Sign up for the Writers Café for a dedicated weekly hour of writing and the opportunity to connect with other writers. Join our Community Forum for Writers Café prompts and playlists along with the possibility to chat with other creators any time.

Watch our short Learn Now videos. Sundance Collab favorites:

• How to Write a Great Scene with Bill Wheeler
• Ritesh Batra: THE LUNCHBOX Case Study
• Screenwriter Liz Hannah on The Post

Browse the full library of writer-focused videos.

Hear from industry professionals in our live event recordings. The Sundance Collab team recommends:

• Advisor Studio: Screenwriting: How To Introduce Your Protagonist and World Of Your Film With Howard Rodman
• Advisor Studio: Writer/Director Nijla Mu'min on the Power in "Personal" Storytelling
• Master Class: Creating a Successful Limited Series with Ron Nyswaner
• Advisor Studio: Breaking In and Sustaining a Successful Career in Television

Browse the full library of writer-focused live event recordings.

Watch a recorded Master Class, our three-hour workshops led by renowned filmmakers. The Sundance Collab team recommends:

• Master Class: Succeeding in the Writers' Room with Niceole Levy
• Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay’s Story with David Schwab
• Master Class: Creating the Nightmare in Your Horror Screenplay with Owen Egerton
• Master Class: Adapting a Screenplay from Source Material with Robin Swicord
• Master Class: How to Break a Story with Dara Resnik

You can also attend an upcoming Master Class live! Join to meet other filmmakers and ask your questions.

Try these courses:

• Screenwriting: Core Elements (self-paced)
• Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay (self-paced)
• TV Writing: Core Elements (self-paced)
• TV Writing: From Outline to Pilot Draft 

Browse the full library of courses.

These resources might help:

• Master Class: How to Find Representation for Writers and Directors with The Hollywood Reporter’s Rebecca Sun
• Master Class: Jumpstart Your TV Writing Career with Kelly Edwards
• Master Class: Building Your Online Presence for Filmmakers with Digital Strategist Ryan Davis
• Advisor Studio: JaNeika & JaSheika James on Breaking in and Sustaining a Successful Career in Television
• Advisor Studio: The Black List’s Franklin Leonard on Building Your Career as a Screenwriter
• Advisor Studio: Josh Goldenberg on Breaking into the Business and Building Your Career

Watch our short Learn Now videos. Sundance Collab member favorites:

• A Producer is Always Selling with Anthony Bregman
• Creative Producing with Stephanie Allain: Indies, Studios, Networks
• Build and Sustain Your Producing Career with Carly Hugo and Matt Parker

Hear from industry professionals in our event recordings. The Sundance Collab team recommends:

• Advisor Studio: Alix Madigan on Producing
• Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre
• Advisor Studio: How to Create a Pitch Deck with Jess Devaney and Mallory Schwartz

Browse the full library of producer-focused live event recordings.

Watch a recorded Master Class, our three-hour workshops led by renowned filmmakers. The Sundance Collab Team recommends:

• Master Class: Producing Your Short Film with Andrew Carlberg
• Master Class: Success on Set - the Producer’s Role
• Master Class: Post-Production - the Producer's Role
• Master Class: Crafting Impactful Pitch Decks for Film & TV

You can also attend an upcoming Master Class live! Join to meet other filmmakers and ask your questions.

Try one of these courses:

• Discover: Fiction Producing
• Discover: Documentary Producing
• Producing Your Independent Film with Atit Shah (On Demand)

Try these courses:

• How to Schedule, Budget & Prepare Your Production for Financing
• Legal & Business Essentials for Filmmakers (On Demand)
• How to Navigate Film Festivals, Marketing & Distribution as a Filmmaker

Browse the full library of courses.

Check out our Grants & Opportunities page, a directory of curated film and media grants, labs, contests and fellowships. 

You may also want to watch Master Class: Funding Your Fiction Film and Advisor Studio: Funding Your Vision Through Incentives.

Here are some Sundance Collab member favorites:

• Creating MOONLIGHT: A Case Study with Barry Jenkins.
• Director Jay Roach Breaks Down the Elevator Scene in Bombshell
• Challenges for First-Time Directors

Browse the full library of directing-focused videos.

Hear from industry professionals in our event recordings. The Sundance Collab Team recommends

• ​Spotlight: Reinaldo Marcus Green on Directing Films Inspired by True Stories
• Spotlight: Gina Prince-Bythewood on Writing, Directing, and Representation
• Patty Jenkins: From MONSTER to WONDER WOMAN

Browse the full library of director-focused live event recordings.

