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

Initiatives

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 Alumni Artists

Have you participated in a program or had a film in one of our festivals? Then you're part of our alumni community. Learn about the on-going 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.

Apply/Submit

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.

Sundance Film Festival

International Festivals

Film Forward

Sundance Film Forward is a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness.

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.

Watch Films

Watch Films

Individual Giving

About

Sundance Institute is a champion and curator of independent stories. We believe that original voices and creative visions have the power to engage and connect us.

We provide the space for these storytellers to create and thrive through the Sundance Institute labs, and our Sundance Film Festival invites artists and audiences into a community that ignites the new ideas that inform and transform our culture.

To learn more about the year-round work of Sundance Institute, please contact the Individual Giving Office at (310) 492-2265 or giving@sundance.org.

Ways to Participate

Find your home at Sundance Institute

At Sundance Institute we are committed to providing and preserving the space for artists to create and thrive. We invite you to find your home with us, whether your love is for theatre, film, the Festival or the Institute overall, we have the perfect program to connect you with your passion. We’ll even offer you a variety of benefits as a way of showing our gratitude. Our Leadership Programs provide an even deeper level of engagement with our Sundance artists, allowing donors to provide a philanthropic level of resources in the form of grants, fellowships and exclusive visionary support. There's also our Catalyst Program, which connects forward thinking financiers with the world of independent film and creates opportunities to invest in the production of compelling, unique stories. Our Sundance Circle program will give you an up close and personal Institute experience including great access to the Festival.

Whether your gift is $150 or $150,000, there is a place for you to profoundly connect with Sundance Institute. Join our community and become a champion for the independent artists and stories you love.

Sundance Circle

Leadership Giving

Women At Sundance

Programs Supported By Individuals

Documentary Film

Women At Sundance

Diversity Initiative

Sundance Film Festival

Donor Spotlight

Individual Supporters

As of July 10, 2018

$2,500-$4,999

$5,000-9,999

$10,000-19,999

$20,000-$29,999

$30,000-$49,999

$50,000 - $99,999

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Jill and Ryan Ahrens
Charmaine and Sean Bailey
Amy and Barry Baker Family Foundation
Paul and Katy Drake Bettner
Brad and Elizabeth Bird
Barbara Bridges
Jennifer Carrico and Chris Kelly
David Chan
Don and Alexandra Clayton
Kenneth Cole and Maria Cuomo Cole
David and Linda Cornfield
Ted Dintersmith and Elizabeth Hazard
Abigail E. Disney & Pierre N. Hauser - Like a River Fund
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Dana and Andy Eckert
Philipp Engelhorn and Cameron Yates
Barry R. Feirstein
Linda and Bob Frankenberg
The Fredston-Hermann Family
Debbie and Alan Gold
Ann Hill
Gillian Hormel
Caroline and Edward Hyman
Jason Delane Lee and Yvonne Huff Lee
Bobbi and Marcus Lemonis
Shelly and Robert Light
David and Jody Lippman
Cristina Ljungberg
Ann Lovell
Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman
Elizabeth and Chuck Mooty
Susan Bay Nimoy
Ken and Christina Nolan
Natalie Orfalea and Louis Buglioli
John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Gigi Pritzker and Michael Pucker
Rick and Melinda Reed Family Foundation
Riccitiello Family
Brenda Robinson
Nadine Schiff and Fred Rosen
Thomas E. Rothman and Jessica Harper
Christina and David Royce
Jared Ruga
Elena and Geoffrey Sands
Iris and Michael Smith
David Stone-SmartBoies Productions-Smart Family Foundation
Jim and Susan Swartz
Janet and Gottfried Tittiger
John and Marva Warnock
Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin
Jenifer and Jeffrey Westphal
J.A. & H.G. Woodruff, Jr. Charitable Trust

$100,000 & above

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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Aldag, Jr.
Mary Lake Polan and Frank A. Bennack, Jr. - Hearst
Peggy Bergmann
Sandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation
John Boccardo and J. Derek Esplin
Joe and Liz Casale
Steve Cohen and Paula Froehle - Chicago Media Project
Charles Engelhard Foundation
Ricki Jane Faber Charitable Remainder
Genuine Article Pictures
Perry and Martin Granoff
Donna and Kevin Gruneich
Bill and Ruth Ann Harnisch - The Harnisch Foundation
Cindy Harrell Horn and Alan Horn
Lyn and Norman Lear
Lippman Family Foundation
Florence and Harry Sloan
Octavia Spencer
Kimberly Steward
Elizabeth & Kenneth Whitney
The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation