THR:
Jennifer Arceneaux has joined the Sundance Institute in the new position of director, external relations. Reporting to executive director Keri Putnam, she will oversee fundraising, marketing and communications efforts.
Based in Los Angeles, she will supervise a staff of 25.
Variety: Nate Parker will receive the Sundance Institute’s Vanguard Award at Night Before Next, a summer celebration benefiting the Institute and its artists Aug. 11, on the eve of Sundance’s Next Fest at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Sarah R. Lofti from Film Takeout writes:
Holiday Guide to Membership Renewals: The Big Three Sundance Institute, IFP & Film Independent.
"You’ve seen the festive lights around your neighborhood, hopefully by now you’re done the shopping, but perhaps there’s one thing that’s crept up silently on the holidays for those indie filmmakers among us: membership renewals."
IndieWire:
Continuing its support for independent producers in feature film and documentary, the Sundance Institute announced participants for a series of initiatives. Coming this month is the Feature Film Creative Producing Lab, a five-day Lab for narrative feature film producers, designed to develop a producer’s creative instincts in all stages of film production. The Fellows and projects slated to take advantage of the lab are: Amy Lo (“Americano”), Kyle Martin (“Bluebird”), Adele Romanski (“Ella Walks the Beach”), Alicia Van Couvering (“Nobody Walks”) and Jennifer Cochis (“The West Memphis Three”).
