The Sundance Institute has announced its juries for this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Actor-writer-director Tim Blake Nelson (Leaves of Grass) will host the awards ceremony on January 29th.
Hit the jump for the full press release and a list of all of the jury members.
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20th 30th.
The juries are comprised of 23 individuals spanning the global arts community.
Juror photos and extended biographies, in addition to the complete Festival lineup and schedule, are available atwww.sundance.org/festival.
All awards will be announced the evening of January 29 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony.
DOCUMENTARY JURY
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentarySpellbound.
In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history…The Simpsons.
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras is working on a trilogy of films about America post 9/11.
She has attended the Sundance Institute Documentary Edit Lab as both a fellow and creative advisor.
She is also a member of the 2011 Sundance Institute Alumni Advisory Board.
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy is chief film critic forThe Hollywood Reporterand for many years held the same position atVariety.
Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman made his directorial debut with the short filmOperationat the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.
He was also a member of the Sundance Film Festivals 2008 Short Film Jury.
Jason is currently in post production on his latest directorial endeavorYoung Adult.
He is also a member of the 2011 Sundance Institute Alumni Advisory Board.
WORLD DOCUMENTARY JURY
Jose Padilha
Jose Padilha, is a Brazilian producer, writer and director.
Mette Hoffmann Meyer
Mette Hoffmann Meyer is head of documentaries and co-productions for Danish DR TV.
Bong Joon-Ho
Bong Joon-Ho is an award-winning writer-director born in South Korea.
He graduated from the Korean Academy of Film Art.
Film credits includeBarking Dogs Never Bite;Memories of Murder;The Host,andMother.
He worked as a story editor at BBC before directing the critically-acclaimed TV seriesThe Singing Detective.
He has directed for TV and film, and is currently in production on his latest feature film.
Today, NOVA is the most popular science series on American television and on the Web.
Sean Carroll
Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology.
He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Harvard University.
Helen Fisher
Helen Fisher, PhD, is an Anthropologist at Rutgers University.
He is currently filmingMr.
Poppers Penguins,followed bythe Avengers.
Clark is also a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City.
He is a member of the 2011 Sundance Institute Alumni Advisory Board.
The recipient is presented with a $20,000 cash award provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
