In today’s film news roundup, the Sundance supernatural film “Run Sweetheart Run” finds a home, Sundance programmer David Courier retires and “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of M…
“Run Sweetheart Run” is a separate acquisition that’s not covered under the previously announced Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television slate of eight titles. The news was first reported by Deadline.The Sundance Institute has announced that veteran programmer David Courier is retiring after two decades as of June 30.
During his tenure at the institute, Courier has represented Sundance internationally by serving on juries, speaking on panels and working to cultivate relationships with film commissions, industry, and artists around the world. He was set to serve as a member of the L’Oreille d’or Documentary Jury at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival this May, but looks forward to Cannes 2021. He is the former co-director of programming at Outfest.
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