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Women Write Now Fellow Wilandrea Blair to Sign Development Deal with NBCUNIVERSAL Television & Streaming As Part of Comedic Screenwriting Fellowship from Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud
The inaugural fellowship, presented by Chase Sapphire® and produced in partnership with Sundance Institute, resulted in three short films from screenwriting Fellows, Wilandrea Blair, Danielle
“Summer of Soul” Adds to Long List of Sundance-Supported Best Documentary Oscar Winners
Activists take on a mission to save the dolphins in The Cove. By Vanessa Zimmer For the first time in Sundance Institute history, two Festival
Oscar-Winning Chloé Zhao Explored Her Filmmaking Heart at the Sundance Institute
Chloé Zhao poses with the young stars of Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Jashaun St. John and John Reddy. By Vanessa Zimmer Anyone who wears
Four Historic Wins for Sundance Festival Winners at the 2022 Academy Awards
Tonight, we celebrate a win of historic proportions for Sundance! The road to the Academy Awards started at Sundance Film Festival 2021. For the first
Award-Winning “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange” Shines Light on Ukraine
A Ukranian family documented their life under siege, and a professional filmmaker followed along, in The Earth Is Blue as an Orange. Photo courtesy Film
Our Festival Has Contributed Best Picture Oscar Nominees Since 1986
Carey Mulligan starred in the Oscar-nominated Promising Young Woman. By Vanessa Zimmer As the 94th annual Academy Awards approach, independent film fans are cheering for
Get to Know These Seven Women Actors Who Leaped to Producing
By Stephanie Ornelas When Octavia Spencer and Sandra Oh spoke at the “Women Breaking Barriers” panel during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, they had a
The Ultimate Spring Break Singles Party Watchlist
By Stephanie Ornelas Spring break is here and despite what many people think, you don’t need a spring fling to have the ultimate vacation —
An Open Letter Response
Dear Artists, Thank you for sharing last week’s letter expressing your thoughts on the inclusion of Jihad Rehab in this year’s Festival, and recommendations for
Our 2021 Full Circle Fellows Reflect on Their Journeys and What’s Next
By Adam Piron With the generous support of the Kellogg Foundation, Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program holds an annual, open call for the Full Circle Fellowship.
Catch These Sundance-supported Projects at SXSW 2022
While the official start of Spring is still a couple of weeks away, the beginning of SXSW this weekend gives us the same feeling of
Sundance Institute Names the 2022 Momentum Fellows
Premier Fellowship Uplifts Midcareer Filmmakers from Underrepresented Communities Los Angeles, CA – The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the fourth class of the Momentum Fellowship,
Sundance Films Shine at the 2022 Spirit Awards
By Stephanie Ornelas “I can feel the spirit of the arts.” These were the words of Troy Kotsur as he took home the Best Supporting
Get to Know Three Oscar Director Nominees Better Through Their Sundance Fest History
John C. Reilly, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Phillip Baker Hall pause for a moment while workshopping Anderson’s Sydney, renamed Hard Eight, in a 1993 Directors
Personnel Thoughts: Our Picks for the Best Places to Work in a Sundance Film
Here at the Sundance Institute we talk a lot about film. Whether it’s helping coworkers figure out what to watch this weekend or feeling positively