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Watch Some Rich, Complex Irish Stories for St. Pat’s Day
Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard star in Once. By Vanessa Zimmer A funny thing happened on the way to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration of
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind “Reinas”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind “Good One”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Back to the ’80s: Women Documentary Filmmakers Remember the Festival’s First Decade
What was the Sundance Film Festival like in the 1980s? Documentary filmmakers walk us through the Festival’s first decade.
Film Festival Watch: 23 Sundance-Supported Films to See at SXSW
[Pictured: Doppelgängers³] By Stephanie Ornelas The sun is shining, the brisket is smoking, and cinephiles are making their way to Austin, Texas, for the 2024
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Sin Nombre” Among Films With March Anniversaries
Édgar Flores stars in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s feature debut, “Sin nombre,” which won two awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. By Lucy Spicer Can
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How Will Sundance Institute’s Programs Be Impacted by the Enactment of Utah’s HB 257?
This news post will be updated as we learn more. During the 2024 Utah Legislature session, on January 30, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed into
Watch Some Rich, Complex Irish Stories for St. Pat’s Day
Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard star in Once. By Vanessa Zimmer A funny thing happened on the way to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration of
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind “Reinas”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind “Reinas”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind “Good One”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Back to the ’80s: Women Documentary Filmmakers Remember the Festival’s First Decade
What was the Sundance Film Festival like in the 1980s? Documentary filmmakers walk us through the Festival’s first decade.
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Watch Some Rich, Complex Irish Stories for St. Pat’s Day
Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard star in Once. By Vanessa Zimmer A funny thing happened on the way to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration of
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind “Reinas”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind “Good One”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
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Balancing Themes with Sofia Coppola, Director of “Priscilla”
By Stephanie Ornelas Sundance Collab participants signed in from around the world to listen to Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Marie-Antoinette) talk about her new
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know C.J. “Fiery” Obasi, the Writer-Director of “Mami Wata”
One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Liz Sargent, the Writer-Director of “Take Me Home”
One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we
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Film Festival Watch: 23 Sundance-Supported Films to See at SXSW
[Pictured: Doppelgängers³] By Stephanie Ornelas The sun is shining, the brisket is smoking, and cinephiles are making their way to Austin, Texas, for the 2024
Film Festival Watch: Catch These 10 Sundance-Supported Docs at True/False Film Fest
By Stephanie Ornelas One of the rewards of being part of a filmmaker’s journey from the beginning is witnessing their stories reach wider audiences. We
Inside the Archives: One Degree of Sundance Institute at the 2024 Oscars
Director Mira Nair and cinematographer Edward Lachman on the set of Mississippi Masala. Photo by Mitch Epstein by the Archives Team With the Spirit Awards
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Release Rundown: What to Watch This March, From “Love Lies Bleeding” to “Shayda”
(L–R) Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart star in Rose Glass’ thriller “Love Lies Bleeding,” which premiered in the Midnight section at the 2024 Sundance Film
Film Festival Watch: Catch These 10 Sundance-Supported Docs at True/False Film Fest
By Stephanie Ornelas One of the rewards of being part of a filmmaker’s journey from the beginning is witnessing their stories reach wider audiences. We
5 Takeaways From a Sundance Collab Conversation With Alexander Payne, Director of “The Holdovers”
By Stephanie Ornelas Alexander Payne has deep roots with Sundance Institute, having been a lab fellow, creative advisor, and a Festival juror over the last
Creative Distribution
From the Archives: The 3 Things It Takes to Be an Independent Producer
As the spiritual closing of Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Summit, Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper wrapped up the weekend with the “One Word Challenge.”Cooper’s challenge to his three keynote guests was simple: “It is 2011, and the most important thing a producer needs to survive is …” Panelists were given this one-word task by email before arriving in Utah and told to bring their best thinking to the audience of creative fellows and advisors. The experiment is both simple and profound, and audience members were invited to play along with cards of their own.
‘I Knew People Wanted to See It’: The ‘In Reality’ Team on Why and How They Self-Distributed
In part one of this interview, In Reality writer/director/star Ann Lupo and producer Holly Meehl shared how they got their anti-romantic comedy feature off the ground. In this second and final part, we explore how they navigated self-distribution.
Were you building an audience along the way? How did you keep people engaged?
AL: During post-production I took on a side project editing a short for Casey Neistat called “Filmmaking is a Sport,” and it completely changed my perspective on YouTube.
From Short Film to Unexpected Feature: How ‘In Reality’ Came to Life
Liz Manashil is a filmmaker and former manager of Sundance Institute’s Creative Distribution Initiative.
A few months ago, before I had a baby, I encountered the anti-romantic comedy feature film In Reality, which I immediately fell for. As I told the filmmakers later, it was the movie I needed when I was in my early 20s.
From the Archives
How Will Sundance Institute’s Programs Be Impacted by the Enactment of Utah’s HB 257?
This news post will be updated as we learn more. During the 2024 Utah Legislature session, on January 30, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed into
Watch Some Rich, Complex Irish Stories for St. Pat’s Day
Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard star in Once. By Vanessa Zimmer A funny thing happened on the way to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration of
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind “Reinas”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind “Good One”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent