“The artist is moving across all forms, using different languages, either invented or borrowed from unexpected places. That’s important to me.”Before joining Sundance, the British Jackson worked for the BBC and Channel 4, where she served as the series editor of “True Stories” and executive producer of projects for Film 4. For the Sundance board member and producer Jason Blum, who oversaw the final round of candidate interviews with another board member, Sean Bailey, Disney’s president of production, Jackson’s appointment comes at an important time for the festival, when staying relevant is its biggest challenge going forward. Blum advocated for Jackson because of the experience she had accumulated in her work with the festival for the past six years. “Programming is a key part of the festival maintaining its relevance,” he said.

Source: New York Times February 02, 2020 02:26 UTC