2022 Sundance Film Festival
| Location | Park City, Utah |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Festival date | January 20 to 30, 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Website | Sundance |
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 20 to 30, 2022. Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocol, it was initially intended to be an in-person/virtual hybrid festival,[1] but on January 5, 2022, it was announced that the in-person components would be scrapped in favor of a wholly virtual festival due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.[2] The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 9, 2021.[3][4]
Films[edit]
U.S. Dramatic Competition[edit]
- Alice, written and directed by Krystin Ver Linden
- blood, directed by Bradley Rust Gray
- Breaking (premiered as 892), directed and co-written by Abi Damaris Corbin
- Cha Cha Real Smooth, written, produced and directed by Cooper Raiff
- Dual, written, produced and directed by Riley Stearns
- Emergency, directed by Carey Williams
- Master, written and directed by Mariama Diallo
- Nanny, written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu
- Palm Trees and Power Lines, directed and co-written by Jamie Dack
- Watcher, written and directed by Chloe Okuno
U.S. Documentary Competition[edit]
- Aftershock, produced and directed by Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee
- Descendant, directed by Margaret Brown
- The Exiles, directed by Ben Klein and Violet Columbus
- Fire of Love, directed, co-written and co-produced by Sara Dosa
- Free Chol Soo Lee, directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi
- I Didn't See You There, directed by Reid Davenport
- The Janes, directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes
- Jihad Rehab, directed by Meg Smaker
- Navalny, directed by Daniel Roher
- TikTok, Boom., directed by Shalini Kantayya
Premieres[edit]
- 2nd Chance, directed by Ramin Bahrani
- Am I OK?, directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro
- Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, directed by Nina Menkes
- Call Jane, directed by Phyllis Nagy
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, directed and co-produced by Rory Kennedy
- Emily the Criminal, written and directed by John Patton Ford
- God's Country, directed and co-written by Julian Higgins
- Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, directed by Sophie Hyde
- Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., written, directed and co-produced by Adamma Ebo
- jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, directed by Clarence "Coodie" Simmons and Chike Ozah
- La Guerra Civil, produced and directed by Eva Longoria Bastón
- Living, directed by Oliver Hermanus
- Lucy and Desi, directed and co-produced by Amy Poehler
- My Old School, directed by Jono McLeod
- The Princess, directed by Ed Perkins
- Resurrection, written and directed by Andrew Semans
- Sharp Stick, written, directed and co-produced by Lena Dunham
- To the End, directed by Rachel Lears
- We Need to Talk About Cosby, directed by W. Kamau Bell
- When You Finish Saving the World, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg
World Cinema Dramatic Competition[edit]
- Brian and Charles, directed by Jim Archer
- The Cow Who Sang a Song Into The Future, directed by Francisca Alegría
- Dos Estaciones, directed by Juan Pablo González
- Gentle, directed by Anna Eszter Nemes and László Csuja
- Girl Picture, directed by Alli Haapasalo
- Klondike, written, directed and edited by Maryna Er Gorbach
- Leonor Will Never Die, written and directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar
- Marte Um (Mars One), directed by Gabriel Martins
- Utama, directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
- You Won't Be Alone, written and directed by Goran Stolevski
World Cinema Documentary Competition[edit]
- All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen
- Calendar Girls, directed by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen
- A House Made of Splinters, directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont
- Midwives, directed by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
- The Mission, directed by Tania Anderson
- Nothing Compares, directed by Kathryn Ferguson
- Sirens, directed by Rita Baghdadi
- Tantura, directed by Alon Schwarz
- The Territory, directed and co-produced by Alex Pritz
- We Met in Virtual Reality, directed by Joe Hunting
Midnight[edit]
- Babysitter, directed by Monia Chokri
- Fresh, directed by Mimi Cave
- Hatching, directed by Hanna Bergholm
- Meet Me in the Bathroom, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace
- Piggy, written and directed by Carlota Pereda
- Speak No Evil, directed and co-written by Christian Tafdrup
Next[edit]
- The Cathedral, written, directed and edited by Ricky D'Ambrose
- Every Day in Kaimukī by Alika Tengan
- Framing Agnes, directed by Chase Joynt
- A Love Song, written, directed, produced and co-edited by Max Walker-Silverman
- Mija, directed by Isabel Castro
- Riotsville, U.S.A., directed by Sierra Pettengill
- Something in the Dirt, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Spotlight[edit]
- After Yang, written, directed and edited by Kogonada
- Happening, directed and co-written by Audrey Diwan
- Neptune Frost, directed by Saul Williams
- Three Minutes: A Lengthening, directed by Bianca Stigter
- The Worst Person in the World, directed by Joachim Trier
