Sundance Institute Presents: ShortsLab

In the summer of 2010, Sundance Institute presented the first-ever ShortsLab in Los Angeles to offer a day-long workshop for shorts filmmakers. Recognizing the important role shorts have and will continue to have in cinema, storytelling, and culture and after the success of the first ShortsLab, Sundance Institute is expanding the ShortsLab to include three cities: Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Our goal is to empower the next wave of emerging artists by giving them first-hand insight into the basics of developing their idea, to making their film, to getting it seen by audiences. Focusing on narrative short-form storytelling, each event will be packed with panels, discussions, and screenings with a wide-ranging mix of filmmakers and industry professionals and will conclude with a reception to network with fellow shorts filmmakers and a screening of short film highlights from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Photo by Benjamin Hoste.

Last year’s sold-out ShortsLab: L.A. was open to the public, and brought in the talents of Jay Duplass, Miguel Arteta, Peter Sollett, YouTube, Funny or Die, Paramount Pictures, Fox Digital, United Talent Agency, Kickstarter, SAGIndie, among others. Stay tuned for more information about the special guests participating in the 2011 ShortsLabs.

Very limited space is available, so reserve your ticket today.

Click below for more information about each of the 2011 ShortsLabs:

ShortsLab: Chicago – Saturday, May 7, Columbia College Chicago
ShortsLab: N.Y.C. – Saturday, July 9, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Comedy ShortsLab: L.A. – Saturday, August 6, Cinefamily@The Silent Movie Theatre. This program is supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation.