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Insider Session: Applying to the Ignite Challenge
Toby Brooks
Assistant Director, Ignite Program
Spotlight: Megan Park on MY OLD ASS
Megan Park
Advisor Studio: Liberating Your Story - Screenwriting Through a Decolonized and Abstract Lens
Maria Judice
Filmmaker
Insider Session: Submitting Your Short to the Sundance Film Festival
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer for Short Film, Sundance Film Festival
Advisor Studio: Mastering the Art of the Pitch with Patricia Resnick
Patricia Resnick
Writer / Producer
Spotlight: The Power of Collaboration on SING SING - A Conversation with the Filmmakers
Monique Walton
Spotlight: Jeff Nichols on THE BIKERIDERS
Jeff Nichols
Advisor Studio: Unleashing the Power of Performance with Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, Directors of Sundance Film Festival Hit GHOSTLIGHT
Alex Thompson
Master Class: Changing the Narrative - Climate Representation in Film & TV with Jessie Keyt
Jessie Keyt
Instructor
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Feature Film Development Track with Sean Wang
Sean Wang
Feature Film Program Alum
Spotlight: A Cinematic Dialogue with Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
Panelist
Finding & Shaping Your Screenplay's Story
Advisor Studio: Climate Storytelling: How to promote sustainability from script to screen with Daniel Hinerfeld, Kat Coiro (SHE-HULK), Kimberly Burnick, Sam Enoch, and Sheila Morovati
Kimberly Burnick
Panelist
Master Class: Transforming Your Short Film to Your First Feature with Adamma and Adanne Ebo (HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL)
Adanne & Adamma Ebo
Instructor
Advisor Studio: Navigating the Creative Process with Roger Ross Williams (CASSANDRO)
Roger Ross WIlliams
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Screenwriting: How To Introduce Your Protagonist And World Of Your Film With Howard Rodman (THE HUNGER)
Howard Rodman
Advisor
Spotlight: Change Through Storytelling: Reproductive Justice with Emma Pildes (THE JANES), Tia Lessin (THE JANES) and Martha Shane (AFTER TILLER)
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Master Class: Creating the Nightmare in Your Horror Screenplay with Owen Egerton (BLOOD FEST)
Owen Egerton
Instructor
Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival | The Big Conversation: Reclaiming the Narrative with Nikyatu Jusu (NANNY) & more
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Panelist
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Show, Don't Tell: Writing Sight & Sound to Express Emotion with Veena Sud (THE KILLING) & more
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Writer
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Case Study: Marielle Heller on Her First Feature (THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL)
Marielle Heller
Writer / Director / Actor
Sundance Institute 2021 Vanguard Awards with Filmmakers Siân Heder (CODA), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (SUMMER OF SOUL) and More
Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival | The Intersection of Science and Storytelling with Scott Z. Burns (CONTAGION) & more
Dr. Galit Alter
Panelist
Master Class: How to Find Representation for Writers and Directors with Rebecca Sun (The Hollywood Reporter), Melissa Breaux, Adam Marshall, Christina Chou, and Elsa Ramo
Rebecca Sun
Moderator
Spotlight: Reinaldo Marcus Green (KING RICHARD) on Directing Films Inspired by True Stories
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer / Director / Producer
Creator Meetup: Beyond Representation: Tools For Expanding Trans Awareness In Media with Sam Feder (DISCLOSURE) & Alex Schmider (DISCLOSURE), Kristal Sotomayor (EXPANDING SANCTUARY), and Tre’vell Anderson
Moi Santos
Moderator
Creator Meetup: Storytelling & Changing Culture with Heather Rae and Michelle Satter
Heather Rae
Producer
Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis (THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN) on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox
Trey Ellis
Advisor
Advisor Studio: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on Building Your Career as a Screenwriter
Franklin Leonard
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Edson Oda (NINE DAYS) on Making Your First Feature
Edson Shundi Oda
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS
Cristina Ibarra
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Angela Tucker (BELLY OF THE BEAST) on Writing and Directing
Angela Tucker
Advisor
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | AMREEKA Case Study: Cherien Dabis on Character-Driven Storytelling
Cherien Dabis
Filmmaker
Spotlight: Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy
Judd Apatow
Writer / Director / Producer
Master Class: Building your Story Soundscape with Music and Sound with Peter Golub (THE GREAT DEBATERS), Hildur Gu∂nadóttir (JOKER) and More | Presented by the Dolby Institute
Peter Golub
Moderator
Spotlight: From Script to Screen with Filmmaker David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT) | Presented by Frame.io
David Lowery
Filmmaker
