Selected by 500 filmmakers and critics, what is the best Sundance film of all time? ‘Impossible to refute’

[OSEN=Reporter Choi Na-young] Which film was selected as the best Sundance film of all time in a festival vote in which more than 500 filmmakers and critics participated?

According to IndieWire’s report on the 16th (local time), in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, loved by filmmakers and cinephiles, the Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization, is looking back on the legacy of films that premiered at the festival.

According to a survey of over 500 filmmakers, critics, and industry members centered around the filmmaking community, director Damien Chazelle’s 2014 debut film Whiplash was the best Sundance film of all time. Awarded. Actor JK Simmons of ‘Whiplash’ won an Academy Award for his role as an abusive music teacher opposite actor Miles Teller. In addition, Chazelle, a writer and director, later received favorable reviews for directing ‘First Man’, ‘La La Land’, and ‘Babylon’.

The Sundance Film Festival, which began in 1985, has premiered 4,000 feature films over the decades. According to the research institute, the films selected as one of the top 10 films were evaluated as “touching hearts and changing lives.”

This year’s Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City and Salt Lake City on the 18th. From the 25th to the 28th, you can view various works online nationwide.

The following are the 10 films screened at the Sundance Film Festival that best demonstrated storytelling, diversity, artistic resonance, and social, political, and cultural impact.

10. “Blood Simple” (1985), Joel and Ethan Coen

9. “And your mother too” (2002), Alfonso Cuaron

8. “Boyhood” (2014), Richard Linklater

7. “Before Sunrise” (1995), Richard Linklater

6. “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” (1989), Steven Soderbergh

5. “Memento” (2001), Christopher Nolan

4. “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006), Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Paris

3. “Get Out” (2017), Jordan Peele

2. “Reservoir Dogs” (1992), Quentin Tarantino

1. “Whiplash” (2014), Damien Chazelle

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