Sundance Institute and Withoutabox Renew Exclusive, Multi-Year Agreement and Celebrate 10-Year Relationship That Has Helped Discover and Launch Breakout Independent Films

Withoutabox (https://www.withoutabox.com), a service of IMDbPro and the premier submission system for film festivals and filmmakers, and Sundance Institute today announced that they have renewed their long-standing exclusive agreement for an additional three years (through 2021). This year marks the 10^th anniversary that Sundance Institute has exclusively relied on Withoutabox to process submissions, during which more than 100,000 feature films, short films, episodic content and Virtual Reality experiences have been received through Withoutabox, including many breakout independent films. Additionally, Withoutabox today announced the launch of their enhanced film festival submission management service (https://www.withoutabox.com/festival/submissionjudging), which was designed based on direct customer input from many leading festivals that rely on Withoutabox to process their submissions, including the Sundance Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.

Withoutabox has been the exclusive online submissions system for the Sundance Film Festival since 2008, a successful arrangement that has now been renewed for an additional three-year term. The Sundance Film Festival, the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for Sundance Institute, has introduced global audiences to some of the most groundbreaking films of the past three decades, including Mudbound, Call Me by Your Name, Manchester by the Sea, Boyhood, Whiplash, Icarus, Last Men in Aleppo, Strong Island, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Fruitvale Station. Since 2001, Withoutabox has facilitated millions of submissions to the leading film festivals in the world, and more than 200 of these titles went on to receive an Academy Award nomination, with dozens eventually winning an Oscar. In addition to the Sundance Film Festival, other renowned film festivals that rely on Withoutabox to manage their submissions include the Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival. Withoutabox is a service of IMDbPro, the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals. Filmmakers submitting their work on Withoutabox can easily create IMDb title pages and reach 250 million monthly users worldwide.