Sundance

Sundance

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1. Who are successful short film directors?

• Richard Linklater
• Jim Jarmusch
• Richard Kelly
• Paul Thomas Anderson
• Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

  

  2. What film won the 2015 short film of the year? 
Best 'Live' - Action Short Film:


The Phone Call- Mat Kirkby, James Lucas. 
"‘We’re in the room now. I’ve been knocking on doors for years, trying to get things made, and ever since the Oscar nomination, pretty much everyone whose doors I’ve been knocking on has invited me in.” So says Mat Kirkby, director of The Phone Call, a contender for best live-action short film. Along with his co-writer and producer James Lucas".
Kirby states to have a "Zero-buck budget" for an actual Oscar campaign.

Best Documentary Short Film:

• Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Dana Perry.

Best Animated Short Film:

• Feast – Patrick Osborne, Kristina Reed.

      3. How many entries does the Sundance festival get each year?

• "Around 12000 submissions including all categories(world and US: Dramatic and Documentary)."

REFERENCES:

• The Guardian . 2015. Oscars 2015: full list of winners . [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/23/oscars-2015-list-of-winners. [Accessed 2 December 2015].

• Quora . 2015. How many submissions does the Sundance Film Festival get each year?. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.quora.com/How-many-submissions-does-the-Sundance-Film-Festival-get-each-year. [Accessed 2 December 2015].