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Posted May 3, 2013, by Chloé Zhao, writer/director, LEE
Kickstart LEE, a Modern Tale of Native American Teen Life
Chloé Zhao is a New York-based independent filmmaker from Beijing, China, and an alum of the 2012 Screenwriters and Directors…
Posted Jan 10, 2013, by Sundance Institute
Congratulations to 13 Sundance-Supported Films and Alumni On Their Oscar Nominations
Sundance Institute is thrilled to congratulate 13 Sundance-supported films and alumni on their Oscar nominations this morning.…
Posted Aug 31, 2012, by Elgin James, director, Little Birds
Little Birds Filmmaker Reflects on His Personal and Artistic Transformation
Elgin James is the writer and director of ‘Little Birds,’ a 2009 Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Lab project and…
Posted Jul 23, 2012, by Michelle Satter, Founding Director, Feature Film Program
In Memory of Frank Pierson
Frank Pierson was just plain brilliant – as a screenwriter, educator and leader. He was never afraid to have an opinion and was…
Posted Jul 11, 2012, by Clay Jeter and Charles Spano, Screnwriters Lab Fellows
Part 2: Clay Jeter and Charles Spano Dialogue
Clay Jeter and Charles Spano recently attended the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in the mountains near Park City, Utah,…
Posted Jul 10, 2012, by Clay Jeter and Charles Spano, Screnwriters Lab Fellows
Part 1: Clay Jeter and Charles Spano Talk Insecurities, Breakthroughs at the Screenwriters Lab
Clay Jeter and Charles Spano recently attended the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab in the mountains near Park City, Utah,…
Posted Apr 27, 2012, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Sundance London: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Comes Full Circle with Farming
We're launching our coverage of the Sundance Film Festival's journey across the pond at Sundance London with a series of…
Posted Apr 20, 2012, by Phillip Himberg, Producing Artistic Director, Sundance Theatre Program
First Kisses: Day Four of the Theatre Stage Directors Workshop in Addis Ababa
Liesl Tommy (Workshop leader): “I know you guys don’t kiss on stage in Ethiopia, is that right?”
Silence.
Workshop…
Posted Apr 19, 2012, by Christine Spines
Sundance Institute’s Michelle Satter and Alesia Weston Receive Industry Leadership Awards
There are those who argue that Los Angeles, with its sprawling polyglot patchwork of ethnic enclaves, is the city of the future…
