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The 21st Slamdance Film Festival has announced the members of its juries — and unveiled its new logo.
"Every jury member participating this year is dedicated to helping independent filmmaking grow and we look forward to seeing which films will inspire them the most," festival director Anna Germanidi said in a statement.
The jury's picks will be honored at Slamdance's Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City.
Here are the juries:
Narrative features • Richard Lorber, CEO of indie distributor Kino Lorber; Todd Looby, filmmaker and director of BendFilm; Emilie Upzcak, filmmaker and creative director of trinidad+tobago film festival.
Documentaries • Paige Williams, filmmaker and founder of The Audience Awards; Josh Leake, filmmaker and founder of the Portland Film Festival; Bryan Storkel, filmmaker ("Holy Rollers," "Fight Church").
Narrative & animation shorts • Sarah Cornell, filmmaker and creator of web series "Get Lost!"; Rory Haines, filmmaker and CEO of New Media Rockstars; Elle Schneider, cinematographer ("I Am Divine," "That Guy Dick Miller").
Experimental & Anarchy shorts • Eve Cohen, director of content and chief creative officer of Seed&Spark; Laura Merians, director/cinematographer who worked on Bjork's new album; Dan Brawley, executive director of the Cucalorus Film Festival.