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Part of the “widening palette” promised on opening day by Keri Putnam, Executive Director of the Sundance Institute, is “episodic fiction”. That’s the genre formerly known as TV series to you and me and one that, in this “golden age” of premium cable and subscription streaming, is arguably the most vital area of storytelling.

At age 32, the Sundance Film Festival doesn't just manage to be young and mature at the same time: it has also become a magnet for established and up-and-coming stars, behind and in front of the cameras. If you are an actor, filmmaker or executive, Park City is the place to be after the Golden Globes.

The annual Golden Globes gala is your moment to shine - these ladies took the hint literally as they scorched the red carpet in metallics, nudes and plunging bare backs.

In our last batch of portraits - how the joy of victory looks like, as master photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin capture our Golden Globe winners moments after they step down from the stage.

The Sundance film festival opened under clear Park City skies and a relatively balmy 45 degrees with the traditional Day One press conference at the Egyptian theater where Salt Lake Tribune movie critic Sean Means welcomed festival director John Cooper, Keri Putnam who heads the Sundance Institute and Sundance founder Robert Redford. The actor, producer and all-around Sundance legend said: “What I’m looking forward is to most is the audience response.

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The 32nd Sundance Film Festival kicked off today in Park City, Utah, with the traditional press conference headlined by festival creator/mentor/ president of the Sundance Institute Robert Redford. With Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam and Sundance Festival director John Cooper also in attendance, the annual press conference has become a kind of state of the independent cinema assessment.

The biographical drama Trumbo about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo received two Golden Globes nominations in 2015: Bryan Cranston for his portrayal of Trumbo, the highest-paid screenwriter of his day, and Helen Mirren for her role as Trumbo's nemesis, Hollywood actress turned gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. The red scare that stalked America and most visibly Hollywood after the end of the Second World War was one of the most shameful chapters in the history of the United States.

In part two of our series of portrait galleries more winners, presenters and guests captured backstage at the 73rd Golden Globes by master photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin as they stepped down from the International Ballroom's stage. Enjoy and keep coming back as we add new galleries to this great photography show!.

While we were eagerly waiting for the Golden Globes ceremony, a rehearsal of some sort for the event took place 100 miles east of Los Angeles in the California desert at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF). Many of the Golden Globes nominees and future wiiners marched down the red the carpet in Palm Springs in their shimmering gowns, sharp tuxedos and dazzling diamonds to the Festival Awards Gala, which was held at the city’s convention center on Saturday, January 3rd, evening.