Awards[edit]
The following awards were given out:[5][6][7]
Grand Jury Prizes[edit]
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – Nanny (Nikyatu Jusu)
- U.S. Documentary Competition – The Exiles (Ben Klein and Violet Columbus)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Utama (Alejandro Loayza Grisi)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen)
Audience Awards[edit]
- Festival Favorite – Navalny (Daniel Roher)
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – Cha Cha Real Smooth (Cooper Raiff)
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Navalny (Daniel Roher)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Girl Picture (Alli Haapasalo)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – The Territory (Alex Pritz)
- NEXT – Framing Agnes (Chase Joynt)
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing[edit]
- U.S. Dramatic Competition – Jamie Dack for Palm Trees and Power Lines
- U.S. Documentary Competition – Reid Davenport for I Didn't See You There
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Maryna Er Gorbach for Klondike
- World Cinema Documentary Competition – Simon Lereng Wilmont for A House Made of Splinters
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award – K.D. Dávila for Emergency
- Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput for Fire of Love
- NEXT Innovator Prize – Chase Joynt for Framing Agnes
Special Jury Prizes[edit]
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – The cast of 892
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Uncompromising Artistic Vision – Bradley Rust Gray for blood
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Margaret Brown for Descendant
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change – Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee for Aftershock
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting – Teresa Sánchez for Dos Estaciones
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit – Martika Ramirez Escobar for Leonor Will Never Die
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence in Verité Filmmaking – Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing for Midwives
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft – Alex Pritz for The Territory
Short Film Awards[edit]
- Short Film Grand Jury Prize – The Headhunter's Daughter
- Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction – If I Go Will They Miss Me
- Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – Warsha
- Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Displaced
- Short Film Jury Award: Animation – Night Bus
- Short Film Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast – A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here
- Short Film Special Jury Award for Screenwriting – Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Special Prizes[edit]
- Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize – After Yang
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction – Su Kim for Free Chol Soo Lee
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction – Amanda Marshall for God's Country
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction – Toby Shimin
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction – Dody Dorn
- Sundance Institute/NHK Award – Hasan Hadi for The President's Cake
Acquisitions[edit]
- 2nd Chance: Showtime Documentary Films (North American distribution)[8]
- A Love Song: Stage 6 Films and Bleecker Street (worldwide distribution); Cinetic Media (North American sales); Films Boutique (International sales)[9]
- Aftershock: Onyx Collective and ABC News[10]
- Alice: Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions (North American distribution)[11]
- Am I OK?: Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max[12]
- Breaking: Bleecker Street (US distribution)[13]
- Brian And Charles: Focus Features (worldwide rights; US distribution); Universal Pictures (International distribution)[14]
- Calendar Girls: Juno Films (North American distribution)[15]
- Call Jane: Roadside Attractions (US distribution)[16]
- Cha Cha Real Smooth: Apple TV+[17]
- Descendant: Netflix and Higher Ground Productions[18]
- Dual: RLJE Films (US distribution)[19]
- Emily the Criminal: Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions (US distribution); Universal Pictures (International distribution)[20][21]
- Fire of Love: National Geographic Documentary Films[22]
- Free Chol Soo Lee: MUBI (select territories including North America)[23][24]
- Fresh: Searchlight Pictures and Hulu[25]
- God's Country: IFC Films (North American distribution)[26]
- Good Luck To You, Leo Grande: Searchlight Pictures and Hulu (US distribution)[27]
- Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul: Focus Features, Peacock and Monkeypaw Productions[28]
- Leonor Will Never Die: Music Box Films (North American distribution)[29]
- Living: Sony Pictures Classics (select territories including North America)[30]
- Mars One: Magnolia Pictures (international sales)[31]
- My Old School: Magnolia Pictures (North American distribution)[32]
- Nanny: Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Productions[33]
- Navalny: Warner Bros. Pictures (North American theatrical distribution)[34]
- Neptune Frost: Kino Lorber[35]
- Nothing Compares: Showtime Documentary Films[36]
- Piggy: Magnet Releasing (US distribution); Filmax (distribution in Spain)[37][38]
