Sundance Advisor-in-Residence

Peter Markham

Author/Educator/Director

Now giving consultations and masterclasses in LA, in China, and online, Peter Markham was previously Head of Directing at the American Film Institute Conservatory from 2010 to 2018. Before that he was Senior Lecturer in Directing (2003-2010) having begun teaching at the Conservatory as adjunct faculty in 2001—a total of 17 years’ experience at AFI. He has mentored some 450 new directors, a substantial number of whom have achieved outstanding success within the industry, at major festivals across the world, and the Academy. He has also inspired dozens of new filmmakers in AFI’s prestigious Directing Workshop for Women. More