Films and co-productions with UK involvement
The UK continues to have a strong presence at Sundance Film Festival with over 15 feature films helmed by UK filmmakers and talent. Three films will compete in the high profile World Dramatic Competition; Luxor (Egypt/UK) from Zeina Durra, Possessor (Canada/UK) from Brandon Cronenberg and Surge from Aneil Karia. Jerry Rothwell’s The Reason I Jump and Anabel Rodríguez Ríos’ Once Upon A time in Venezuela (Venezuela/UK/Brazil/Austria) will both vie for the Best Documentary prize.
See below for the latest list:
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2020 – UK films
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Luxor – dir. Zeina Durra
(Egypt/UK) WP
Possessor – dir. Brandon Cronenberg
(Canada/UK) WP
Surge – dir. Aneil Karia
(UK) WP
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The Reason I Jump – dir. Jerry Rothwell
(UK) WP
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela – dir. Anabel Rodríguez Ríos
(Venezuela/UK/Brazil/Austria) WP
PREMIERES
Dream Horse – dir. Euros Lyn
(UK) WP
Falling – dir. Viggo Mortensen
(Canada/UK) WP
*Closing Night Gala
The Father - dir. - Florian Zeller
(UK/France) WP
Herself – dir. Phyllida Lloyd
(Ireland/UK) WP
Ironbark - dir. Dominic Cooke
(UK) WP
The Nest – dir. Sean Durkin
(UK/ Canada) WP
MIDNIGHT
Amulet - dir. Romola Garai
(UK) WP
His House – dir. Remi Weekes
(UK) WP
SHORTS PROGRAMME FILMS
The Devil’s Harmony – dir. Dylan Holmes Williams
(UK)
Olla – dir. Ariane Labed
(France/UK) NAP
No I Don’t Want to Dance! – dir. Andrea Vinciguerra
(UK)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS
Junior Bangers – dir. Danny Lee
(UK) NAP
MIDNIGHT SHORTS PROGRAMS
Slug Life – dir. Sophie Koko Gate
(UK) IP
ANIMATION SPOTLIGHT
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother – dir. Stephen Irwin
(UK)
NEW FRONTIER (FILMS & PERFORMANCES)
A Machine for Killing – dirs. Oscar Raby, Richard Misek, Charlie Shackleton
(UK/Australia)
NEW FRONTIER (EXHIBITIONS)
All Kinds of Limbo – dirs. Toby Coffey, Raffy Bushman, Nubiya Brandon
(UK)
My Trip – dir. Barjane Melgaard
(UK)
Atomu - dirs. Shariffa Ali, Yetnude Dada
(France/Kenya/USA/UK)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Max Richter’s Sleep – dir. Natalie Johns
(UK/USA) NAP
KIDS
Come Away – dir. Brenda Chapman
(UK/USA) WP
US DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Never Rarely Sometimes Always – dir. Eliza Hitman
(USA/UK) WP
*BBC Films
US DOCUMENTARY
Be Water – dir. Bao Nguyen
(USA/UK) WP
*UK producer Julia Nottingham
Coded Bias – dir. Shalini Kantayya
(USA/UK/China) WP
WP = World Premiere; IP = International Premiere; NAP = North American Premiere US Prem = USA Premiere
