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Women in Film and Netflix Join Forces to Support Mid-Career and Early Career Women Directors and Cinematographers
ReFrame Rise, the talent development program from Women In Film Los Angeles (WIF) and Sundance Institute’s ReFrame Project, is returning for its second cohort and

2022 Sundance Film Festival: Asia reveals lineup for in-person festival and events on 25-28 August, 2022
Sundance Film Festival: Asia announced today the lineup of feature films and events for the 2022 inaugural in-person festival in Jakarta from 25-28 August. The

Sundance Institute To Convene Producers Lab Fellows and Summit Participants As Part Of The Annual Producers Program
PARK CITY, UTAH – The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced the participants for its Producers Lab, taking place July 25 – 28, and the participants

Catch the “Nope” Stars in These Sundance Film Festival Alums
By Stephanie Ornelas When it comes to these artists in Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated thriller Nope, we’re giving a resounding yes! With the film’s release today,

Watchlist: 6 Sundance Institute–Supported, Heart-Rockin’ Rides Through the World of Rodeo
Kendrick Dominique competes in a calf-roping rodeo event, in the short film The Roper. By Vanessa Zimmer Unlike advanced algebra, according to our sources, rodeo

What to Watch: 7 Sundance Festival Premieres for the Poet in All of Us
By Stephanie Ornelas “This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need

What to Watch: 8 Sundance Films About Hitchhikers
Thumbs up for hitchhiking movies! This still is from Calvin Lee Reeder’s 2008 short The Rambler at the Sundance Film Festival, developed five years later

Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows: 2022 Class Announced
Los Angeles, CA – The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 2022 class of Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows. The Ignite x Adobe Fellowship is a

Sundance Institute Selects 2022 Uprise Grant Recipients
Fund Seeks to Empower Emerging Artists of Color Through Unrestricted Support Los Angeles, CA – The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today ten US-based artists of

Dive Into the Backstories on all 12 Films in This Summer’s Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program
By Vanessa Zimmer Welcome to the final installment of our four-part series introducing the short films and their directors from this summer’s Sundance Film Festival

Past Sundance Projects Including “Lucy and Desi” Come for the 2022 Emmys
The air is warm and the days are longer, which means we’re smack dab in the middle of summer. That also means it’s right about

From the Labs: Lessons on Directing and Acting From Ed Harris
Ed Harris (left) shares his ideas with Chloe Zhao at the 2012 Directors Lab at the Sundance Institute. By Vanessa Zimmer Famed director Agnieszka Holland

Find the Stars of “Thor: Love and Thunder” in these Sundance Film Festival Premieres
By Stephanie Ornelas There’s something exhilarating about watching your favorite artists in major blockbuster films knowing that, through one way or another, they’re forever a

Sundance Institute Announces Additional Local Lens Screenings in Park City
Park City, UT – Sundance Institute’s Local Lens program, which offers members of the Utah community access to free screenings and events year-round, has announced

Celebrate These Films With July Anniversaries: From “Pi” to “Garden State”
Terrence Howard earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Hustle & Flow. By Vanessa Zimmer July truly is a month for independents. Pun intended.