Kristen Stewart to be Honoured With the Visionary Award at The 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Kristen Stewart is set to receive the Visionary Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, as announced by the Sundance Institute on 14th December. The award aims to acknowledge Stewart’s “uncompromising work as an artist and contributions to the field of independent film” throughout her two-decade-long career. The press release highlighted Stewart’s bold and risk-taking storytelling, pointing out her 2022 Oscar nomination for her role as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer.’
The Sundance Institute emphasized Stewart’s connection to the festival, noting that ten movies featuring her work have been screened over the years, including her 2017 directorial debut short film, ‘Come Swim.’
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In a statement, Stewart expressed her honour at being acknowledged by the beloved institution, praising Sundance for its purity, lack of pretension and commitment to supporting independence in the film industry.
Kristen Stewart has a pair of films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January. She takes on a lead role in ‘Love Lies Bleeding,’ a romantic drama directed and written by Rose Glass, featuring a cast that includes Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, and Jena Malone. Additionally, Stewart will be seen alongside Steven Yeun in ‘Love Me,’ a film by the filmmaking duo Sam and Andrew Zuchero.
Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicent praised Stewart for her captivating performances across a diverse body of work and her commitment to independent cinema. The festival, running from 18th to 28th January, will also honour ‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan and ‘Past Lives’ director Celine Song with special awards at its opening night gala. Nolan will receive the Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award, while Song and filmmaker Maite Alberd will each be honoured with the Vanguard Award.
Recently, Kristen Stewart was seen in the science fiction horror film ‘Crimes of the Future,’ released last year. In 2023, she made an appearance in the music video for Rita Ora’s song ‘You Only Love Me’ and took on the role of directing the music video for Boygenius’ ‘Boygenius: The Film.’
–Farheen Ali
