Sundance Advisor-in-Residence
Andrew Ahn
Los Angeles, California, United States | Filmmaker/Writer/Director
ANDREW AHN is a queer Korean American filmmaker born and raised in Los Angeles. Ahn's latest feature FIRE ISLAND (Searchlight Pictures) starring Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and Margaret Cho is currently streaming on Hulu and Disney+ internationally. The film won the Ensemble Tribute at the 2023 Gotham Awards and was nominated for a PGA, ACE Eddie, and Independent Spirit Award. More
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Past Advisor Studio Sessions
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Thursday | September 29, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: How to Create a Pitch Deck with Jess Devaney and Mallory Schwartz
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PDT)
Jessica Devaney
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Jul
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Tuesday | July 26, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: Negotiating Strategies for Creators with Victoria Cook
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PDT)
Victoria Cook
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May
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Tuesday | May 31, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: Geeta Gandbhir on Documentary Interview Techniques
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Geeta Gandbhir
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Apr
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Friday | April 22, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: Matt McCormick & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck on Distributing Your Short
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Matt McCormick
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Mar
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Wednesday | March 23, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: Kisha Imani Cameron on Navigating Imposter Syndrome & Building Confidence as an Artist
2:00PM - 3:00PM (PDT)
Kisha Imani Cameron
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Feb
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Thursday | February 17, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: Terilyn A. Shropshire, ACE on the Art & Craft of Film Editing
11:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)
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Wednesday | January 19, 2022
Advisor Studio Series: Director Jamila Wignot & Producer Lauren DeFilippo on Prepping Your Documentary
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PST)
Jamila Wignot
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Dec
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Thursday | December 02, 2021
Advisor Studio Series: Suzanne Lyons on the Art of Networking
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PST)
Suzanne Lyons
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Wednesday | November 17, 2021
Advisor Studio Series: JaNeika & JaSheika James on Breaking In and Sustaining a Successful Career in Television
11:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)
JaNeika & JaSheika James
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Friday | October 15, 2021
Advisor Studio: Avy Kaufman on Casting
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PDT)
Avy Kaufman
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Thursday | September 30, 2021
Advisor Studio: Simone Ling on Navigating Labs, Grants and Resources in the Independent Film Space
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Simone Ling
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Wednesday | August 18, 2021
Advisor Studio: Kelly Bush Novak on Developing Your Personal Brand
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)
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Thursday | July 29, 2021
Advisor Studio: Natalie Metzger on Finding and Building a Successful Production Crew
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Natalie Metzger
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Wednesday | June 23, 2021
Advisor Studio: Kevin Iwashina on the Business of Filmmaking Post-COVID
4:30PM - 5:30PM (PDT)
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May
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Thursday | May 20, 2021
Advisor Studio: Justin Chon on Directing Actors
2:30PM - 3:30PM (PDT)
Justin Chon
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Thursday | April 22, 2021
Advisor Studio: Allison Carter on the Essential Skills of a Successful Producer
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Allison Rose Carter
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Mar
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Thursday | March 18, 2021
Advisor Studio: Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres on Shooting & Editing THE FIGHT
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Elyse Steinberg
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Thursday | February 25, 2021
Advisor Studio: Writer/Director Nijla Mu'min on the Power in "Personal" Storytelling
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
Nijla Mu’min
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Wednesday | February 03, 2021
Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang on Documentary Filmmaking
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PST)
Nanfu Wang
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Dec
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Thursday | December 03, 2020
Advisor Studio: Rafael Agustín on Pitching a TV Series
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
Rafael Agustín
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Thursday | November 12, 2020
Advisor Studio: Sydney Freeland on Directing Features vs. Television
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
Sydney Freeland
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Oct
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Wednesday | October 14, 2020
Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Cristina Ibarra
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Wednesday | September 09, 2020
Advisor Studio: Sheldon Candis on Finding Your Voice and Visual Style
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Sheldon Candis
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Jul
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Thursday | July 23, 2020
Advisor Studio: Edson Oda on Making Your First Feature
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Edson Shundi Oda
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Wednesday | June 17, 2020
Advisor Studio: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on Building Your Career as a Screenwriter
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Franklin Leonard
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May
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Thursday | May 21, 2020
Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Trey Ellis
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Apr
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Thursday | April 30, 2020
Advisor Studio: Josh Goldenberg on Breaking into the Business and Building Your Career
8:30AM - 9:30AM (PDT)
Josh Goldenberg
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Mar
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Thursday | March 19, 2020
Advisor Studio: Éva Gárdos on the Editing Process
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Éva Gárdos
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Thursday | February 13, 2020
Advisor Studio: Angela Tucker on Writing and Directing
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PST)
Angela Tucker
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Wednesday | January 15, 2020
Advisor Studio: Todd Louiso on Acting and Directing
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
Todd Louiso
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Dec
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Thursday | December 19, 2019
Advisor Studio: Natalie Qasabian on Producing "Searching"
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
Natalie Qasabian
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Thursday | November 21, 2019
Advisor Studio: John Lopez on Writing for TV
9:00AM - 10:00AM (PST)
John Lopez
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Wednesday | October 30, 2019
Advisor Studio: Peter Biegen on the TV Writers' Room
11:00AM - 12:15PM (PDT)
Peter Biegen
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Thursday | September 26, 2019
Advisor Studio: Alix Madigan on Producing
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Alix Madigan
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