The 2004 Sundance Film Festival is the premiere independent film festival in the U.S. This year, the festival is introducing the inaugural Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking. International short films under 30 minutes in length are eligible for the prize, to be selected by the Short Film Jury. Films must have less than 50% U.S. financing to qualify as an international submission. Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work. Since its inception, the Institute has grown into an internationally recognized resource for filmmakers and other artists. Sundance Institute conducts national and international labs for filmmakers, screenwriters, composers, writers and theater artists. The annual Sundance Film Festival, a major program of Sundance Institute, is held each January. The 2004 Sundance Film Festival will be held January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah. Below is a list of the various submission deadlines:

International Short Films: August 15, 2003
U.S. Short Films & Sundance Online Film Festival: September 12, 2003
U.S. and International Features: October 3, 2003

For more information contact the Institute at 8857 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90211-3605, tel: (310) 360-1981, e-mail: programming@sundance.org, or Web: www.sundance.org.