Two independent short films – one by a Utah filmmaker who received a Next Level Grant from the Utah Film Commission and the other by a southern California filmmaker whose project premiered at this year’s Fear No Film program at the Utan Arts Festival – are featured. Arthur Veenema: The Atomic Spawn Utah filmmaker Arthur … Read more
UTAH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: JOHN SPROUL, BERNARD MEYERS, TOBIAS FIKE Three Intermountain West artists are among the latest to have exhibitions to round out the summer season at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA). The connecting thread for this trio involves asking viewers to consider abstractions that reveal multiple layers going beyond typical … Read more
When sports media broadcasting became a 24/7 enterprise, stories which sprouted from the culture of sports became just as important as any feature about a star athlete’s performance. And, when those stories are framed around character traits in a positive way, avid sports fans absorb them, often becoming even stronger followers and admirers of a … Read more
There are moments in The Deep End, the excellent four-part documentary series directed by Jon Kasbe and produced by Bits Sola and The Documentary Group and currently available on Hulu, when Teal Swan, a Park City, Utah-based spiritual guru, displays characteristics that one might admire in a maverick CEO who comprehends the power of disruptive … Read more
Twelve awards were announced today in the 19th annual Fear No Film portion of the Utah Arts Festival, including a Grand Jury Prize, two Utah Short Film of The Year honors, Fearless Filmmaker Award, three honorable mentions and five audience awards. This year’s Grand Jury Prize: Best of Show represents two firsts in Fear No … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the centerpiece preview feature of the 19th Fear No Film program at the Utah Arts Festival. For a complete rundown of the Utah Made Film slate, see here. For a complete rundown of the Midnight film slate, see here. In its 19th year, the Fear No Film program at the Utah … Read more
In previous years, the Utah Made Film program was split into screenings of works by student and professional filmmakers but this year’s format for Fear No Film at the Utah Arts Festival blends both classes together in two separate hour-long screenings. The 13 films are a good yardstick of the strengths which mark Utah’s independent … Read more
The guiding rule for all submissions for Fear No Film at the Utah Arts Festival is simple: all types of stories and treatments are welcome. Naturally, some films are more than edgy treatments. They champion the quirks, oddities, bizarre contours and experimental forms eschewing linear narratives. While the Midnight program may not screen during the … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Utah Review begins its preview coverage today of the 46th Utah Arts Festival, which will be held June 23-26 (noon to 11 p.m. on June 23-25 and noon to 9 p.m. on June 26) on the Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. As this is the state’s largest multidisciplinary arts and … Read more
The hard realities of the family drama circling the inheritance of a loved one’s estate rarely require a boost from a fictional license. It is more common than many families might care to admit just how sharp the drama and confrontation are when the time arrives for the executor of a parent’s last will and … Read more