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Define your voice and forge the scripts that drive original cinema.

Screenwriting Courses and Events - Registration Closing Soon!
Self-Paced Course

Crafting Your Short Film Screenplay

With: Asher Jelinsky and 2 more
$375

Crafting Your Short Film Screenplay

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Asher Jelinsky, Kate Rebecca Phillips and Constance Tsang
Short films are a great way to showcase your voice, talent, and storytelling skill. In this eight-week self-paced online course, you will learn the fundamentals of screenwriting and develop your original story idea into a short screenplay with accomplished filmmakers as your guides. Designated homework assignments are reviewed by a Sundance Advisor and designed to move you closer to your completed short screenplay (5-15 pages).
$375
Register by June 29
Self-Paced Course

Screenwriting: Core Elements

With: Trey Ellis and 4 more
$375

Screenwriting: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Trey Ellis, Ani Simon-Kennedy, Caleb Aldrich, Raj Trivedi and Melanie Rish-Ho
Learn the core elements of writing a screenplay for a feature film, with an accomplished screenwriter as your guide. In this self-paced course, you will develop a new script idea into an outline that can be used to write your first draft.
$375
Jun30
Advisor Studio
10:00AM - 11:30AM (PDT)

The Writer’s Guide to Feedback with Pilar Alessandra

With: Pilar Alessandra and Katherine Street
$10

The Writer’s Guide to Feedback with Pilar Alessandra

June 30, 2026
10:00AM - 11:30AM (PDT)
With: Pilar Alessandra and Katherine Street
Join Sundance Collab as renowned script consultant, professor, and author Pilar Alessandra teaches you how to look past the surface to find "the note behind the note." Learn how industry insiders evaluate your writing, which core story elements you must defend, and how to discern which feedback will actually elevate your script to its best version.
$10
Apply by July 1
Live Online Course

From Script to Screens: Writing Your Micro-Series

This application will close July 1, 2026

From Script to Screens: Writing Your Micro-Series

Apply for the opportunity to join a live online course, presented in collaboration with TikTok, where you’ll learn about the current landscape of the micro-series, and the writing craft designed to engage audiences at scale.
Register by July 6
Self-Paced Course

Writing Screenplay Adaptations

Instructor: Robin Swicord
$150

Writing Screenplay Adaptations

Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor: Robin Swicord
Join Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robin Swicord as she guides you through the high-stakes world of adaptation, from finding your way into a story, to preserving the “soul” of the original work while building a cinematic structure that stands on its own.
$150
Register by July 6
Self-Paced Course

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

With: Deborah Goodwin and 7 more
$595

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

Intermediate
With: Deborah Goodwin, Kimberly Barrante, Sonte'nish Myers, Omar S. Kamara, Lindsay Stidham, Julia Camara, Meedo Taha and Tony Sebastian Ukpo
You’ve got a great idea for a movie and fleshed out an outline for your screenplay. Now, it’s time to start writing that script that gets past gatekeepers and grabs your reader’s attention — whether it’s an assistant, an agent, an executive, a financier, or the talent you want on screen. In this course you will move from outline to completing a first draft of your screenplay (90-120 pages).
$595
Curated Screenwriting Bundles
Event Bundle

Finding & Shaping Your Screenplay's Story

Includes 4 items:

  • Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab, Mira Nair, Tamara Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton
  • Advisor Studio: Sheldon Candis (LUV) on Finding Your Voice and Visual Style
  • Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis (THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN) on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox
  • Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Building Characters, Emotion and Story with J.R. Cole (BLACK PANTHER) & more

In this curated collection from our video library, you'll hear from multiple writers, including Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!), Tamara Jenkins (The Savages) and Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). Among others, these writers offer their perspectives and strategies for finding their stories, developing their characters and honing their artistic voices.

$48
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Event Bundle

Writing for Animation

Includes 3 items:

  • Master Class: Writing for Animation with Julia Cho (Turning Red)
  • Spotlight: Pushing Boundaries in Episodic Animation: A Conversation with ARCANE Creators Christian Linke & Alex Yee
  • Spotlight: Creating Your Artistic Process with Morgan Neville (PIECE BY PIECE)

Much more than a visual style, animation is a powerful and dynamic language for storytelling. In this video bundle, award-winning creators share how to bring animated worlds to life through writing, collaboration, and personal voice. From crafting emotionally resonant scripts with Julia Cho (Turning Red) to exploring creative processes with Morgan Neville and expanding the limits of animated TV, these Spotlights and Master Class offer inspiration and tools for storytellers working in animation and beyond.

$40
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