SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON Returns To Picturehouse In 2022 AsWendy Mitchell Takes Senior Role As The Festival Producer

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 DATES

The festival will run from 9th-12th June 2022

The Sundance Institute and Picturehouse Cinemas are delighted to announce their plans for the 2022 edition of the Sundance Film Festival: London. The festival will return to Picturehouse Central from 9th-12th June 2022, and the latest edition has a new addition to the senior team with Wendy Mitchell joining as Sundance Film Festival: London Producer.

Mitchell joins for the seventh edition of the festival, following a successful physical film festival in 2021 that opened with Edgar Wright’s exceptional musical documentary The Sparks Brothers. The festival will continue to showcase international and UK premieres direct from the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, as well as championing underrepresented voices and highlighting excellent work from a diverse range of storytellers.

Mitchell will continue her existing freelance portfolio of projects including serving as a contributing editor and Nordic Correspondent for Screen International; Nordic and UK delegate for the San Sebastian International Film Festival; and as a frequent moderator at industry talks, screenings and at festivals including Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, Rotterdam, IDFA, Edinburgh and Les Arcs. She also served as a moderator for Cannes Marche’s 2021 Producers’ Network. Mitchell replaces the out-going Producer, Mia Bays, who has taken the role of Director at the BFI Film Fund.

Previously, Mitchell was a film programme manager at the British Council, editor of Screen International, editor of The European Film Academy’s Close-Up magazine, staff news editor at Entertainment Weekly and managing editor of IndieWire. She has served as a mentor for EAVE, FirstCut Lab, Pitch Stop, the Danish Film Institute, the Independent Cinema Office and Seattle’s Work In Progress forum. She is also a member of the London Critics’ Circle (Film) and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists.

Clare Binns, Joint Managing Director of Picturehouse Cinemas, says “Myself, Sara Frain and the whole senior team are delighted that Wendy Mitchell is joining us as the Sundance Film Festival: London Producer. Her experience, industry know-how is second to none and her love of indie film and her passion for the Sundance ethos shines through. We are sure she will help us make this year's festival one to remember.”

Wendy Mitchell says “I’ve attended every edition of Sundance London as a huge fan, I love not just the films they show but the sense of community and creativity and fun they grow each year. So it’s a dream come true to be able to collaborate with the great teams at the Sundance Institute and Picturehouse Cinemas to help deliver the event in 2022. We look forward to thrilling our audience with amazing films, talks and events.”

More information will be available at sundance.org/london and picturehouses.com/sundance. Join the conversation on social media with #SundanceLondon.

About Sundance Institute
As a champion and curator of independent stories for the stage and screen, Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists in film, theatre, film composing, and digital media to create and thrive. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institute's signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. Sundance Collab, a digital community platform, brings artists together to learn from each other and Sundance advisors and connect in a creative space, developing and sharing works in progress. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences and artists to ignite new ideas, discover original voices, and build a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported such projects as Clemency, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Zola, On The Record, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Child Nation, The Souvenir, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Bother You, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Call Me By Your Name, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, City So Real, Top of the Lake, Between the World & Me, Wild Goose Dreams and Fun Home. Join the Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

About Picturehouse Cinemas
Picturehouse is an award-winning UK film company incorporating cinema, distribution and home entertainment, formed in 1989 to challenge the multiplex model. Its flagship cinema Picturehouse Central is situated in the heart of London’s West End, with the rest of its 25 venues located across England and Scotland. Picturehouse's architecturally-unique cinemas sit in the heart of local neighbourhoods and cater to a diverse and wide-ranging audience. They provide bespoke food and drink offerings across their cafés, bars, restaurants and members bars. The programme is curated to champion films made for all ages, backgrounds and walks of life, from quality mainstream film through to foreign-language and documentary features, as well as live event cinema. 35mm and 70mm presentations are also offered in some locations. Finsbury Park Picturehouse, with 7 screens, a café, and a members bar, opened to the public in September.