A Sandans ceremony celebrates the honoring of Cenatia Ervo, James Mangoul and Michel Satter

The Sandans Film Festival has already doubled last year when the honorees of the collection ceremony of tonight at the Grand Hayat Valley Hotel, which was newly opened.

However, even with the presence of the new Oscar candidates, Sinatia Ervo and James Manguld at home to receive the Visionary Award and the Trailblazer Award, respectively, was Michelle Satter, the first founding director of the artists program at the Sundance Institute, which brought the high -level crowded hall. Really together.

Satar has been honored for her continuous commitment for decades, sponsored by artists and the development of independent films through Sundance Labs. As many know in the room, as Satter mentioned about herself, she and her husband David Lat were among the thousands who lost their homes in the recent forest fires that swept Los Angeles. Dragically, Michael, the youngest son of Latt, a social justice defender, was killed by a deadly bullet in November 2023 at his home in Miracle Mile.

While reading a message from her father, a member of the Board of Directors of Sundance, Amy Redford, delivered a series of honorary letters tonight of Qasser, which also included a warm praise of Glen Close and director Mariel Heller. Correspondence from Robert Redford, 88, started: “Michelle, my heart is sad because I cannot be personally tonight.” “Since the establishment of Sundance in 1981, I have been with me when this organization was just an idea … and you had an effective role in forming it to become the influential entity it is today.”

With dozens of laboratory graduates throughout the contracts in the Grand Hayat Hotel Hall, the theater cover was ascended amid hot applause and tears falling on the cheeks of quite a few of the attendees.

At the end of her influential statements, and in reference to the loss of her home and the “village” of the family, friends and the continuous artists, Satar thanked her husband and her other son (and the agent of CAA) Franklin La for their support and love for the independent film. . After a moment, Satter talked about Michael directly in a room full of his friends and colleagues. He added: “He wants to tell you all, that leadership with love, building society, enhancing equality and cultural change through the heart and telling stories is our central way to move forward.”

Among the other attendees were John Ham, who was regular at the Sandans Festival and his wife, Anna Osiola, and former director of the Sandans Film Festival John Cooper, and documentary director Rorrei Kennedy and his wife Mark Billy. There was also Charles King, Macro president, reality TV producer and Trump envoy to the recent UK Mark Burnett and his wife Roma Downey, Bots Riley and his wife Gabi no no. Boys do not cry Director Kimberly Peres and President of Searchlight Pictures Matthew Greenfield, Sundance Graduate, Director Nikato Josu.

the evil The star won the Visionary Award, which honors those known for their continuous work and prominent contributions to the entertainment industry. On Thursday, she received her third oplex nomination, this time for Best Actress evil. Erivo’s history with Sundance is part of the jury for the year 2021 and its film Drifting Here in Park City in 2023, which you also produced. evil It is the highest adaptive film for a musical play in Broadway ever at the global box office ($ 710.8 million).

Her British theater colleague Olivia Coleman presented to ERIVO the Visionary Award, praising the “dedication” of multiple causes and “courageous charisma and warm spirit”. “It makes every discovery looks like it is specifically dedicated to you, all alphaba, all Harriet Tobman, all Jacqueline in Drifting.

Ervio said, while receiving the award, that she had to search for the word “insight”, not because she does not know the meaning of the word, but what is its full scope. “The first part of the word is related to sight or vision … It is thinking about the future or planning it with imagination and wisdom. She said she was “stubborn, firm and passionate” when it comes to her professional life.

Mangold Anonymous Edward Norton, an Academy Award candidate for the best auxiliary actor, praised the director, as well as Joel Edgerton, who was personally attended to present the award.

Manguld, who developed his script in 1997 Copland Here at the Laboratory of the Screenplay and Directors of the Sandans Institute in 1994, he won the True Lippier Award. He also received the Special Jury Prize in 1995 for his movie heavy In 1995, Mangind won three of the Oscars out of five in his career for Bob Dylan’s biography film. Anonymous In the best director, best movie and best scenario adapted (in partnership with Jay Cox). The Trailblazer Award is awarded to those who have underestimated dedication and remarkable contributions in the field of cinema.

Mangind praised the “truly strong support system” of the institute. Before arriving at Sandans, it was a far place for Mangoulid, a place for Quenteon Tarantino and Spike Lee. At the institute, he reached photography plans Copland, They improved the scenario “with the help of Robert Redford, Sally Field and Michel Satter.”

Moving to his classic movie, Logan and Walk The Line said he was always fascinated by films “that put their feelings at stake, and put their hearts on their sleeve. We are somewhat hostile to the way we are talking about them.

“We must feel embarrassed.”

The winners of the Vanjard Awards tonight are Julian in the countryside of Nuiz Cat and Emily Cassi for realistic works, and they are a director last year. sugar-cane, Shawn Wang, Director Dedicated For imagination.