Christopher Nolan to Receive First Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award; Celine Song, Maite Alberdi to Get Vanguard Awards at 2024 Festival's Opening Night

Nolan receives inaugural Trailblazer Award at Sundance Institute's 40th edition as recognition for his contribution to independent filmmaking, while Vanguard Awards for fiction and nonfiction goes to Song and Alberdi respectively, acknowledging their narrative artistry and creative independence in film.