Shutterstock brings back exclusive VIP
Portrait Studio and Shutterstock Chalet, joins panel to Explore the
Future of Branded Entertainment and Audience Engagement
NEW
YORK, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/
-- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative
platform that fuels impactful storytelling for brands and business
leaders through licensable assets, data and AI solutions, and
creative production, today announced it is returning to the 2025
Sundance Film Festival as the Official House Photographer and
Portrait Studio Partner. The festival, which is often described as
one of the most prestigious and influential events in the
independent film world, will take place from January 23 to February 2, 2025, in Park City and Salt
Lake City, Utah.
For the second year in a row, Shutterstock will offer
celebrities and festival VIPs exclusive access to its Official
Sundance Film Festival Portrait Studio. This year, the professional
shoot will be orchestrated by renowned Hollywood photographer, Jay L. Clendenin. Shutterstock's Portrait Studio
showcases the best of Shutterstock Editorial's award-winning
capabilities by capturing high-quality, behind the scenes moments
from this A-list event. Last year, the portrait studio featured
award-winning guests such as Kristen
Stewart, Jodie Foster,
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Pedro Pascal.
The company will also bring back the exclusive Shutterstock
Chalet, its VIP house for high profile guests of the festival and
will be co-hosting an invitation-only Awardist Party with
Entertainment Weekly. New this year is the presence of GIPHY, whose
team will be on-site at the chalet, creating bespoke and engaging
GIFs in their booth of talent and VIPs alike. GIPHY, the world's
leading GIF platform, is proud to be integrated into Shutterstock's
expansive collection of digital content.
"The Sundance Film Festival highlights independent creative
visionaries from every aspect of the film industry, and we're so
thrilled to capture their experiences and excitement as the
Official House Photographer and Portrait Studio Partner," said
Aimee Egan, Chief Enterprise
Officer, at Shutterstock. "As the leading global platform for
licensing from the most extensive and diverse collection of
high-quality photos, videos, music, 3D models and more, we're proud
to add the inspiring content captured at the Sundance Film Festival
by our talented editorial team to our vast collections for all to
enjoy."
For the first time, Shutterstock Studios, a creative division of
Shutterstock that provides custom, high-quality content matched
with production tools and services at scale, will also participate
in BrandStorytelling 2025 in Park
City. BrandStorytelling is a sanctioned Sundance Film
Festival event that has supported the growth and maturation of the
business of brand-funded programming for the past decade. At the
event, Shutterstock Studios will host a panel session that will
explore how brands are leading a new dimension for audience
engagement, allowing viewers to shape a story's trajectory, taking
them from passive viewers to active participants.
Shutterstock will be joined by industry-leading brands that will
share how they leverage Shutterstock Studios' custom production to
create impactful stories to meet their unique brand goals. The
BrandStorytelling event days promise to be jam-packed with a
curated program of speakers, presentations, and networking,
inviting brands and their storytelling partners to join the action.
Shutterstock Studios delivers end-to-end custom creative services
providing data-driven content strategy, full scale production,
brand storytelling and amplification for today's most influential
brands.
To capture the real-time action, Shutterstock Editorial will be
front row for all the premieres, parties, and surrounding events.
Covering more than 12,000 VIP events annually, Shutterstock
Editorial's award-winning team of photographers and videographers
capture iconic and must-see content from around the world -
delivered as raw footage, media edits, sizzle reels, social
media-ready assets, and packaged assets. Shutterstock leverages its
editorial access and expertise to help its clients achieve a bigger
brand impact at bespoke footprint or high-profile sponsorship
events like the Sundance Film Festival, Golden Globes, Oscars,
Grammys, Cannes Lions, SXSW, Super Bowl and more.
Boasting the world's largest network of top photographers and
creators, along with tools that enhance the creative process as
businesses and creatives evolve, Shutterstock is proud to offer the
resources that storytellers and business leaders need to power
transformative storytelling.
You can join in on all the exciting programming at the Sundance
Film Festival by following Shutterstock on Instagram.
About Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE:
SSTK) is a premier partner for transformative brands, digital media
and marketing companies, empowering the world to create with
confidence. Fueled by millions of creators around the world and a
fearless approach to product innovation, Shutterstock is the
leading global platform for licensing from the most extensive and
diverse collection of high-quality 3D models, videos, music,
photographs, vectors and illustrations. From the world's largest
content marketplace, to breaking news and A-list entertainment
editorial access, to all-in-one content editing platform and studio
production service—all using the latest in innovative
technology—Shutterstock offers the most comprehensive selection of
resources to bring storytelling to life.
Learn more at www.shutterstock.com and follow us on LinkedIn,
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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