12 Fellows Join Screenwriters Intensive, Supported by the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation;

10 Join FilmTwo, Supported by Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
LOS ANGELES — This spring, Sundance Institute advances the new work of writers and directors through two focused tracks
of support under the auspices of the Feature Film Program: the Screenwriters Intensive, taking place March 15-16, and the
FilmTwo Intensive, convening March 22-23.
“It’s imperative that we support storytellers at multiple points in their careers, and with tailored programs that address
specific challenges,” said
Michelle Satter, Founding Director, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program. These Fellows will advance the
art and craft of their work under the guidance of experienced filmmakers and industry leaders, while serving the Institute’s
commitment to introduce the industry to an inclusive pipeline of exciting new storytellers.

The Feature Film Program is making it easier for artists to simultaneously submit their feature projects for consideration for numerous avenues of support. We’ve streamlined the application process for filmmakers and consolidated our applications into two tracks:
Development TrackThe development track application allows writers, writer/directors, and writer/director teams to submit a fiction feature in the development phase to be considered for the following programs:

Screenwriters Lab (held annually in January)
Screenwriters Intensive (held annually in March)
FilmTwo Initiative (Intensive held annually in March; for filmmakers developing their second fiction feature)
Sundance Institute Asian American Fellowship
Sundance Institute Latinx Fellowship
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and Commissioning Grant (for projects with scientific and/or technological content)
Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship (for international directors based outside the U.

Editor’s note: For the fourth consecutive year, the Trump Administration has proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. This Arts Advocacy Day, we’re re-publishing a letter from president and founder Robert Redford recognizing the NEA’s formative role in developing Sundance Institute, as well as its continued importance today. If you’d like to join the conversation, please visit the Americans for the Arts’s Action Center to send a customizable message to your elected representatives.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published Tuesday, January 23. Award winners that received support through Sundance Institute’s artist programs and/or the Sundance Film Festival are updated below in bold.You could hardly map out more disparate trajectories for the three Sundance-supported films making the most Oscars noise this Tuesday.

Artist-Centered Residency Supports Theatrical Writing in Development

New York, NY — Seven theatre artists have gathered for the nineteenth annual Sundance Institute Playwrights &
Composers Retreat at Ucross Foundation in Wyoming, currently underway from February 5 to February 23, 2018. Designed to
support theatrical writing in its earliest stages, the residency is dedicated to uninhibited creativity, peer mentorship
and professional growth. This year’s group of artists includes playwrights,composers, and cross-genre theater makers.

All 123 Features Screened at 2018 Festival Eligible for New Award

Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced
Science Fair as the winner of the first-ever Festival Favorite Award, selected by audience votes from the 123 feature
films screened at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, which took place in Park City, Salt Lake City and Sundance, Utah,
January 18-28. The Festival Favorite Award is the 29th and final recognition bestowed on this year’s Features, including
juried prizes and category-specific Audience Awards; others were announced at a ceremony in Park City on January 27 and
a full list is available
here.

Science Fair
, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Festival, follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate
rivalries, setbacks, and of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at the international science fair.

Top Prizes Go To
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Kailash, Of Fathers and Sons, and
Butterflies

Search, Burden, The Sentence and
The Guilty Win Audience Awards

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

, Credit: Jeong Park

Park City, Utah — After 10 days and 123 feature films, the 2018 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony
took place tonight, with host
Jason Mantzoukas emceeing and jurors presenting 28 prizes for feature filmmaking in Park City, Utah. Honorees,
named in total below, represent new achievements in global independent storytelling. Bold, intimate, and humanizing stories
prevailed across categories, with Grand Jury Prizes awarded to
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (U.

Sundance.org is dispatching its writers to daily screenings and events to capture the 10 days of festivities during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Check back each morning for roundups from the previous day’s events.