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WEEK IN WOMEN: Joana Vicente to helm Sundance Institute as new CEO – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 25, 2021October 29, 2021 Brandy McDonnell joana vicente, keri putnam, robert redford, sundance institute, the week in women, toronto international film festival, twiw

Longtime filmmaker and executive Joana Vicente will take the helm as the new CEO of the Sundance Institute at the beginning of November. She will be responsible for setting strategies for the institute that embrace the evolving future of storytelling and build on the Sundance’s record of supporting visionary artists with distinct voices in film, theater, film composing, episodic storytelling and emerging media.

Festivals Interviews

Keri Putnam on Sundance 2021 Going Virtual – Leslie Combemale interviews

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 Leslie Combemale keri putnam, Sundance Film Festival 2021, tabitha jackson, Virtual film festivals

This January, our AWFJ Spotlight is on Sundance Institute Executive Director, Keri Putnam. As part of our focus on Putnam, we spoke to her about her life and career, and how she and Sundance Film Festival’s new Director Tabitha Jackson built the 2021 virtual festival to not only represent the best in film and make room for diverse voices, but also to allow people from all corners of the globe who’ve always wanted to attend one of the world’s most influential film festivals to finally do so, and from the safety of their own homes.

Spotlight

SPOTLIGHT January 2021: Keri Putnam, Sundance Executive Director and Activist

January 3, 2021January 29, 2021 Leslie Combemale film festivals, keri putnam, reframe, robert redford, SPOTLIGHT january 2021, sundance film festival, sundance institute, tabitha jackson

With consistent commitment, creativity and compassion, Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam opens opportunities for diverse voices in moviemaking. She has built industry-wide alliances that advocate and enact change. Numbers don’t lie. The Sundance fest 2021 program boasts 50% female filmmakers. Sundance grants fund films that Hollywood would deny. When, at some point in the future, we all see ourselves represented onscreen and in the credits, we can thank Keri Putnam Putnam for moving the needle forward to make it happen.

Festivals News

Women At Sundance 2020: Cause for Celebration – Leslie Combemale reports

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 Leslie Combemale 0 Comments aisha harris, amy emmerich, gloria steinem, hilary clinton, julie taymor, keri putnam, pat mitchell, radha blank, sundance film festival, women at sundance

The Women at Sundance Celebration will be one of the highlights of my festival. I’m sure that’s true for many of those who attended it. It highlighted not only the work of two American icons, it celebrated new voices of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures, and it did so in the spirit of collaboration and cooperation. That is the essence of the female gaze.

Festivals News

Sundance Female Filmmaker Initiative Study Reveals New Stats for Female Directors – Jennifer Merin reports

April 23, 2015June 8, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments cathy schulman, keri putnam, sundance instutute, women filmmakers initiative

A new study conducted by Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles reveals that films directed by women and