Kim Yutani began programming short films at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. Shari is a filmmaker and recipient of multiple awards and grants, including the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Media Arts Foundation. She is a graduate of Harvard/Radcliffe & the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program. Under her direction, New Frontier garnered a Webby, multiple Emmy awards, and featured the prototype for the Oculus Rift VR headset. As Festival Director for MIX: The New York Experimental Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (1993-1996) she co-founded the first gay Latin American film festivals, MIX BRASIL and MIX MÉXICO. She served as co-Director of Programming for OUTFEST (1998-2001), where she founded the Platinum section, which introduced cinematic installation and performance to the festival. She is the founder and driving creative force behind New Frontier at Sundance. Shari’s focus in the Sundance film program is American and World Cinema dramatic features, as well as films that experiment and push the boundaries of conventional storytelling. Additionally, he has worked extensively as a consultant for several nonprofits, written for major print and online publications, and annually participates in the international film festival circuit as a panelist and juror. He is a Member-at-Large of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves on the board of advisors for SXSW, SeriesFest, and Art House Convergence, which Sundance has supported. Before joining the FLC, Hernandez was the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of IndieWire, which he helped build over 15 years into the leading editorial publication for independent and international films, filmmakers, industry, and audiences. He joined Film at Lincoln Center in 2010 as the Director of Digital Strategy and, in 2014, became the Deputy Director, where he led strategy and special programs for the organization. He began the position in 2020 and brought NYFF back to cinemas at Lincoln Center and around New York during COVID. He also leads the Institute’s year-round public programming globally, championing the social and cultural role of artists while developing programs to foster dialogue and community with Sundance-supported work at the center.īefore Sundance, Eugene led the New York Film Festival as the Festival Director. Going into the Festival’s 40th edition, he is responsible for guiding and overseeing the Festival’s overall vision and strategy while collaborating with the programming and leadership team to further the inspiring artistic impact of the Sundance Film Festival. Eugene Hernandez is the Director of the Sundance Film Festival and head of public programming.
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