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Sequential Sankofa with John Jennings
John Jennings
Panelist
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Building Characters, Emotion and Story with J.R. Cole (BLACK PANTHER) & more
JR Cole
Writer / Producer
Master Class: Adapting a Screenplay from Source Material with Robin Swicord (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)
Robin Swicord
Instructor
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Writers on Rewriting with Susannah Grant (ERIN BROCKOVICH) & more
Naomi Foner
Screenwriter
Spotlight: Gina Prince-Bythewood (LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE OLD GUARD) on Writing, Directing, and Representation
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Advisor
A Celebration of Radha Blank (THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION)
Radha Blank
Honoree
Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Rick Famuyiwa on Directing THE WOOD and DOPE
Rick Famuyiwa
Writer / Director / Producer
Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen
Carlos Cuarón
Cineasta / Filmmaker
Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab, Mira Nair, Tamara Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton
David Schwab
Instructor
The Indigenous List Webinar with Franklin Leonard and Crystal Echohawk | Co-presented by The Black List and IllumiNative
Franklin Leonard
Producer / Commentator / Professor / Entrepreneur
Spotlight: Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre
Jason Blum
Advisor
Writing and Directing Short Films with Joey Ally (JOY JOY NAILS)
Joey Ally
Filmmaker
Evolving Your Voice with Writer/Director So Yong Kim (LOVESONG)
So Yong Kim
Writer/Director
Master Class: How Games Tell Stories with Nick Fortugno (CCO of Playmatics)
Nick Fortugno
Instructor
The Art of Feedback: Giving and Receiving Notes with Trey Ellis (Tuskegee Airmen) and Amanda Idoko (BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY)
Franklin Leonard
Moderator
Master Class: Comedy Writing for Features with Victoria Strouse (FINDING DORY)
Master Class
Victoria Strouse
Instructor
Crafting Story for Audience with Mark Monroe (ICARUS)
Mark Monroe
Writer / Filmmaker
Writing Documentaries With Mark Monroe (ICARUS)
Mark Monroe
Writer / Filmmaker
UNDER THE SHADOW: Developing Character and Story with Babak Anvari
Babak Anvari
Writer, Director, Producer
Spotlight: Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
Telling Globally Accessible Stories with Gurinder Chadha (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM)
Gurinder Chadha
Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane (OUR NIXON)
Penny Lane
Filmmaker
Four Directors Share Their Artistic Journey to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with Lulu Wang (THE FAREWELL) & more
Ilyse McKimmie
Moderator
Making Short Films with Mariama Diallo (HAIR WOLF), Bernardo Britto (GLOVE) & more
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Brave Storytelling with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER), Justin Chon (PACHINKO) & more
Heather Rae
Producer, Director
Ryan Coogler (BLACKPANTHER) & Jenna Wortham at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Ryan Coogler
Director
RAISING VICTOR VARGAS: A Case Study with Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett
Director
Boots Riley on the Creative Process Behind SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
Charles D. King
Founder & CEO, MACRO, Producer, Sorry To Bother You
Innovation & Adaptation with John August (BIG FISH)
John August
Screenwriter, Novelist, Software Developer
Master Class: Screenwriting with Meg LeFauve (INSIDE OUT, CAPTAIN MARVEL)
Meg LeFauve
Instructor
Joan Tewkesbury (OLD BOYFRIENDS) on Getting Started
Joan Tewkesbury
Screenwriter
Tyger Williams on Screenwriting (MENACE II SOCIETY)
Tyger Williams
Screenwriter
Quelle Horreur! Featuring Top Female Horror Directors Ana Lily Amirpour (A GIRL WALKS HOME AT NIGHT), Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK), and Anouk Whissell (SUMMER OF '84)
Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer, Director
Pitching Your Project, Funding Your Work with Nina Yang Bongiovi (FRUITVALE STATION). Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD), & more
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Producer, Fruitvale Station
Getting Started as a Screenwriter with Scott Frank (GET SHORTY)
Scott Frank
Screenwriter
How to Write a Great Scene with Bill Wheeler (QUEEN OF KATWE)
Bill Wheeler
Screenwriter
Telling Stories Across Multiple Formats with Michael Showalter (THE BIG SICK) & More
Michael Showalter
Writer, Director, Producer
Screenwriting with Kasi Lemmons (EVE'S BAYOU) & Christopher Grant
Kasi Lemmons
Actress, Director, Writer
Breaking into TV Writing with Lena Waithe (MASTER OF NONE) & Tom Fontana (OZ)
Tom Fontana
Writer
The Art & Craft of Screenwriting with Scott Frank (GET SHORTY)
Scott Frank
Screenwriter
A Day in the Life of a Screenwriter with Beth de Araújo (JOSEPHINE) and more
Suzanne Andrews Correa
Screenwriter
The Screenwriting Process with Emerging Writers with Eimi Imanishi (BATTALION TO MY BEAT) and more
Eimi Imanishi
Screenwriter