Sundance: Arian Moayed, Celine Song Among 2025 Fest Jurors

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2025’s Sundance Film Festival jury members have been revealed. Arian Moayed, Celine Song, and Reinaldo Marcus Green will serve in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category.

For the first time, Song’s movie titled “Past Lives” made its appearance at the festival. Similarly, Green’s film “Monsters and Men” also premiered there. In 2023, Moayed was present at Sundance together with Nicole Holofcener for her work on “You Hurt My Feelings”.

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Song’s initial movie, called “Past Lives”, had its premiere at the festival, much like Green’s film titled “Monsters and Men”. In 2023, Moayed was alongside Nicole Holofcener at Sundance for their work on “You Hurt My Feelings”.

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Song’s first feature film, “Past Lives”, was premiered at the festival, as was Green’s “Monsters and Men”. In 2023, Moayed teamed up with Nicole Holofcener for her movie “You Hurt My Feelings” at Sundance.

All three versions convey the same information but use slightly different wording to make it more natural and easy to read.

As a gamer, I’d rephrase that into: “In another part of the gaming world, it’s Steven Bognar, Vinnie Malhotra, and Marcia Smith who are in charge of the U.S. Documentary Competition. Meanwhile, Daniela Alatorre, Laura Kim, and Kevin Macdonald are overseeing the World Cinema Documentary Competition. Lastly, Ava Cahen, Wanuri Kahiu, and Daniel Kaluuya will be judging the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

In this Short Film Program Competition, the judging duties have been assigned to Kaniehtiio Horn, Maggie Mackay, and Kibwe Tavares. Meanwhile, it’s Elijah Wood who will be in charge of judging the NEXT section.

Yesterday, Amanda Kelso, our CEO, and Eugene Hernandez, the festival director, penned a letter to the indie film community. They announced that Sundance will go ahead as scheduled, even with the fires raging in Los Angeles. In their words, “Our community has a knack for uniting when passion and determination are at an all-time high, finding solace in the strong connections that make us so resilient.” They acknowledged our collective grief but stressed the importance of moving forward.

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2025-01-14 20:26