Filmmaker Kevin Smith Will Host Four Days
(January 24-27) of Original Celebrity Video Interviews in The IMDb
Studio, Located at Acura Festival Village for the Second Year in a
Row
IMDbPro Activities for Entertainment
Professionals at the Festival will Include: Sundance Institute’s An
Artist At the Table Presented by IMDbPro; a Hosted Screening of The
Glorias Starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler and
Janelle Monáe Exclusively for IMDbPro Members; the Presentation of
IMDb STARmeter Awards to Nicholas Braun and Rachel Brosnahan; and
an Exclusive Dinner Party to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of IMDb
and the Presentation of an IMDb STARmeter Award to Amy Ryan
The IMDbPro App for iPhone, Android and iPad
is the Ultimate Sundance Film Festival Companion for Entertainment
Industry Professionals; Members Can Use IMDbPro Track to Receive
the Latest News on Projects and Professionals
IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world's most popular and authoritative
source for movie, TV and celebrity content, will return to the
Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Salt Lake City and Sundance,
Utah for the sixth consecutive year with a full schedule of
high-profile activations and industry events for fans, celebrities,
filmmakers, IMDbPro members and other industry professionals,
kicking off a year-long celebration of IMDb’s 30th Anniversary.
As a Sustaining Sponsor of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, IMDb
will produce four days (January 24-27) of original celebrity video
interviews in The IMDb Studio, located at Acura Festival Village
for the second year in a row. Filmmaker/Actor/Comedian/Podcaster
Kevin Smith will host on-camera interviews with leading actors,
writers and directors from casts including The Assistant, Ironbark,
Palm Springs, Promising Young Woman, Spree, Zola and more, with
coverage including interviews and photo galleries available at
www.imdb.com/sundance and across IMDb social media channels
including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Additionally,
IMDb will be presenting STARmeter Awards to Rachel Brosnahan,
Nicholas Braun and Amy Ryan. Amy Ryan will receive her award at
IMDb’s 30th Anniversary Dinner Party on January 27 in Park City.
IMDb users can add their most anticipated Festival titles to their
IMDb Watchlist. To learn more, go to www.imdb.com/watchlist. Access
to The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village is by invitation
only.
IMDbPro (www.imdbpro.com), the essential resource for
entertainment industry professionals, will host a variety of
premium experiences for IMDbPro members and other industry insiders
and community supporters at the Festival. In addition to hosting
the Industry Office at Festival Headquarters, IMDbPro will be the
presenting sponsor of Sundance Institute’s An Artist At the Table
festival kickoff celebration on January 23. IMDbPro will also host
a panel discussion with top women directors and cinematographers on
January 25 at the Canon Creative Studio (592 Main St.).
Additionally, on January 26, IMDbPro will host a screening for
select IMDbPro members of The Glorias, a chronicle of the
trailblazing life of equal rights crusader, journalist and activist
Gloria Steinem starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette
Midler, Janelle Monáe, Timothy Hutton and Lorraine Toussaint.
“IMDb is thrilled to kick off our 30th anniversary year
celebrating with entertainment fans and professionals at the 2020
Sundance Film Festival,” said Col Needham, IMDb Founder & CEO.
“Our goal is to help entertainment fans all over the world learn
more about the compelling films premiering at the Festival while
also offering a variety of premium experiences for IMDbPro members.
Simply put, this is our biggest film festival activation ever.”
IMDbPro members can quickly and easily access information
on-the-go about Sundance Film Festival movies, filmmakers, cast and
crew as well as detailed contact and representation data with the
IMDbPro app for iPhone, Android and iPad. The newly available iPad
app provides the powerful professional resources of IMDbPro in a
portrait and landscape format optimized for iPad users. Members can
also use IMDbPro Track to receive personalized entertainment
industry news and notifications on the people and film and TV
projects they discover at the Festival. Industry professionals can
follow IMDbPro on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
More details about IMDb and IMDbPro activities at the 2020
Sundance Film Festival are available below:
IMDbPro at Sundance Film Festival Industry Office (Thursday,
January 23 – Sunday, February 2)
IMDbPro will be the official sponsor of the 2020 Sundance Film
Festival Industry Office at Festival Headquarters. The Sundance
Industry Office (SIO) houses a Lounge, where industry members can
meet with colleagues, relax between screenings or grab a cup of
coffee. The Lounge is open to Festival attendees with an SIO pass
or ticket package.
