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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

What to Watch: 8 Sundance Films to Watch on National Biographers Day
By Stephanie Ornelas Pictured: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) Biographical films give us the opportunity to learn about lives different from our own,

Ryan Coogler and Friends: Creating a Soundscape on Film
Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson have worked together on several films, including Fruitvale Station. By Vanessa Zimmer Why do people say they watched a movie?

A Game Plan for Submitting Your Work to a Film Festival
John Nein is a senior programmer for the Sundance Institute. By Vanessa Zimmer So, you’re thinking about submitting your film to a festival. Sweet congratulations

Meet the 20 Mediamakers Selected for the new Sundance Institute Humanities Sustainability Fellowship
Pilot Program Directs Individual Support to Pandemic-Affected Nonfiction Storytellers The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the names of the mediamakers selected for the new Humanities

What to Watch: 5 Sundance Films to See During National Nurses Week
(Above: Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare) By Stephanie Ornelas Filmmaking plays an important role in our lives when it comes to shining
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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

What to Watch: 8 Sundance Films to Watch on National Biographers Day
By Stephanie Ornelas Pictured: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) Biographical films give us the opportunity to learn about lives different from our own,

Ryan Coogler and Friends: Creating a Soundscape on Film
Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson have worked together on several films, including Fruitvale Station. By Vanessa Zimmer Why do people say they watched a movie?
Festival

Save the Date: Get Ready for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival!
It’s been just four short months, but we are ready to dive back into the action! Today, we are announcing the dates for the 2023

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

“Gentle”: A Journey of Art and Brutal Truths
By Stephanie Ornelas The world of bodybuilding has long been known for its pursuit of the perfect, sculpted body. Men and women go to extreme
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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

What to Watch: 8 Sundance Films to Watch on National Biographers Day
By Stephanie Ornelas Pictured: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) Biographical films give us the opportunity to learn about lives different from our own,

Ryan Coogler and Friends: Creating a Soundscape on Film
Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson have worked together on several films, including Fruitvale Station. By Vanessa Zimmer Why do people say they watched a movie?
Artist Spotlight

Who Was… Merata Mita?
By Vanessa Zimmer A single Māori mother who saw inequities in New Zealand, who had experienced oppression, racism, and sexism, Merata Mita (1942–2010) picked up

Ahmir Thompson and Siân Heder: A Tale of Two Directors
By Vanessa Zimmer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Siân Heder have been on winning streaks that are essentially a mirror image of each other since the

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
From the Labs

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.

Off the Mountain: A Peek Inside the Sundance Institute’s Digital Summer Labs
Dogfight, A Dry White Season, The 40-Year-Old Version, El Norte, Reservoir Dogs, The Wood, Pretty Woman—these are just a few of the memorable independent films that have gone through the Sundance Institute’s summer labs over the past four decades. Bringing together established mentors and exciting talent from a wide range of artistic disciplines, the labs have been a core part of the nonprofit Institute’s mission since the very beginning.
From 1981 up until this year, most of these gatherings have taken place high in the mountains of Utah at the Sundance Resort, an idyllic backdrop that allows participants from all over the world—among them directors, screenwriters, XR artists, actors, playwrights, composers, and editors—to shut out the demands and pressures of the outside world and really focus on their craft.

Michelle Satter on Reimagining Sundance Institute’s Summer Labs
Michelle Satter is the director of Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, a post she has held since the Institute was founded in 1981. In the letter below, she offers insights into how the Institute’s signature Labs have been carefully adapted and reimagined to go digital on Sundance Co//ab.
For the thousands who gather in Park City each winter, the Sundance Film Festival is the most visible part of Sundance Institute.
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Release Rundown: What to Watch in May, from “Happening” to “Emergency”
An epic frat party turns into an examination of racial dynamics for three students of color (RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon) in Emergency.

Release Rundown: What to Watch in April, From “Dual” to “Hatching”
By Vanessa Zimmer Truth to tell, there’s something frightening about every one of the Sundance Film Festival offerings coming to America’s theaters in April. Maybe

Release Rundown: What to Watch in March, From “Lucy and Desi” to “Alice”
Keke Palmer portrays Alice, a slave who escapes into 1973 America, in Alice. By Vanessa Zimmer Eight fan favorites at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Creative Distribution

From the Archives: The 3 Things It Takes to Be an Independent Producer
As the spiritual closing of Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Summit, Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper wrapped up the weekend with the “One Word Challenge.”Cooper’s challenge to his three keynote guests was simple: “It is 2011, and the most important thing a producer needs to survive is …” Panelists were given this one-word task by email before arriving in Utah and told to bring their best thinking to the audience of creative fellows and advisors. The experiment is both simple and profound, and audience members were invited to play along with cards of their own.

‘I Knew People Wanted to See It’: The ‘In Reality’ Team on Why and How They Self-Distributed
In part one of this interview, In Reality writer/director/star Ann Lupo and producer Holly Meehl shared how they got their anti-romantic comedy feature off the ground. In this second and final part, we explore how they navigated self-distribution.
Were you building an audience along the way? How did you keep people engaged?
AL: During post-production I took on a side project editing a short for Casey Neistat called “Filmmaking is a Sport,” and it completely changed my perspective on YouTube.

From Short Film to Unexpected Feature: How ‘In Reality’ Came to Life
Liz Manashil is a filmmaker and former manager of Sundance Institute’s Creative Distribution Initiative.
A few months ago, before I had a baby, I encountered the anti-romantic comedy feature film In Reality, which I immediately fell for. As I told the filmmakers later, it was the movie I needed when I was in my early 20s.
From the Archives

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

What to Watch: 8 Sundance Films to Watch on National Biographers Day
By Stephanie Ornelas Pictured: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) Biographical films give us the opportunity to learn about lives different from our own,

Ryan Coogler and Friends: Creating a Soundscape on Film
Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson have worked together on several films, including Fruitvale Station. By Vanessa Zimmer Why do people say they watched a movie?

A Game Plan for Submitting Your Work to a Film Festival
John Nein is a senior programmer for the Sundance Institute. By Vanessa Zimmer So, you’re thinking about submitting your film to a festival. Sweet congratulations
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