Shaunak Sen: Being on the Sundance jury is an honor | Hindi Film News

Shonak is world film documentary competition jury of sundance film festival In 2024, it is scheduled to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from January 18th to 28th. In 2022, Shonak’s film All That Breathe premiered at Sundance Fest and won the Grand Jury Prize at the World Cinema Documentary Competition.

The World Cinema Documentary Competition jury includes Mandy Chan, creative director of Fremantle’s documentary film Undeniable, and producer of documentaries such as Free and House of Shards. This includes Monika Helström. Shonak says: jury At the Sundance Film Festival. Sundance is a revered, beloved, and legendary institution, especially among people. independent movie theater. In my own films and recent career, high points have often been closely tied to Sundance. For example, one of the first pieces of support we got was a Sundance Film Grant. After that, the film was screened for its world premiere in the World Documentary Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival, and of course the highest point was when it won the Grand Jury Prize. Of course, I am deeply grateful to the festival and the organization. ”
The director continued, “But beyond all this, the really exciting part of being a juror is sitting down and watching the films chosen by our talented programming team. During these nine to 10 days, you’ll be watching high-quality films. I can’t wait to see the film and experience the festival in the frigid climate of Park City, Utah. It’s such an honor. , I’m really excited.”