Sundance Institute’s An Artist at the Table Presented by
IMDbPro (Thursday, January 23)
IMDbPro will be the presenting sponsor of Sundance Institute’s
largest annual fundraising event, An Artist at the Table Presented
by IMDbPro. Hosted on the first night of the Sundance Film Festival
in Park City, Utah, the evening will begin with the world premiere
of Crip Camp and continue with a celebratory dinner and brief
program centered on the creative minds behind some of today’s most
exciting new stories in independent film and media. Each table is
hosted by a distinguished Sundance Institute artist, allowing
guests the unique opportunity to connect directly with Institute
alumni and learn more about their artistic paths, works and
experiences. This year’s artists include Alec Baldwin (Beast
Beast), Ella Balinska (Run Sweetheart Run), Nicholas Braun (Zola),
Sian Clifford, Colman Domingo (Zola), Winston Duke (Nine Days),
K’Naan, Gayle Rankin (The Climb), Dee Rees (The Last Thing He
Wanted), Cindy Sherman, Ai Weiwei (Vivos) and Sasheer Zamata
(Spree). During the event, Col Needham, Founder & CEO of IMDb,
will make remarks and Darren Walker, President of Ford Foundation,
will be honored with Sundance Institute’s Vanguard Award for
Philanthropy. Tickets and packages are available at
https://www.sundance.org/social-events/benefit-events/an-artist-at-the-table.
The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (Friday, January 24
– Monday, January 27)
The invitation-only IMDb video interview studio will be back for
the sixth time, once again located within Acura Festival Village at
480 Swede Alley. Filmmaker /Actor/Comedian/Podcaster Kevin Smith,
whose career began at the Sundance Film Festival in the 1990s, will
host on-camera interviews with leading actors, writers and
directors that will be the cornerstone of Sundance Film Festival
coverage on IMDb. Access into The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival
Village is by invitation only. Fans are invited to watch the
interviews from outside the glass studio or via a monitor from the
Acura lounge. To learn more about the studio or explore talent
participation, please email press@imdb.com.
Rachel Brosnahan Receives IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award
at The IMDb Studio (Friday, January 24)
Rachel Brosnahan (Ironbark, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) will
receive the IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award at the IMDb Studio
at Acura Festival Village on January 24. The IMDb STARmeter Award
recognizes the most popular stars on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart,
which is determined by the actual page views of the more than 200
million fans who visit IMDb every month. Previous IMDb STARmeter
Award Recipients include Peter Dinklage, Felicity Jones, Tatiana
Maslany, Sam Rockwell, Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Wilde.
Spree Panel Moderated by Kevin Smith at the Acura Stage at
Acura Festival Village (Friday, January 24)
Acura and IMDb welcome filmmaker/actor/comedian/podcaster Kevin
Smith to the Acura Stage on January 24 at 4:30PM to moderate a
discussion with the filmmakers and cast of Spree, including cast
members Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, David Arquette and director
Eugene Kotlyarenko. The film tells the story of a rideshare driver
who hatches a deadly plot to gain followers on social media. This
event is open to the public, as space allows.
Nicholas Braun Receives IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award
at The IMDb Studio (Saturday, January 25)
Nicholas Braun (Succession, Zola) will receive the IMDb
“Breakout Star” STARmeter Award at The IMDb Studio at Acura
Festival Village on January 25. Braun has been a strong performer
on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart, fueled by his role as Cousin Greg
in the HBO series Succession and his highly anticipated performance
in the upcoming film Zola, premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film
Festival. The IMDb STARmeter Award recognizes the stars who
breakout on IMDbPro’s STARmeter chart, which is determined by the
actual page views of the more than 200 million fans who visit IMDb
every month. Previous IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award
Recipients include Brie Larson, Pom Klementieff, Dacre Montgomery,
Bill Skarsgård, Miles Teller and John David Washington.
