Sundance Institute to Host 4-day Summer Festival in Downtown Los Angeles Film and Music to be Featured at Sundance NEXT FEST, Aug. 8-10 at Theatre at Ace Hotel
Kickoff Event Aug. 7 at Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Posted May 20, 2014
LOS ANGELES, CA Sundance Institute will present the Sundance NEXT FEST summer festival August 7-10 in Los Angeles, headquartered at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel and offering feature and short film screenings, some paired with live music performances and all celebrating the renegade spirit of independent artists. The event is an extension of the popular NEXT <=> section at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which showcases stylistically adventurous and bold films, and builds on the Institute's NEXT WEEKEND event, hosted in 2013. The Sundance Film Festival programming staff will select films and music acts for NEXT FEST. The festival is supported by Principal sponsors Acura and YouTube.
For the festival's kickoff event on August 7, a cult classic film supported by Sundance Institute will screen at Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. A similar event for last year's NEXT WEEKEND featured a double-bill screening of Chris Smith's iconic documentary American Movie and the horror film it chronicled the making of, Mark Borchardt's Coven.
Films that have premiered in the NEXT <=> section at the Sundance Film Festival, launched in 2010, include Bellflower (Director and screenwriter: Evan Glodell), Blue Caprice (Director: Alexandre Moors, Screenwriters: R. F. I. Porto, Alexandre Moors), Compliance (Director and screenwriter: Craig Zobel), Sleepwalk With Me (Director: Mike Birbiglia, Screenwriters: Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish) and sound of my voice (Director: Zal Batmanglij; Screenwriters: Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling).
Robert Redford, President & Founder of Sundance Institute, said, Independent artists working in film and music have a profound impact on our culture, but there are few opportunities to enjoy them side by side. NEXT FEST will break down those barriers and explore what these artists and audiences have in common an appreciation for exceptional creative vision.
The Theatre at Ace Hotel is a delicate restoration of the 1,600-seat United Artists Theater, built in the 1920s for the Maverick Film Studio founded by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W Griffith and Charles Chaplin. Designed by C. Howard Crane, the Theatre is a shrine to the arts, with a three-story, 2,300-square-foot grand lobby, an ornate open balcony and mezzanine, vaulted ceiling and richly colored murals depicting the legends of films Golden Age, immortalized in mythic attire.
Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, said, The Theatre at Ace Hotel in the former home of the Historic United Artists Theatre will be a fitting home for our NEXT FEST. This beautiful Los Angeles gem was built as a maverick film studio and stands as a monument to independent artists who forged their own path. A similar spirit will be visible in the films and music acts at NEXT FEST.
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, At its core, NEXT FEST is about celebrating artists who push creative boundaries. This unique program presents an opportunity for audiences in Los Angeles to explore the outer edges and intersections of film and music.
For more information about NEXT FEST visit sundance.org/next. Programming announcements will be made this summer, and tickets will go on sale at that time. Sundance Institute members will enjoy access to pre-sale tickets, a members party and a chance to win a NEXT FEST prize package including a three-night stay at the Ace Hotel plus airfare. To join, visit sundance.org/membership.
Sundance NEXT FEST is supported by Principal Sponsors Acura and YouTube, which are both long-time sponsors of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Additional NEXT FEST sponsors include: Major Kickstarter; Media KCRW 89.9; and Supporting Beachside Films, FilmL.A., Inc., Southwest Airlines and Stella Artois.
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a global nonprofit organization founded by Robert Redford in 1981. Through its artistic development programs for directors, screenwriters, producers, composers and playwrights, the Institute seeks to discover and support independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to connect audiences to their work. The Institute promotes independent storytelling as art and as a compelling and powerful way to inform, inspire and unite people. Internationally recognized for its annual Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Institute has supported such projects as Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Sin Nombre, The Invisible War, The Square, Dirty Wars, Spring Awakening, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and Fun Home. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Theatre at Ace Hotel
A loving reanimation of the former flagship movie house of United Artists, The Theatre at Ace Hotel serves Los Angeles burgeoning epicenter for art and modern entertainment with a prime setting for a wide array of events from large-scale concerts to movie premieres, conferences, seminars, symposiums and other performances. Retrofitted with a state-of-the-art digital projection system and cinema sound, an independent, ultramodern live sound system, plus an elaborate contemporary stage lighting system, the Theatre can take on whatever fits within the confines of its dazzling proscenium a much-need bridge to the exciting future of Downtown Los Angeles.
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Sundance Institute to Host 4-day Summer Festival in Downtown Los Angeles Film and Music to be Featured at Sundance NEXT FEST, Aug. 8-10 at Theatre at Ace Hotel 
