"I took the call," Braunsberg (whose documentary Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir screens in Cannes this month) tells me.
Ms. Timoner, whose documentary spends time chronicling Mr. Harris's troubled relationship with his family, said: "He needs to be significant.
The Philadelphia-based filmmaker Ben Kalina, whose documentary "Shored Up" is to have its premiere, said, "It's quickly become the destination film festival in New Jersey".
"To put it lightly, there are complicated feelings," said James Redford, whose documentary "The D Word: Understanding Dyslexia" has its premiere at Sundance today.
Women in Film will stage its own panel on Sunday, with commentary by directors like Susan Saladoff, whose documentary "Hot Coffee" has its Sundance premiere on Monday.
Sean Dunne, whose documentary "Oxyana" tells the story of a West Virginia town blighted by OxyContin addiction, was named best new documentary director.
But perhaps the man taking the most delight in British tabloids' domination of this week's news is the filmmaker Errol Morris, whose documentary "Tabloid" opens today.
One of Mr. Wu's protégés at Caochangdi is Zou Xueping, 27, whose documentary "The Satiated Village" was shown at the Songzhuang festival last month.
During this period she came into contact with the French photographer Eugène Atget, whose documentary work was at that time little known outside of Paris.
"Italy was sexist without him, but Berlusconi removed the shame," said Lorella Zanardo, whose documentary about primetime TV showgirls caused a sensation in 2009.
Much of the trip was captured on film by Michel Orion Scott, whose documentary about the experience, "Over the Hills and Far Away," will be released in September.