IMDbPro and Canon Panel — Women Behind the Camera (Saturday,
January 25)
IMDbPro members, Sundance Film Festival filmmakers and other
entertainment industry professionals are invited to attend the
“Women Behind the Camera” panel which will take place on January 25
at 4PM at the Canon Creative Studio (592 Main St.). Director
Jessica Sanders (Embrace) will participate in an intimate
conversation with cinematographers Cristina Dunlap (Embrace) and
Carolina Costa (Wander Darkly) focused on collaboration behind the
camera, women creators finding their tribe and the importance of
women’s voices in film, moderated by Latasha Gillespie, Head of
Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Amazon Studios. Magic
hour networking reception to follow. Panel curated with the help of
Film Fatales, a nonprofit organization supporting women directors.
Attendance is limited and attendees should RSVP for the panel here
and for the magic hour networking reception here.
IMDbPro Member Screening of The Glorias (Sunday, January
26)
To celebrate all the creative professionals premiering new work
at this year’s Festival, IMDbPro will host a private screening of
The Glorias for select IMDbPro members on January 26 at Holiday
Village Cinemas. Attendees will be welcomed to the screening by
Matt Kumin, Head of IMDbPro, and The Glorias director Julie Taymor
and Gloria Steinem will participate in a post-screening Q&A
with attendees. Making its world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film
Festival, The Glorias is a chronicle of the trailblazing life of
equal rights crusader, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem. The
Glorias is directed by Julie Taymor and stars Julianne Moore,
Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Timothy Hutton and
Lorraine Toussaint. IMDbPro members will be invited to RSVP for the
screening via the email associated with their membership. Members
who do not receive the invite can send an inquiry through the
IMDbPro Help site (https://help.imdb.com/) to confirm that they are
an active member interested in attending. Seating is limited.
Amy Ryan Receives the IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award at
the IMDb 30th Anniversary Dinner Party (Monday, January 27)
IMDb Founder & CEO Col Needham will host a private,
invitation-only dinner to celebrate the 30th anniversary of IMDb on
January 27 at the St. Regis Deer Valley. At this year’s dinner,
IMDb will present actress Amy Ryan (Lost Girls, Gone Baby Gone,
Beautiful Boy) with an IMDb “Fan Favorite” STARmeter Award. The
IMDb STARmeter Award recognizes the most popular stars on the
IMDbPro STARmeter chart, which is determined by the actual page
views of the more than 200 million fans who visit IMDb every month.
Ryan will be joined by her Lost Girls director Liz Garbus, and cast
members including Reed Birney, Oona Laurence, Miriam Shor and Dean
Winters. At the event, entertainment industry professionals will
enjoy cocktails, dinner and entertaining and interactive
conversation focused on the past 30 years of cinema. This event
will kick off a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of
IMDb, which was one of the first 100 websites in the world and
earliest profitable Internet companies.
About Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith first came to attention at the Sundance Film
Festival in 1994 as the writer/director of a film called Clerks. He
had a heart attack and almost died last year but survived solely so
he could direct his magnum opus, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. A
polygamist, he’s married to both his wife Jen and podcasting.
About IMDb
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for
information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities. Products and
services to help fans decide what to watch and where to watch it
include: the IMDb website for desktop and mobile devices; apps for
iOS and Android; and IMDb X-Ray on Fire TV devices. IMDb also
offers a free streaming channel, IMDb TV, and produces IMDb
original video series. For entertainment industry professionals,
IMDb provides IMDbPro and Box Office Mojo. IMDb is an Amazon
company. For more information, visit https://www.imdb.com/press and
follow @IMDb.
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