Slamdance reveals special tests

"Old Dog" concentrates on a shepherd safeguarding a valued mastiff. The Slamdance Film Festival has revealed its special tests and short programs, plus a Stan Lee documentary, Jonathan Demme's "Neil Youthful Journeys," the premiere from the never-before-seen Erection dysfunction Wood television pilot and Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden's "Old Dog." The movies introduced for Slamdance, launched 18 in the past rather than Sundance, include five world premieres, and 75 shorts competing -- like the world premiere from the special program of latest Iranian shorts never observed outdoors the country, "Created in Iran: 7 Short Premieres." Slamdance introduced its competition selection, made up of 10 narrative films and eight documentaries, the other day. Competition slots are limited to first-time feature company company directors coping with budgets under $millions of. Fest happens Jan. 20-26 in Park City within the Treasure Mountain Motel. The short films revealed Tuesday were culled from greater than 3,000 distribution. A jury can have honours to short films competing inside the narrative, animation and docu sections competition shorts may also be qualified for your Spirit of Slamdance Award. Narrative films screening at Slamdance include "Holiday Road," a comedy anthology praising the poignant and absurd areas of 12 American holidays "Old Dog," set round the Tibetan flatlands a traditional shepherd attempting to avoid his Tibetan mastiff from on offer to have an urban Chinese dealer and "Unconditional," directed by Bryn Higgins, the psycho-love story of teenage twins who belong to the spell from the charming guy. Concert film "Neil Youthful Journeys" will probably be examined incorporated within the documentary series. "Journeys" first demonstrated within the Toronto Intl. Film Festival and also the new the new sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide rights, excluding Latin America, in October. Another documents inside the screening series are "No Room for Rockstars," directed by Parris Patton and carrying out a encounters of four artists round the Vans Warped Tour "Terra Blight," directed by Isaac Brown in the global study from the existence cycle computer system consumption that has created toxic wastes "Wild inside the Streets," directed by Peter Baxter, through which thousands of residents from rival sides from the rugged British town very compete inside an ancient game this is the center in the community and "With Great Energy: The Stan Lee Story," directed by Will Hess, Nikki Frakes and Terry Dougas. That doc also features Nicolas Cage, Michael Chiklis, Roger Corman, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Elfman, James Franco, Samuel Jackson, Tobey Maguire, Avoi Mendes, Frank Burns, Seth Rogen, Bryan Singer, Kevin Cruz and Ringo Starr. The shorts tests are the pilot "Erection dysfunction Wood's Lost Film Final Curtain" and "Franchi Has ReturnedInch from director-film author Alexandre Franchi, in which the filmmaker talks about his bout with cancer. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com