A new generation of filmmakers and the usual collection of returning pros mark the 2017 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. The line-up for the Premieres, Midnight and Documentary sections of the Park City fest- running this year from January 19 to 29 – picks from a vast roster of 4,068 submissions and offers the usual mix of up-and-coming talent, star turns and intriguing documentaries and shorts. Of special interest in the last segment: a strong presence of Cuban themes and filmmakers, with the feature documentaries Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba and director Lucy Walker’s untitled exploration of the current whereabouts of the Buena Vista Social Club; and the special event Made in Cuba, presenting three short documentaries produced under the tutelage of the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program, Cuba’s La Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV and The Guardian Multimedia Program.

The Premieres selection – a regular jumping point for some of the year’s key titles – includes director Miguel Arteta’s Beatriz at Dinner, starring Salma Hayek; Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime, starring Jon Hamm, Geena Davis and Tim Robbins;  Charlie McDowell’s (The One I Love)  existential sci-fi The Discovery, with Sundance boss Robert Redford leading a cast that also includes Jason Segal and Rooney Mara; Mark Palansky’s Rememory, with Peter Dinklage, Anton Yelchin (his last work on screen) and Julia Ormond; Maya Forbes’ (Infinitely Polar Bear) The Polka King, with Jack Black in the title role of a polka star/con man; and Luca Guadagnino’s gay romantic drama Call Me By Your Name, featuring Armie Hammer and Homeland’s Timothée Chalamet as star-crossed lovers.

Newcomers in the feature film arena include Alethea Jones with Fun Mom Dinner, starring Toni Colette and Molly Shannon; and short-film Oscar winner Shawn Christensen’s Sidney Hall, with Logan Lerman and Elle Fanning. German artist and director Julian Rosefeldt will bring his Manifesto to Sundance – a feature-length tour de force by Cate Blanchett, re-enacting manisfestos from several  20^th century artists, from Dadaists to Lars Von Trier. A multi-version of the piece is screening at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, starting this week.

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