Overview of Opportunities

Learn about all of the labs, grants, and fellowships we offer and how our programs work together to support independent storytellers in developing their craft.

Programs

Workshops

Open to all artists, and held around the country, Workshops and Day Labs offer participants premium resources and expert advice on topics ranging from screenwriting to digital distribution.

Sundance Institute Collective

Have you participated in a program or had a film in one of our Festivals? Then you're part of our artist community. Learn about the ongoing support and benefits we offer you!

Supported Artists and Projects

Discover the artists and work supported through Sundance Institute's labs and festivals with our digital archive.

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Find support for your story. Apply for upcoming labs, fellowships, grants, and more.

News & Stories

Serving Up Independent Culture

Photo Gallery

Check out our favorite shots from festivals, labs, screenings and events.

Events

Support Overview

Meet the diverse group of Sundance Institute supporters. A passionate community of groups and individuals who believe that everyone has the right to tell their story.

Membership

Join a community of like-minded individuals who believe in the power of great art.

Individual Giving

Corporate Support

Sundance Institute builds multi-faceted collaborations with leading brands to engage with a creative community of artists and audiences.

Foundation Giving

Foundation grants provide stability for existing Programs and seed the launch of new initiatives.

Government Support

Contributions from federal, state, and community agencies and embassies provide endorsements for our local, national, and international work.

Volunteer

We rely on thousands of volunteers from around the world who generously dedicate their time and commitment to the Sundance Film Festival and our year-round work.

Sundance Film Festival

International Festivals

Shorts Tour

Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 95-minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the January Festival

Utah Community Events

Programs for Utah audiences to experience independent film, theatre, and music through free screenings and discussions.

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Digital Archive

Explore our digital archive to discover all the independent artists and stories supported through Sundance Institute’s labs and festivals.

Archives & Collection

Sundance Institute Archives & Collection inspires and educates through preservation and access to seminal work of independent artists and the unique history of the organization.

Actors at the Labs

Actors like Laura Dern (above) attend the Directors Lab to perform in workshopped scenes and help directing fellows learn how to collaborate with talent.

Festival Award Winners

Radha Blank won the Directing Award in U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 festival. Take a look back at all of the past festival award winners.

1988: Superstar Short Films

The Festival honored Sam Fuller, showcased new Argentine cinema, and screened nearly 100 films, among them Bruce Weber’s Broken Noses, Louis Malle’s Au Revoir Les Enfants, Michael Hoffman’s Promised Land, Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck, John Waters’s Hairspray, Beth and George Gage’s Fire on the Mountain, and Rob Nilsson’s Heat and Sunlight. Award winners included Jennifer Fox’s Beirut: The Last Home Movie, Bill Couturie’s Dear America, and Jerry Rees’ The Brave Little Toaster.

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El Norte, an early landmark of American independent film

Directed by Nava from a screenplay co-written by Anna Thomas, El Norte tells the story of two indigenous siblings who flee from persecution in their native Guatemala to follow the promise of a better life in the United States.

Nava and Thomas attended the inaugural 1981 Directors Lab as part of a cohort of filmmakers invited by Robert Redford to develop their screenplays with the newly founded Sundance Institute.

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