The Nodance Film Festival
VIDEO: Forest Whitaker and Salma Hayek present an award to director Mike Figgis at the Nodance Film Festival.
Nodance Film Festival founder James Boyd with Actor-Director Forest Whitaker.
Always a packed house at Nodance.
Festival Director James Boyd being interviewed by CNN.
Mike Figgis, actress Salma Hayek and Nodance Film Festival director James Boyd being interviewed for CNN.
Festival director James Boyd giving interview at the Nodance Film Festival HQ.
Nodance “Storytelling” panel from Year 4.
The Nodance Film Festival was a DIY satellite event that ran for six years in Park City, Utah during the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Nodance catered to first-time filmmakers, and was the world’s first DVD-projected film festival.
Nodance screened many notable films including the surfing documentary STEP INTO LIQUID. Nodance was ultimately bought by Spirit Dance Entertainment (Forest Whitaker’s production company), and garnered press from major news outlets such as Time Magazine, CNN, LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Moviemaker Magazine.
Nodance hosted filmmaking panels, a screenplay competition and a traveling roadshow to the Cannes Film Festival. Formed from a simple idea to help the craft of filmmaking, Nodance helped launch the careers of many young filmmakers working today.
Mike Figgis, Forest Whitaker, and Matthew Libatique pose before the Nodance storytelling panel.
Host Chris Gore (FILM THREAT, G4 TV) moderates the Nodance Storytelling panel with Oscar-nominated director Mike Figgis (LEAVING LAS VEGAS), Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Mathew Libatique (BLACK SWAN, A STAR IS BORN)
Festival director James Boyd poses with EVERCLEAR singer-songwriter Art Alexakis, and producer Eric Barrett (ECHO IN THE CANYON) after the Nodance Music Video panel.
Actress/Director Salma Hayek presents the Nodance “Free Spirit” Award to director Mike Figgis at the closing night party.
Crowds of film-lovers attending the Nodance “Storytelling in the Digital Age” panel.