The Sundance Collab team recommends these recordings and courses to get you up to speed:

• Master Class: Directing Actors with Judith Weston
• Advisor Studio: Justin Chon on Directing Actors
• Directing Actors (self-paced)
• Preparing to Direct Your First Feature Film with Andrew Ahn (On Demand)

Watch a recorded Master Class, our three-hour workshops with renowned filmmakers. The Sundance Collab team recommends:

• Master Class: Directing TV with Rachel Raimist
• Master Class: Designing and Blocking a Scene with Lesli Linka Glatter
• Master Class: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera with Ken Kwapis
• Master Class: Transforming Your Short Film to Your First Feature with Adamma and Adanne Ebo
• Master Class: Building and Sustaining Your Career as a Writer and Director with Kasi Lemmons

You can also attend an upcoming Master Class live! Join to meet other filmmakers and ask your questions.

These resources might help:

• Master Class: How to Find Representation for Writers and Directors with The Hollywood Reporter’s Rebecca Sun
• Master Class: Building Your Online Presence for Filmmakers with Digital Strategist Ryan Davis
• Advisor Studio: Josh Goldenberg on Breaking into the Business and Building Your Career
• Pitching Yourself & Your Work (On Demand)
• Legal & Business Essentials for Filmmakers (On Demand)

Check out our Grants & Opportunities page, a directory of curated film and media grants, labs, contests and fellowships. 

You may also want to watch our Master Class: Funding Your Fiction Film.

Watch our short Learn Now videos. Sundance Collab favorites:

• The Rise of Documentaries with Kevin Iwashina
• Creating Documentary Portraits with Jeff Malmberg
• Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane

Browse the full library of documentary-focused videos.

Hear from industry professionals in our event recordings. The Sundance Collab Team recommends:

• Rory Kennedy on Crafting Documentary Films that Explore the Urgent Social Issues of Our Time
• Change Through Storytelling: Reproductive Justice with Emma Pildes, Tia Lessin, and Martha Shane
• Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang on Documentary Filmmaking
• Advisor Studio: Director Jamila Wignot & Producer Lauren DeFilippo on Prepping Your Documentary
• Advisor Studio: Geeta Gandbhir on Documentary Interview Techniques

Browse the full library of documentary-focused live event recordings.

Watch a recorded Master Class, our monthly three-hour workshops with leading filmmakers. The Sundance Collab Team recommends:

• Master Class: Writing Your Documentary Script with Mark Monroe
• Master Class: Doc Filmmaking: Finding and Shaping Your Story with Roger Ross Williams
• Master Class: Creating a Docuseries with Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan
• Master Class: Documentary Editing Fundamentals with Jacob Bricca, ACE
• Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking: Navigating Truth and Ethics with Dawn Porter

You can also attend an upcoming Master Class live! Join to meet other filmmakers and ask your questions.

Try these courses:

• Discover: Documentary Producing
• Discover: Ethical Documentary Directing
• Documentary Filmmaking: From Prep to Post
• Documentary Filmmaking: Core Elements

Check out our Grants & Opportunities page, a directory of curated film and media grants, labs, contests and fellowships, updated weekly. 

You may also want to watch our Master Class: Funding your Documentary.

Watch our short Learn Now videos. Sundance Collab member favorites:

• Joan Tewkesbury on Getting Started
• From Twitter to HBO: How Sujata Day Launched Her Career

Browse the full library of career and business-focused videos.

Hear from industry professionals in our event recordings. The Sundance Collab Team recommends:

• Advisor Studio Series: Suzanne Lyons on the Art of Networking
• Advisor Studio: Josh Goldenberg on Breaking into the Business and Building Your Career
• Making It as a Regional Filmmaker
• Advisor Studio: Mastering the Art of the Pitch with Patricia Resnick

Browse the full library of career and business-focused live event recordings.

Hear from industry professionals in our event recordings. The Sundance Collab Team recommends:

• Advisor Studio: Simone Ling on Navigating Labs, Grants and Resources in the Independent Film Space
• Advisor Studio Series: How to Create a Pitch Deck with Jess Devaney and Mallory Schwartz
• Conversations from the Labs | The Business of Buying and Selling TV
• Insider Session: Film Festival Strategies with Senior Programmer John Nein

Watch a recorded Master Class. The Sundance Collab Team recommends:

• Master Class: Building Your Online Presence For Filmmakers with Digital Strategist Ryan Davis
• Master Class: Crafting Impactful Pitch Decks for Film & TV
• Master Class: Filmmaker’s Legal Toolkit: From Protecting IP through Negotiating Distribution

You can also attend an upcoming Master Class live! Join to meet other filmmakers and ask your questions.