Geoffrey Gilmore
Geoffrey Gilmore
Geoffrey Gilmore is the Director of the Tribeca Film Festival and a member of the UCLA Producers Program faculty...
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I think the U.S. was so insular in the 1990s, and I don't know if it was 9/11, but there was something that opened it up.
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There's filmmakers here, almost every single one of them, who are thinking about (the world) when they work and we saw it throughout the festival.
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There's nothing in that competition that will ever be mistaken by anybody as having emerged from a Hollywood company.
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While every year the Festival evolves and has a different complexion, the through line is the discovery of fresh, original voices from around the world with quality storytelling that takes risks whether it be in dramatic or documentary films.
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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Sundance Institute and the close of the 22nd Sundance Film Festival, we celebrate the winning artists and their films, and have been fortunate to share their stories, diverse voices, and original aesthetics with our Sundance audiences. This year we've seen a number of films that deal sensitively with the timely and complex issues of cultural assimilation and community. Clearly, these compelling stories along with the quality of filmmaking have resonated with audiences and jury members alike.
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We thought that the best way to end the festival was with a closing night ... to end the festival in a fun way.
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This year's program reflects all the exceptional qualities we've come to associate with independent film.
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This year's festival is as 'independent' as it's ever been. There can be no confusion between the films we're showing and anything the studios would have even considered making.
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With a magnificent ensemble cast, 'Friends With Money' addresses both contemporary social issues and personal lives, a characteristic of many great movies and an exciting film to open this year's festival.
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It's rare that a group of us programmers will walk into a movie and walk out unified in our response.
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Not at all. Not one piece of me would have said that at any level.
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It's an independent film-making that is not going to be mistaken by anybody for films that come out of Hollywood.
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Sundance is very much about a spectrum of work. ... This year, it's a festival that feels more independent, that feels less mainstream.
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It's a festival that very much kind of underscores for me what independent film-making is,