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Sundance Film Festival Asia Announces Short Film Competition Finalists and Panels Line-Up, guest speakers including Justin Lin, Dan Lin and more
Tickets for Films On Sale Now at www.SundanceFFAsia.com With three weeks to go to the first Sundance Film Festival Asia in Taipei, August 18 –

From the Labs: Coming Full Circle with Producer Diane Quon
Above: Diane Quon [right] and Emma D. Miller at Sundance Institute’s 2023 Producers Lab By Stephanie Ornelas It takes a village to make a movie

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Robert Connolly, the Writer-Director of “Blueback”
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

Release Rundown: Grand Jury Prize Winners “Scrapper” and “The Eternal Memory” Open in August
Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell play an estranged father-daughter duo in Charlotte Regan’s feature directorial debut, “Scrapper.” By Lucy Spicer It’s been a big summer

What to Know About the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Dear Sundance Community, Hello from New York! I’ve just returned from Utah, our home state, where we celebrated some of the films from last year’s

8 Chilling Sundance Horror Films Directed by Women
Hanna Bergholm’s “Hatching” looks at the horrors of coming of age. By Layla Halfhill Horror may not be the first genre that comes to mind

“Nothing Compares,” “The Janes,” and More Sundance Films Nab News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations
Earlier this month we woke up to the great news that several Sundance–supported projects were nominated for 2023 Primetime Emmys. Today, we’re proud to add

From “Captains of Za’atari” to “Kicking It”: How Soccer on Celluloid Can Inspire Lives
[Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on December 14, 2022 during the World Cup. Today we’re resharing it to celebrate National Soccer Day. Lace

“Brooklyn,” Home, My Father, and Immigrant Stories
Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) ventures across the Atlantic for new opportunities in “Brooklyn” By Aramide Tinubu We are all searching for a home — a place

Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program Supports Two-Spirit Artists with New Intensive
by Katie Arthurs Although the umbrella term “Two-Spirit” has only been around since the ’90s, the Indigenous gender-variant identities it encompasses have deep roots within

2023 Sundance Institute Producers Lab and Intensive Fellows Announced
PARK CITY, UT, July 24, 2023 — The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced 10 producers selected to participate in the Producers Lab, taking place July

8 Sundance Beach Films to Fill Your Summer Days
By Stephanie Ornelas It’s often said that time wasted at the beach is always time well spent. We’re smack-dab in the middle of summer, and

2023 Sundance Film Festival Asia arrives in Taipei on 18-20 August 2023
Reveals lineup for the festival – Single Film Tickets to go on sale 31 July 2023 Stay updated for on-sale announcements via our website http://www.sundanceffasia.com

“Aftershock” Continues to Shine a Light on the Black Maternal Health Crisis in the U.S.
By Shani Harris The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country according to a recent report by The Commonwealth Fund, with

Don’t Forget Your Chance to See Festival Favorites for Free at Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens
By Lucy Spicer Are you a Utahn who missed out on the Sundance Film Festival this January? Or maybe you want to relive the excitement