An inspiring group of emerging artists - can’t wait to help them bring their films to life!
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An inspiring group of emerging artists - can’t wait to help them bring their films to life!
Heyyyy, Ragdale is looking for a Deputy Director, and this would be an amazing position for someone with arts administration experience. I'll link to the full posting in the comments, but here's more info 🧵
I have nothing against Jamie Lee Curtis, but this movie gets 100% better - or at least more Brooks-ian - with Holly Hunter in that role.
Congrats to these exciting artists, and also to my colleague Moi Santos who leads this program with inspiration and grace!
John August with fellow Kibwe Tavares at Sundance Institute’s 2016 June Screenwriters Lab. Photo by Brandon Cruz for Sundance Institute
“It’s the safest place you can possibly enter into.”
"Big Fish" and "Frankenweenie" screenwriter John August on 25 years of creative advising at the Sundance Institute Labs and why exploration matters more than polish.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZXn1sn
Photo collage of the 9 directing fellows at the 2025 Sundance Directors Lab
Introducing the Class of 2025 for the @sundanceorg Directors Lab - rising stars, each and every one!
This is such a fantastic program - if you want to lose yourself in incredible stories, check out the Shorts Tour!
Huge congrats to Hasan!
Photo by Maya Dehlin
🎉 Congrats to filmmaker Hasan Hadi! His poignant, darkly comic Sundance Institute-supported debut “The President’s Cake” has won the Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award at #Cannes2025!
So thrilled that Hasan Hadi is getting to share his film The President’s Cake with the world - another @sundance.org Directors and Screenwriters Lab film that we were privileged to support ❤️🎂
Congratulations to Diego Céspedes - very proud to have supported him and his film through the @sundance.org Screenwriters and Directors Labs
Mari Heller offers a look back at her experience during the @sundance.org Directors Lab. Feels like yesterday! What a gift it was to be present as someone so special stepped fully into her artistic self. And she’s continued to give back as an advisor which is the greatest.
LAST CALL! Feature fiction filmmakers: If you're in the early stages of a screenplay, this is your final reminder.
Apply to the 2026 Development Track today to be considered for fellowships, grants, and programs. Deadline is 4:59 PM PT.
Apply now: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
Film crew in the back of a yellow pick up truck
The deadline for the 2026 Development Track application, which includes the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive, is a couple of weeks away on May 14. Plenty of time for you to apply and spread the word! Apply here: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
New group of visionaries incoming…I’m excited and inspired to be working with such a spectacular collection of artists!
🚨Last call! My conversation with Neo Sora about the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs is tomorrow April 17. Our 2026 application launched yesterday - come get the scoop on how to make your submission as strong as possible! @sundance.org
The application for next year’s Feature Film Program Labs launched today - time for you to share that screenplay you’ve been pouring your heart and soul into. Now is your moment!
Online session: Applying to Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Development Track with Neo Sora, 3:00-4:15 pm on April 17
Emerging filmmakers, please join Neo Sora (Happyend, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus) and me as we pull back the curtain on the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs on April 17. Register for free: sndnc.org/4hMdk5O
📣 Announcing the fellows selected for the inaugural Sundance Institute Cultural Impact Residency on Sundance Collab, honoring the legacy of social justice leader Michael Latt.
Read more: sndnc.org/4laCVZo
Equality scares the powerful more than autocracy, is I guess what I'm saying, and that's true even in a purportedly liberal democracy like the US.
Thank you. Is it ever effective to reach out to members of Congress who are not your reps (whether in your party or not?)
Amazing opportunity at the Academy Museum! Film critic writing workshop for high school & college students with foundational Black women critics. Apps are due Feb 14.
www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/...
Behind the scenes at Sundance Labs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZJW...
Good things are happening with Sundance’s Indigenous Program www.sundance.org/blogs/sundan...
Just wrapped a fantastic Screenwriters Lab and the Festival kicks off tomorrow - we keep carrying on! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
This is a much-needed moment of inspiration and celebration: announcing the new class of Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive fellows! deadline.com/2025/01/sund...
GoFundMe for the college-bound daughter of the late Josh Welsh: #filmsky 📽
Is it Freaky Tales (Boden/Fleck)? I can’t remember if his mom is killed.
Proud of this @sundancefest.bsky.social Lab film - a NYT Critic’s Pick, shortlisted for the Oscars, and a beautiful fiction debut from Sandhya Suri. Seek it out!
