Midnight (Sundance section)
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Midnight is a Sundance Film Festival program section that showcases genre-driven, boundary-pushing, and often horror- or thriller-oriented films typically screened in late-night slots.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Midnight (Sundance section) canonical | 1 |
| Midnight section at Sundance Film Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Midnight (Sundance section) Context triple: [NEXT (Sundance section), relatedTo, Midnight (Sundance section)]
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IFC Midnight
IFC Midnight is a film distribution label of IFC Films that specializes in releasing independent and genre movies, particularly horror, thriller, and cult titles.
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Slamdance Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, known for showcasing emerging filmmakers and low-budget, innovative cinema as an alternative to larger mainstream festivals.
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Les Films du Lendemain
Les Films du Lendemain is a French film production company known for producing auteur-driven, critically acclaimed cinema.
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Cinema Under the Stars
Cinema Under the Stars is an outdoor film screening program that forms a dedicated section of the Montreal World Film Festival, showcasing movies in an open-air setting.
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E.
A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing is a 1988 Polish drama directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski that starkly explores the morality of capital punishment through a brutal murder and its legal aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Midnight (Sundance section) Target entity description: Midnight is a Sundance Film Festival program section that showcases genre-driven, boundary-pushing, and often horror- or thriller-oriented films typically screened in late-night slots.
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A.
IFC Midnight
IFC Midnight is a film distribution label of IFC Films that specializes in releasing independent and genre movies, particularly horror, thriller, and cult titles.
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B.
Slamdance Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, known for showcasing emerging filmmakers and low-budget, innovative cinema as an alternative to larger mainstream festivals.
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C.
Les Films du Lendemain
Les Films du Lendemain is a French film production company known for producing auteur-driven, critically acclaimed cinema.
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D.
Cinema Under the Stars
Cinema Under the Stars is an outdoor film screening program that forms a dedicated section of the Montreal World Film Festival, showcasing movies in an open-air setting.
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E.
A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing is a 1988 Polish drama directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski that starkly explores the morality of capital punishment through a brutal murder and its legal aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sundance Film Festival program section
ⓘ
film festival sidebar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
genre filmmakers
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independent horror cinema ⓘ independent thriller cinema ⓘ |
| audienceExperience | communal late-night viewing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| curationStyle |
edgy
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experimental ⓘ transgressive ⓘ |
| eventType | film screening program ⓘ |
| festivalContext | independent film ⓘ |
| festivalType | genre cinema showcase ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
boundary-pushing films
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cult-oriented films ⓘ genre-driven films ⓘ horror films ⓘ midnight movies ⓘ thriller films ⓘ |
| hasScreened |
North American premieres
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feature films ⓘ world premieres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boundary-pushing storytelling
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premiering horror films ⓘ premiering thriller films ⓘ showcasing cult favorites ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryOperation | English ⓘ |
| location | Park City, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Sundance Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sundance Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programLevel | main public program ⓘ |
| programmingGoal |
to entertain late-night audiences
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to highlight bold genre voices ⓘ to showcase unconventional narratives ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| reputation |
edgy and provocative
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fan-favorite section ⓘ |
| screeningSlot | midnight screenings ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
genre innovation
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high-concept narratives ⓘ strong audience appeal ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
fans of genre cinema
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fans of horror cinema ⓘ late-night festivalgoers ⓘ |
| typicalScreeningTime | late-night ⓘ |
| typicalTone |
dark
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often comedic-horror ⓘ often violent ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
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Subject: Midnight (Sundance section) Description of subject: Midnight is a Sundance Film Festival program section that showcases genre-driven, boundary-pushing, and often horror- or thriller-oriented films typically screened in late-night slots.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Midnight section at Sundance Film Festival