- Resurrection: IFC Films and Shudder (North American distribution)[39]
- Sharp Stick: Utopia (US distribution)[40]
- Speak No Evil: Shudder (select territories including North America)[41]
- The Cathedral: MUBI (North American distribution)[42]
- The Territory: National Geographic Documentary Films[43]
- Utama: Kino Lorber (US distribution)[44]
- Watcher: IFC Midnight and Shudder (North American distribution); Focus Features and Universal Pictures (International distribution)[45]
References[edit]
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 13, 2021). "Sundance Film Festival Sets Dates For Hybrid 2022 Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 5, 2022). "Sundance Scraps In-Person Program For Full Virtual Festival Due To Omicron Surge". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 9, 2021). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Your Guide to All the Women- and Non-Binary-Helmed Projects at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival – sundance.org". Sundance.org. December 27, 2021. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced – sundance.org". Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ The Current Debate: Highlights from the Second Virtual Sundance on Notebook|MUBI
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 28, 2022). "Sundance 2022 Winners: From 'Nanny' and 'Navalny' to Crowd-Pleaser 'Cha Cha Real Smooth,' Indie Fest Spreads the Wealth". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ '2nd Chance' Documentary Acquired By Showtime Out of Sundance — Deadline
- ^ Sundance-Bound 'A Love Song' With Wes Studi Acquired by Films Boutique (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Kroll, Justin (December 16, 2021). "Vertical Entertainment And Roadside Attractions Land Domestic Rights To Keke Palmer-Common Pic 'Alice' Prior To Sundance Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Warner Bros acquires Tig Notaro Directed Sundance Am I Ok? For - Deadline
- ^ Bleecker Street Nabs U.S. Rights To Thriller ‘892’ Starring John Boyega & The Late Michael K. Williams – Sundance
- ^ Focus Features, Bankside strike worldwide deal on UK Sundance selection 'Brian And Charles'|Screen Daily
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 4, 2022). "Call Jane: Sundance Women's Rights Drama Starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver Acquired By Roadside Attractions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 27, 2022). "Apple Lands Cooper Raiff-Directed Cha Cha Real Smooth In $15M World Rights Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Netflix, Higher Ground Acquires Sundance Award Winner ‘Descendant’
- ^ 'Dual': RLJE Film Acquire Karen Gillan's Sundance Sci-Fi Thriller — Deadline
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2022). "'Emily The Criminal': Roadside Attractions & Vertical Entertainment Win Rights To Aubrey Plaza Thriller – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Universal Pictures Content Group takes international rights to Sundance hit ‘Emily The Criminal’ (exclusive)|News|Screen Daily
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ More Sundance Deals: MUBI Lands Docu ‘Free Chol Soo Lee;’ Warner Bros Acquiring ‘Am I Ok?’ For HBO Max In Near $7M Deal - Deadline
- ^ Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)|MUBI
- ^ Grobar, Matt (January 12, 2022). "Searchlight Pictures Picks Up Legendary And Hyberobject's Thriller Fresh Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones & Sebastian Stan Ahead Of Sundance Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Searchlight Closes $7.5M U.S. Deal Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Hulu Releasing — Deadline
- ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (February 7, 2022). "Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul': Sundance Pic Scooped Up By Focus Features, Monkeypaw For Theatrical Day & Date On Peacock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Sony Pictures Classics Closes Sundance Deal For Bill Nighy-Led ‘Living’ — Deadline
- ^ 'Mars One' Acquired By Magnolia Pictures Ahead Of Sundance Film Festival Premiere — Deadline
- ^ "'My Old School': Magnolia Pictures Picks Up Sundance Documentary Featuring Alan Cumming". Deadline Hollywood. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023.
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: ‘Nanny’ Is the Latest Festival Acquisition — Complete List
- ^ Russian Dissident Doc ‘Navalny’ to Receive Special Theatrical Release – The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Showtime In Exclusive Talks To Acquire WW Rights To Sinéad O’Connor Sundance Docu ‘Nothing Compares’|Deadline Hollywood
- ^ Aller, María (December 10, 2021). "La película 'Cerdita' contará con estreno mundial en 'Sundance'". Fotogramas.
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Sundance: IFC Films, Shudder Buy Rebecca Hall Thriller 'Resurrection' — Variety
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Sundance Horror Film 'Speak No Evil' Acquired by AMC Networks' Shudder (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (December 13, 2021). "Sundance Drama 'The Cathedral', With Brian D'Arcy James & Monica Barbaro, Gets Global Sales Deal". Deadline.com.
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ Sundance 2022 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Acquisitions|IndieWire
- ^ IFC Midnight & Shudder Buy North American Rights To Sundance Thriller ‘Watcher’