Sundance London Adds ree Feature Films

Sundance London Adds Three Feature Films Posted Mar 22, 2013

Tickets now on sale at www.sundance-london.com

The O2, 22 March 2013 Sundance Institute and The O2 announced today that three feature films have been added to the programme for the second Sundance London film and music festival, 25-28 April at The O2. They are: A.C.O.D. (Director: Stuart Zicherman, Screenwriters: Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman), Mud (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Nichols) and Metro Manila (Director: Sean Ellis, Screenwriters: Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers). Tickets for all Sundance London films and panels, including those announced on March 11, are now on sale at www.sundance-london.com.

Sundance Institute, which annually presents the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A., selected the film and panel programming. Including the three films announced today, Sundance London will present 21 feature films and nine short films across four sections, including a new UK Spotlight. Of the 30 films in the festival, 26 films will make their international, European or UK premieres at Sundance London. Ten are by female filmmakers and six are by first-time feature filmmakers. The films collectively received 12 awards, including two Audience Awards, when they premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, With the addition of these three films, Sundance London will present an even more well rounded programme of independent films that represents the work we show at our Festival in Utah. In addition, each offers audiences a unique experience to interact with the artists behind exciting, challenging and entertaining work.

For more information visit www.sundance-london.com or follow @SundancefestUK on Twitter.

FEATURE FILM PROGRAMME

The international and UK premieres of American independent narrative and documentary films that premiered in January at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A.

A.C.O.D. (Director: Stuart Zicherman, Screenwriters: Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman) Carter is a well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. So he thinks. When he discovers he was part of a divorce study as a child, it wreaks havoc on his family and forces him to face his chaotic past. Cast: Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine OHara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke. (Narrative) International Premiere

Mud (Director and screenwriter: Jeff Nichols) Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and reunite him with his true love. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon. (Narrative) UK Premiere

UK SPOTLIGHT

Drawing on the Sundance Film Festival's rich legacy of premiering outstanding films produced in the UK including An Education, Four Weddings and a Funeral, In Bruges, In the Loop, Kinky Boots, and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels this new showcase presents a selection of UK films that premiered in Park City, Utah.

Metro Manila (Director: Sean Ellis, Screenwriters: Sean Ellis, Frank E. Flowers) Seeking a better life, Oscar and his family move from the poverty-stricken rice fields to the big city of Manila, where they fall victim to various inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of city survival. Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega. Winner of the Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. (Narrative) International Premiere

These additions join the following previously announced titles:

FEATURE FILM PROGRAMME

Blackfish Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Blood Brother Director: Steve Hoover

Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes Director: Francesca Gregorini

God Loves Uganda Director: Roger Ross Williams

In a World... Director: Lake Bell

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete Director: George Tillman Jr.

The Kings of Summer Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Muscle Shoals Director: Greg Freddy' Camalier

Running from Crazy Director: Barbara Kopple

Touchy Feely Director: Lynn Shelton

Upstream Color Director: Shane Carruth

SPECIAL EVENT PROGRAMME

History of the Eagles Part One Director: Alison Ellwood

Peaches Does Herself Director: Peaches

Sleepwalk With Me Director: Mike Birbiglia

UK SPOTLIGHT

In Fear Director: Jeremy Lovering

The Look of Love Director: Michael Winterbottom

The Moo Man Director: Andy Heathcote

The Summit Director: Nick Ryan

SHORT FILM PROGRAMME

The Apocalypse Director: Andrew Zuchero

Black Metal Director: Kat Candler

The Date Director: Jenni Toivoniemi

Irish Folk Furniture Director: Tony Donoghue

Jonah Director: Kibwe Tavares

Reindeer Director: Eva Weber

Until the Quiet Comes Director: Kahil Joseph

Whiplash Director: Damien Chazelle

The Whistle Director: Grzegorz Zariczny

ENDS

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Notes to the Editor:

Sundance London

The Sundance London film and music festival is a partnership between Robert Redford, Sundance Enterprises, Sundance Institute and AEG Europe. The second Sundance London will take place from 25-28 April, 2013 at The O2 and will host the international and UK premieres of films fresh from the 2013 Sundance Film Festiv

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