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Don’t Miss the Sundance Institute Indigenous Shorts Tour This Weekend
By Stephanie Ornelas There’s no doubt that Indigenous cinema has blossomed over the years, with award-winning films like The Wild Indian, The Territory, and The

Sundance Institute Announces Local Lens Screenings and Community Events for the Summer
Park City, UT – Summer is around the corner, and Sundance Institute is back with a slate of free Local Lens screenings and events. On

“All That Breathes” Wins Top Documentary Award at Cannes
Pictured: Shaunak Sen at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival By Stephanie Ornelas The 2022 Sundance-supported film All That Breathes has won the L’Œil d’or “Golden

Release Rundown: What to Watch in June, From “Watcher” to “Brian and Charles”
By Vanessa Zimmer Seven films from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival — including the suspenseful Watcher and the warm and quirky comedy Brian and Charles

11 Sundance Institute–Supported Films From Summer’s Hot Directors
New Zealand’s Taika Waititi, who helmed Hunt for the Wilderpeople at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, directs this summer’s Thor: Love and Thunder. By Vanessa

Sundance Alums Take Center Stage at 2022 Cannes Film Festival
By Stephanie Ornelas The 2022 Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, and our eyes are on Sundance Film Festival alums Shaunak Sen (All That

Get Ready for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour
Audiences who missed this year’s Sundance Film Festival (or who want to relive it!) can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts curated

Nanfu Wang’s Brave Journey Into Filmmaking
By Vanessa Zimmer Nanfu Wang’s journey took her from a small, remote village in China with not a single movie theater — and where her

Ten 2022 Sundance Films Available to Stream Now
By Stephanie Ornelas Streaming services have become one of the most popular ways to watch films. The convenience and flexibility that streaming offers, in addition

To Fly or Not to Fly, That’s Not the Question
By Stephanie Ornelas No question, drones are impacting the way many filmmakers approach cinematography today. Whether in television, biopics, documentaries, or shorts, drones in more

Hartbeat & Sundance Institute Announce Return of “Women Write Now” Comedic Screening Fellowship to Champion the Next Generation of Black Women in Comedy Through Mentorship, Advocacy, Production and Exhibition
Selected Fellows to Receive 12-Month First-Look Deal With HartBeat, and Join HartBeat at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival to Showcase Their Winning Films at a

The Sundance Labs: Where Indie Films Go To Thrive
Greg Nava (far left) and Anna Thomas attend a Directors Lab at the Sundance Resort in 1981. By Vanessa Zimmer Director Greg Nava proudly points

Documentary Storytelling With Care: A Learning Process
By Stephanie Ornelas In all things, to progress — to get better — means to listen and to learn. For documentary filmmakers, it’s paramount they

IllumiNative, The Black List, Sundance Institute Announce The Second Indigenous Screenwriting List
Los Angeles, CA (May 17, 2022) – Today, IllumiNative, The Black List, and the Sundance Institute announced the eight finalists of The Indigenous List. These

Sundance Film Festival: London Announces More Films, Live Talks and The UK Tour
Three films to screen across the UK as part of the Sundance Film Festival: London UK Tour – Good Luck To You, Leo Grande; A