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 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Whiplash |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Rudderless |
| Location | Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Festival date | January 16–26, 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Website | sundance |
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 16, 2014 until January 26, 2014 in Park City, Utah, United States, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance Resort in Utah.[1] The festival opened with Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle[2] and closed with musical drama Rudderless directed by William H. Macy.[3]
The festival honored late Roger Ebert and premiered Life Itself by Steve James, a biographical documentary film based on Ebert's 2011 memoir titled as Life Itself: A Memoir on 19 January 2014.[4][5] The festival introduced a new film category titled Sundance Kids, which will help to introduce independent films to a younger generation of audiences. It is also a first category at the festival dedicated to children's films.[6][7] The festival also hosted several events and discussion panels around themes of success through failure titled Free Fail, which included the screening of Bottle Rocket turned down by the Sundance Film Festival in 1996 and later become independently successful.[8][9] The festival had more than 700 sponsors and 1,830 volunteers.[10][11]
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2014 Competition Lineup". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival 2014 opens with premiere of 'Whiplash,' Damien Chazelle's tale of a brutal drumming instructor and his protege". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sundance 2014: William H. Macy- Helmed 'Rudderless' Gets Closing-Night Slot; Roger Ebert Docu & 'The Raid 2' Among Premiere Selections". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Ebert Documentary to Premiere at Sundance Festival". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Sundance Film Festival begins". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival introduces children to world of independent and foreign cinema". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sundance 2014: Sundance Kids Section". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival celebrates 30th anniversary". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sundance: Giving artists freedom to fail". Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sponsor Venues and Activities". Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Sundance Film Festival Live Awards Updates". Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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