Sundance Institute Announces Documentary Edit and Story Lab Fellows (EXCLUSIVE)

The Sundance Institute has undergone a round of layoffs, TheWrap has confirmed. CEO Joana Vicente made the announcement to staff on Wednesday, and the staff cuts will impact 11 employees across multiple departments or 6% of the 180-person organization.

Sundance Institute has laid off nearly a dozen staffers across its departments, representing about 6% of its 180- workforce, Deadline has confirmed. The cuts are part of a three- to five-year strategic plan to strengthen the organization amid a challenging economic landscape.

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Charna Flam The Sundance Institute has announced the 10 fellows for its 2023 Ignite x Adobe fellowship. Those selected for the yearlong program include Rafaël Beauchamp, Omi Zola Gupta, Dylan Habil, Xiaoxuan Jiang, Alvina Joshi, Milla Lewis, Andrés Lira, Dallin Mello, Leonardo Pirondi and Chloe Xtina. The fellowship is designed to support emerging fiction and documentary filmmakers ages 18 to 25, through the assistance with artistic and professional development. The select fellows receive an artist grant supported by Adobe and Arison Arts Foundation, a one-year complimentary membership to Adobe Creative Cloud, access to Sundance Institute alumni mentors, the opportunity to develop relationships within the Ignite community and access to the Sundance Film Festival.

Elton John has announced a collectible, limited edition release of ‘Diamonds (Pyramid Edition)’ – order it here.The release arrives as a celebration of the music icon’s historic Glastonbury performance on the Pyramid Stage Sunday night (June 26) – which NME lauded as “one of the festival’s best-ever headline sets” in a five-star review.‘Diamonds (Pyramid Edition)’ (available digitally here), features tracklisting personally selected by John which “reflects last night’s historic setlist”, according to a press release.It will feature highlights from ‘Diamonds’, his 2017 greatest hits collection. Pressed on coloured vinyl, the new release also includes a commemorative 10×10 print.John’s Rocket Club fan club members were tipped off this morning (June 26) about 100 signed copies of the release, sold from 10am today on a first-come-first-served basis from the Elton John Eyewear pop-up store at 59 Greek Street in Soho, London.Check out the artwork and track list below.‘Diamonds (Pyramid Edition)’:A: ‘Pinball Wizard’‘Bennie And The Jets’‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’‘Are You Ready For Love’‘Your Song’B: ‘Tiny Dancer’‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’‘I’m Still Standing’‘Cold Heart’‘Rocket Man’John performed a sensational, career-spanning set at Glastonbury Festival yesterday, featuring a whole host of special guests and a moving tribute to his late friend George Michael.“Sir Elton celebrates the past, present and future of music at last ever UK show,” NME wrote in a glowing five-star review.“Sir Elton left everything on the field.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Breakout Sundance star and rapper Tia Nomore has signed with Range Media Partners for representation in acting and music. Nomore is the lead in Savannah Leaf’s upcoming A24 drama “Earth Mama,” in which she delivered a critically acclaimed debut feature performance at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as a struggling single mother. Well established in hip hop, Nomore rose to prominence as an artist on the Oakland music scene. In “Earth Mama,” Nomore stars as expectant mom Gia, who already has two kids in foster care as she anticipates a third. Though she has the support of a tight-knit community in the Bay Area, she faces formidable challenges in reclaiming her family and building a new life. A24, the studio behind the Oscar winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” will release the film on July 7.

EXCLUSIVE: The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the eight women selected for the 2023 Sundance Women to Watch x Adobe Fellowship. They were all chosen for their exceptional talent and commitment to furthering their creative practice.

Twenty-five years into the “Sex and the City” franchise, Cynthia Nixon isn’t afraid to strip down on season 2 of the show’s Max spinoff, “And Just Like That”.

The Hives have announced an upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland, set to kick off in Spring 2024. Find a full list of upcoming dates below.The announcement of the upcoming live shows comes hot on the heels of the band’s ongoing tour with Arctic Monkeys, which has seen them perform at stadiums in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, London and more.Set to kick off in March with a gig in Leeds, the upcoming tour will feature 12 shows across the UK and Ireland, and run until mid-April.

