Sundance Institute executives have named Shari Frilot and Kamal Sinclair co-directors of New Frontier in a bid to deepen the organisation’s commitment to the programme.

New Frontier celebrates artists working at the intersection of film, art, media, live performance, music and technology.

Recent highlights include the first large-scale public exhibition of the Oculus Rift virtual reality technology and the world premiere of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s hitRECord.

Frilot and Sinclair will cultivate ties with artists and technologists, stay abreast of trends and lead strategic planning and growth.

Frilot will continue to curate New Frontier exhibition activities, while Sinclair will oversee the annual New Frontier Story Lab, Flash Labs and Artist Residencies.

  • PEN Center USA has announced the winners of the 2014 Literary Awards to be presented in Beverly Hills on November 11. Winners include Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham and Ben Coccio for teleplay and screenplay awards, as well as authors including Gretel Ehrlich, Octavio Solis, Lindsay Hill and Craig Malisow, among others. Norman Lear will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Jose Antonio Vargas will receive the Freedom To Write Award. For the full list of winners click here.

 

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