Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Sundance Institute has added four new additions to the Board of Trustees. Tessa Thompson, Pete Nicks, Nina Fialkow, and Kimberly Steward will help steer the organization and act in an advisory capacity.
The new trustees will work closely with board chair Ebs Burnough and CEO Joana Vicente. “As Sundance Institute continues to respond to the needs of independent artists, we welcome these new members of our Board, each of whom has an incredible commitment to independent film and a long history with the Institute,” Burnough said in a statement. “Together, the board is poised to identify new and strengthened ways to uplift independent storytellers.” “We are so pleased to have Tessa, Pete, Nina, and Kimberly join as trustees on the board of Sundance Institute.
They bring expertise and valuable perspectives that will be meaningful as we continue to evolve as a cultural organization,” said Vicente.
Thompson is an award-winning actor and producer, Nicks is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, Fialkow is an award-winning producer and Steward is Academy Award-nominated producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. “Both the Sundance Film Festival and the Institute have served as an artistic home for me throughout my career.
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