Showing posts with label sundance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sundance. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

HOME-GROWN: SUNDANCE '11

Sundance came to an end on Sunday, and huge congratulations are in order for all the Grand Jury prize winners. Click here for a breakdown of all the victorious films & docs.


The Home Corp team was of course in attendance, and we caught up with our Head of New Business, Alex Grossman (top-right), for his personal highlights: "We saw tons of films, but Abraxas by Japanese director Naoki Kato really struck a chord. It's a subtle and beautifully measured exploration of a man's journey in reconciling the spiritual and secular. 

Another highlight was Jarreth Merz's An African Election. It's a brilliant documentary about Ghana's 2008 presidential elections - it highlights a veritable beacon of hope for Africa and the infinite value of democracy. We loved being in Utah for the festival, and will definitely be back next year."

Monday, 24 January 2011

SUNDANCE: OLSEN BUZZ


Sundance is back. The Home Corp team is in Utah for the indie film festival - more on that later - but for now we have some early buzz in the form of 21 year old Elizabeth Olsen (younger sister to the famous twins).

A graduate from the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, the promising young actress stars in two of the festival's most anticipated films; Chris Kentis (of Open Water fame)'s Silent House, and Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene, co-starring Hugh Dancy. One to watch.