Penn Alumni representing at Sundance 2011

Over this past week, Penn alumni were making the rounds at the snowy Sundance film festival.

After the jump find out about these alumni and their new films!

• Liz Banks (C’96) was seen at a whole bunch of parties related to the 2 hot films that premiered at Sundance that the Weinstein brothers have acquired: My Idiot Brother (with Paul Rudd) and The Details (with Tobey Maguire).   Check out Liz’s history with Sundance

• Since his appearance at the Golden Globes, Disney President Rich Ross (C’83) has now been seen making the party rounds at Sundance as well (source)

• Photographer Rachel Pearlman (C’07, Penn Film Society, Tri Delt) was the production manager on a short film called STONES which was selected for the Indigenous Shorts Showcase at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (more here).

Anyone else at the festival I haven’t covered?  Contact me!

Remember when THIS Penn alum went to Sundance with a then soon-to-be HUGE hit on his hands?

Catch up on past film festival coverage from our 2010 Penn in Cannes series

• Elizabeth Banks