Sundance 2018 - UK Films

UK Films and Co-Productions heading to Utah in January

Competing in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2018 is the directorial debut from Idris Elba, Yardie. Other UK first-features include the acclaimed I Am Not A Witch from Rungano Nyoni and Beast from Michael Pearce, both screening in the Spotlight strand along with Armando Iannucci’s star-studded The Death of Stalin. Competing in the World Documentary Competition are Stephen Loveridge’s portrait of Sri Lankan artist M.I.A in MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A and Lorna Tucker’s exploration into the world of iconic designer Vivienne Westwood in Westwood

WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION

  • Yardie
    Dir. Idris Elba WP
  • American Animals
    Dir. Bart Layton WP (UK/USA)

WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

  • MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
    Dir. Stephen Loveridge WP (UK/Sri Lanka/USA)
  • Westwood
    Dir.
    Lorna Tucker WP

NEXT

  • An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
    Dir. Jim Hosking WP (UK/USA)

PREMIERES

  • Colette 
    Dir.
    Wash Westmoreland WP
  • Juliet, Naked
    Dir. Jesse Peretz WP
  • Ophelia 
    Dir.
    Claire McCarthy) WP
  • The Happy Prince
    Dir. Rupert Everett WP (Germany/Belgium/Italy/ UK)

SPOTLIGHT

  • Beast
    Dir.
    Michael Pearce USP
  • The Death of Stalin
    Dir. Armando Iannucci USP (UK/France/Belgium
  • I Am Not A Witch
    Dir. Rungano Nyoni USP
  • You Were Never Really Here
    Dir. Lynne Ramsay NAP (UK/France/USA)
  • U.S NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS
  • Blue Christmas
    Dir. Charlotte Wells (UK/USA)

INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

  • Careful How You Go
    Dir. Emerald Fennell
  • Fry-Up   
    Dir. Charlotte Regan
  • Garfield
    Dir. Georgi Banks-Davies
  • The Right Choice 
    Dir. Tomisin Adepeju
  • Wren Boys 
    Dir. Harry Lighton

ANIMATED SHORT FILMS

  • Marfa
    Dirs. Greg McLeod, Myles McLeod
  • [O]
    Dirs. Mario Radev, Chiara Sgatti
  • NEW FRONTIER
  • DICKGIRL 3D (X)
    Dir. Sidsel Meineche, James B Stringer
  • Isle of Dogs (VR)
    Dirs. Felix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphael