Release Rundown: Grand Jury Prize Winners Scrapper and The Eternal Memory Open in August

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Megan Park, the Filmmaker Behind My Old Ass

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. ...

THE LATINX HOUSE, NETFLIX, SHONDALAND, AND THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE LAUNCH NEW COHORT OF DIRECTOR FELLOWSHIP TO FUEL LATINE EXCELLENCE IN TELEVISION & FILM

Sundance Institute Selects Three Finalists to Host the Sundance Film Festival Beginning in 2027

Final Phase of RFP Process Will See a Decision Announced in Q1 of 2025...

Skeleton Twins Is 10! Reminisce Over Surprise Musical Moments From the Comedy-Drama and Other Fest Faves

By Jessica Herndon We all have moments from movies that we love to rewatch. Som...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Shuchi Talati, the Writer-Director of Girls Will Be Girls

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

In The Summers: A Roller-Coaster Rite of Passage With Dad

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 22: (L-R) Alessandra Lacorazza, Emma Ramos, Kimaya Thais Limon, Ren P rez Joglar, Dreya Castillo, Luciana Elisa Quinonez, L o Mehiel,...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Asmae El Moudir, the Filmmaker Behind The Mother of All Lies

By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Fes...

Look Into My Eyes Peers Into the Lives of New York City Psychics

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 22: (L-R) Eugene Grygo, Phoebe Hoffman, Lana Wilson, Michael Kim, and Nikenya Hall attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Look Into M...

Film Festival Watch: 11 Sundance-Supported Films Showing at the Toronto International Film Festival

By Jessica Herndon The buzz in Toronto for the next 11 days will be all about t...

Release Rundown: What to Watch in September, From My Old Ass to In The Summers

Elliott (Maisy Stella) meets an older version of herself (Aubrey Plaza) in Megan Park's My Old Ass....

Seeking Mavis Beacon Searches for an Icon of Black Representation in Technology

By Lucy Spicer Did you think Mavis Beacon was a real person? This is a question that pervades Jazmin Ren e Jones' feature directorial debut, Seeking Ma...

Asmae El Moudir Uncovers Her Family's Truth in The Mother of All Lies

Asmae El Moudir with her Granny puppet (Marc Sagliocco/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)...

Film Festival Watch: Sundance-Supported Films to Catch at the Telluride Film Festival

By Jessica Herndon The 51st Telluride Film Festival kicks off tomorrow in Color...

Dreams of Music Come True in Going Varsity in Mariachi

PARK CITY, UTAH JANUARY 22: The cast attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Going Varsity in Mariachi premiere at Park Avenue Theater on January 22, 2023 i...

Film Festival Watch: See These 5 Sundance-Supported Films at the Venice International Film Festival

By Jessica Herndon There is no denying the Venice International Film Festival i...

Inside the Archives: The Summer Trivia Season Finale

By the Archives team As the weather starts to cool down, our trivia games are also wrapping up! In this final summer 2024 edition, we're once again shining...

How Filmmaking Mirrors the Identity Journey of Trans Storytellers Zackary Drucker and River Gallo

By Jessica Herndon Making a film can be unpredictable. Clearance issues may cau...

I'll Be Your Mirror (2022 Festival's blood) Listens In on One Woman's Reluctance to Release Her Grief

[Editor's note: This film has changed its title since this feature originall...

Love Is Weird and Wonderful in Between the Temples

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 19: Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Between the Temples premiere at the Library Center Theat...

From Concept to Edit, Four Sundance Festival Filmmakers Discuss the Process of Making Their First Feature

By Jessica Herndon Most filmmakers will agree that there is nothing like that i...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss, the Filmmakers Behind War Game

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

Daughters and Dads Come Together for One Magical, Fleeting Dance

(Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Patty Consolazio This film might hold the world record for speed tear-jerkers. In one ...

Homecoming: Sundance Institute's Indigenous Program Makes Its Return to Hawaii

Pictured top row (L-R): Adam Piron, Kapena Liu, Sky Hopinka, Billy Roehl; bottom...

Sugarcane Exposes the Atrocities at St. Joseph's Mission

Julian Brave NoiseCat hugs Chief Willie Sellars as the Sugarcane film team takes the stage following the premiere of the documentary January 20 at the 2024 Su...

