The 'True Detective' director, the 'Black Swan' actress and director Edgar Wright are announced to join other names who serve on the U.S. Dramatic jury.
- Dec 19, 2014
AceShowbiz - The lineup of jury who will serve at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival has been announced. The upcoming film festival on Thursday, December 18 announced the names of figures who would serve as jurors in various sections. "True Detective" director Cary Fukunaga, director Edgar Wright ("Ant-Man") and Winona Ryder will serve on the U.S. Dramatic jury. Lance Acord and Sarah Flack join the trio.
Another popular name in the jury lineup is screenwriter Jonathan Nolan ("The Dark Knight", "The Dark Knight Rises", "The Prestige" and "Interstellar"). He will be on the Alfred P. Sloan Prize category alongside "The Keeping Room" star Brit Marling, Paula Apsell, Janna Levin and Adam D. Steltzner.
Col Needham, founder and CEO of IMDb, is serving as juror on World Cinema Dramatic category alongside "Eden" director Mia Hansen-Love and director Taika Waititi. World Cinema Documentary jury, meawnhile, includes Elena Fortes Acosta, Mark Cousins and Ingrid Kopp.
U.S. Documentary jury consists of Eugene Hernandez, Kirsten Johnson, Michele Norris, Gordon Quinn and Roger Ross Williams. In Short Film jury, there are K.K. Barrett, "Arrested Development" actress Alia Shawkat and Autumn de Wilde.
The 2015 Sundance Film Festival takes place on January 22-February 1 in Park City, Utah. The Feature-Film awards ceremony is set to take place on January 31 with comedian Tig Notaro as the host.
