Indigenous Program

Fellowships

• Full Circle Fellowship

  Deadline
  The Full Circle Fellowship application opens on February 8, 2021 at 10:00 am MT. The deadline to apply is February 25, 2021 at 11:59 pm MT.
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  Notification Date
  Late March 2021

  Eligibility:
  The Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program aims to support the next generation of Indigenous American storytellers through the Full Circle Fellowship, which provides opportunities to explore a career as a filmmaker, such as:

  • Attendance at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival*
  • A set internship at the Native Lab to gain hands-on film production experience*
  • A trip to Los Angeles with a schedule of production facilities tours, meetings with industry mentors, and film screenings.*
  • Mentorship from the Indigenous Program staff.

  Application Requirements:
  This fellowship is open to Native youth ages 18-24 based in the United States, from communities in Michigan, New Mexico, and Mississippi.

  *In-person gatherings pending. There is no application fee. If you have additional questions, please contact indigenous_program@sundance.org.

Labs

The Indigenous Program has built and sustained an indigenous film circle, which now spans over three generations. The cycle of work begins by scouting for and identifying indigenous artists, bringing them through the mechanisms of support at Sundance Institute to get their work made and shown, then bringing the filmmakers and their work back to native lands. The Native Filmmakers Lab has been a vital part of supporting indigenous filmmakers since 2004.

• Native Filmmakers Lab

  Application	The 2020 Native Filmmakers Lab application is closed. Please check back next Spring for more information.
  Dates	Summer 2020
  Grant Pool	Two U.S. based Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native project; One Canadian-based Indigenous Canadian (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit)
  Location	TBD
  Eligibility	Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native film artists working in the U.S.; Indigenous Canadian (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) film artists
  Description	The Native Filmmakers Lab provides direct support to emerging U.S.-based Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and a Canadian-based Indigenous Canadian (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit). The lab will support emerging filmmakers through the process of shooting a short film under the guidance of a supervising producer and mentoring director. Fellowship for Indigenous Canadian film artist made possible with support from the Indigenous Screen Office.