Sundance

Sun-Dance

Who are successful short film directors?

Here is a short list of just a few of the many successful short film directors out there:

- Paul Thomas Anderson.
- Wes Anderson
- Darren Aronofsky
- The Coen Brothers
- Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

What film won the 2015 short of the year?

"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
This is the group that won the 2015 short of the year. They repeated what they had chose to present last year "Whiplash". They won both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Dramatic Prize and U.S. Dramataric Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival. "IndieWire."

How many entries does sun-dance get each year?

There are roughly around 12,000 submissions which includes all categories (World and US: Dramatic and Documentary)

References:

"Sundance Institute Short Film Program". Sundance.org. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.
http://www.sundance.org/festivals/short-film

Smith, Nigel. "The Winners Of The 2015 Sundance Film Festival". IndieWire. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-winners-of-the-2015-sundance-film-festival-as-they-come-in-20150131

"How many Submissions does Sundance get each year?" Web. 1 Dec. 2015.
https://www.quora.com/How-many-submissions-does-the-Sundance-Film-Festival-get-each-year