Good One Explores Uncomfortable Truths of Teenage Girlhood

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 21: (L-R) India Donaldson and Lily Collias at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Good One premiere at The Ray Theatre. (Photo by Suzann...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Rich Peppiatt, the Filmmaker Behind Kneecap

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. Whi...

War Game Examines the Real Possibility of Another Insurrection in the U.S.

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 23: (L-R) Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival War Game premiere at Prospector Square Theatre on Januar...

Kneecap: Sex, Drugs, and Irish Rap

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 18: (L-R) Rich Peppiatt, Jessica Reynolds, Liam g hAnnaidh, JJ Dochartaigh, Naoise Caireall in, Simone Kirby, and Fionnuala Fla...

Ddi () Embraces the Cringier Side of Adolescence

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 19: Sean Wang attends the 2024 Sundance Film Festival D di ( ) premiere at The Ray Theatre. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock f...

Sebastian Paints a Nonjudgmental Portrait of Sex Work

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 21: (L-R) Mikko M kel , Ruaridh Mollica, and James Watson attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Sebastian premiere at the Library C...

Release Rundown: What to Watch in August, From Kneecap to Sugarcane

The rebellious trio comprising the Irish band Kneecap play themselves in Kneecap, winner of an audience award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival....

2024 Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grantees Announced

LOS ANGELES, CA, August 1, 2024 - The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced the 2024 grant recipients for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, suppor...

Inside the Archives: The Highly Anticipated Summer Trivia Sequel

By the Archives team As you try to keep cool in the summer heat, our Sundance Institute trivia game continues to sizzle! As a follow-up to our June game, we...

Celebrating Our Summer Labs!

Fellows, staff, and mentors at the 2024 Directors Lab. (Photo by Shayla Blatchford)...

Talking Story and Building Community: A Conversation With Indigenous Program Alumni and Advisor Bryson Chun

by Ianeta Le'i I honestly don't remember the first time I met Bryson Ch...

Magical Moments and Letting Your Brain Free: A Conversation With Lisa Steen, Director of Late Bloomers

(L-R) Louise (Karen Gillan) and Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein) strike up an un...

There Are No Heroes or Villains in Against the Tide

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Quentin Laurent, Sarvnik Kaur, and Koval Bhatia attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Against the Tide premiere at the Eg...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Sean Wang, the Writer-Director of Ddi ()

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. Whi...

Sundance Institute Announces Finalists in RFP Process

Six cities selected to move forward in the next phase of the process...

2024 Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows Announced

Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the artists selected to participate in the Sundance Institute Trans Possibilities Intensive, a three-part event...

Glen Mazzara's Six Rules for Writing a Compelling TV Episode

by Sundance Collab team Showrunner Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead, The Shield) thinks that writing for TV has one rule: Cool people doing cool stuff every epis...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jeff Zimbalist, the Filmmaker Behind Skywalkers: A Love Story

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festi...

The Greatest Night in Pop, Girls State Lead 2024 Sundance Institute-Supported Emmy Nominations

With limited-edition summer merch out now and our Early Bird Ticket Sale happeni...

Meet the Documentarians Selected for Sundance Institute's Documentary Edit Intensive

By Kristin Feeley, Documentary Film Program Interim Director When a film is wel...

Skywalkers: A Love Story Takes Love to Unimaginable Heights

Jeff Zimbalist, Ivan Beerkus, Angela Nikolau, and Maria Bukhonina at the premiere of Skywalkers: A Love Story at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah, on Januar...

Little Miss Sunshine, Boyhood, and More Celebrate Birthdays in July

The Hoover family embarks on an eventful road trip to California for a junior beauty pageant in Little Miss Sunshine....

2024 Women to Watch x Adobe Fellows Announced

Year-round Program Offers Pivotal Support to Women Filmmakers PARK CITY, UTAH, July 10, 2024 - The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the eight wom...

2024 Sundance Film Festival: Asia Program Announcement

TICKETS ON SALE JULY 23: WWW.SUNDANCEFFASIA.COM TAIPEI, TAIWAN, July 9, 2024 - G2Go Entertainment and the nonprofit Sundance Institute reveal the lineup of 1...

Is There Anybody Out There?: A Unique Quest for Community

Priscilla Miranda and director Ella Glendining attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Is There Anybody Out There? Premiere at Prospector Square Theatre on Jan...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know 6 LGBTQ+ Filmmakers With Shorts at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

Kate Jean Hollowell's Say Hi After You Die took home the Short Film Jury A...