Artist Opportunities
Artist
Opportunities
The Sundance Institute’s labs, granting, and mentorship programs operate year-round to support independent artists and bring exciting new work into the world. Several of our programs are now accepting submissions.
If you’re looking for more opportunities to fine-tune your craft, visit Sundance Collab — our year-round digital space for global artists to learn, create, build a community, and champion independence in filmmaking.
Open Applications
The Sundance Institute | Graton Collab Artist Opportunity
The Sundance Institute | Graton Artist Opportunity serves to cultivate a stage for artists from federally and non-federally recognized California Indian tribes to tell their stories through film. Artists will receive access to curated courses from the Sundance Collab platform, which provides a virtual destination for emerging artists to learn craft and career strategies and to build community through courses, workshops, advisor sessions, extensive resources, and virtual community gatherings.
Deadline: July 31, 2026