Taylor Swift has finally confirmed UK dates for her Eras tour including four gigs at Wembley Stadium. The star unveiled dates for gigs as far afield as Mexico, Japan and Spain in the announcement which was posted online. She will play Wembley on June 21 and 22 next year and again on August 16 and 17 with gigs in Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff and throughout Europe inbetween.

franchise, Cynthia Nixon isn't afraid to strip down on season 2 of the show's Max spinoff, .The 57-year-old actress plays lawyer-turned-live-in-girlfriend Miranda Hobbes, who left behind her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) and her busy professional life to travel to California with non-binary comedian Ché Diaz (Sara Ramirez) at the end of season 1.Ahead of the June 22 premiere of season 2, both Nixon and Ramirez opened up to ET about Miranda and Ché's journey, including Nixon's willingness to strip down for some of their steamy scenes.«I feel like I was always fairly game for it,» Nixon tells ET's Nischelle Turner of showing skin. «It's just one of the main subjects of the show is sex — people having sex and people having great sex and people having terrible sex and people having hilarious sex.»As for where her formerly high-strung character's mindset is at the start of season 2, Nixon says Miranda is trying to embrace a freer lifestyle.«Miranda is a total control freak, so she's tried to maybe kind of — for the first time really — let go,» Nixon says.

Fred Again.. has announced a run of shows in the UK and EU taking place in September. Check out the tour details below.The DJ and producer will kick off the dates by taking over London’s Alexandra Palace for four consecutive nights (September 4-8).

Hozier has announced details of a 2023 UK and Ireland headline tour – get full details below and buy tickets here.The new dates will follow an existing run of July dates and come ahead of the Irish singer’s new album ‘Unreal Unearth’.The new album will come out on August 18 and was recently previewed by new single ‘Francesca’.After his summer tour and a run of US dates in September, Hozier will now play gigs in Europe and the UK in November and December.See the new and existing UK and Ireland tour dates below. Tickets go on sale at 10am local time on June 23.

Selome Hailu Hulu and the If/Then Shorts program have set a cohort for the second class of their short documentary lab, which focuses on production and career training for nonfiction filmmakers elevating LGBTQ stories. If/Then Shorts is an initiative from Field of Vision that amplifies regional, community-centered stories and supports nonfiction filmmakers through a combination of project grants, mentorship, industry consultations, editorial feedback, filmmaker advocacy and multiplatform distribution support. Since 2017, the program has supported more than 90 short documentary projects. Three film teams have been awarded $30,000 in production funding as well as the opportunity for six months of individual mentorship through a production intensive led by If/Then and Hulu. The teams will work towards premiering their shorts in September 2023 at an in-person screening event and reception at Outfest in Los Angeles. Upon completion of the films’ final cuts, Hulu will have an opportunity to review the work for acquisition and/or further development.

The Sundance Institute revealed on Wednesday that it has received the largest endowment gift in its history, a $4M endowment in support of the the Institute’s Indigenous Program from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, which will provide new support for artists from California-based tribes, both federally and non-federally recognized.

Bring Me The Horizon followed their headline set at Download Festival on Friday night with an announcement of a new album and tour dates in 2024.The band will release their seventh album ‘Human: Next Gen’ on 12 Jan, by which time they will already have kicked off a run of UK and Ireland tour dates.

Bring Me The Horizon headlined Download Festival last night (June 9), and announced a new album and 2024 arena tour at the show.On September 15, the band will release ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ via Sony/RCA, and head out on a UK and Ireland tour next year with support from Bad Omens, Cassyette and Static Dress.The new album follows the recent sharing of single ‘AmEN!’, which features Lil Uzi Vert and Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw. ‘POST HUMAN: NeX GEn’ will follow their 2020 EP ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’.Presale tickets for the tour will begin on Wednesday, June 14 at 10am BST, with a general sale following on Friday, June 16, also at 10am.

Eric Clapton will once again tour the UK and Ireland next year.The legendary guitarist and musician took to social media earlier this week (June 6) to announce the tour, which will see him perform six shows across the UK and Ireland in May 2024.ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES LIMITED UK & IRELAND TOUR FOR 2024!Thu 9 May – NEWCASTLE Utilita ArenaSat 11 May – LIVERPOOL M & S Bank ArenaMon 13 May – BIRMINGHAM Resorts World ArenaThur 16 May – DUBLIN 3ArenaMon 20 & Tue 21 May – LONDON Royal Albert Hall pic.twitter.com/SJA5trGja7— Eric Clapton (@EricClapton) June 6, 2023Over the course of his tour, Clapton will perform at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena, Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena, the 3Arena in Dublin, and three shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London. While only two Royal Albert shows have been listed on social media, a third date has been confirmed via Clapton’s official website.In a follow-up tweet, Clapton confirmed that tickets to the 2023 UK and Ireland tour go on sale today (June 9) at 10am local time.

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A pair of Ayr-based filmmaking graduates have shared they are “honoured and shocked” to be in the running for the top award for their moving documentary.