win the 2022 Oscar for Best Documentary.
While it’s too early to talk about any sort of Oscar buzz this year, 2022’s festival slate included the audience winner “Cha Cha Real Smooth” from director Cooper Raiff, which also sold to Apple for $15 million, as well as other festival standouts such as “Nanny,” “Honk For Jesus.
Save Your Soul,” “Navalny,” “2nd Chance” and many more. Programmers, led by director of programming Kim Yutani, are standing by to screen submissions, gathered via FilmFreeway.
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