In Advisor Studio sessions, Sundance Collab Advisors share field experiences and insights into their specific areas of craft, including writing, directing and producing for TV and film. 


Making a film can be stressful. Whether it’s getting the shot, making the day, or simply working through creative ideas with other people, the pressure that comes with film production can bring out the best or the worst in us all. Regardless of a production’s size, leading a crew as a director or producer is a big responsibility. How you manage those situations, individually and as a team, and how you build a sustainable culture and leadership team will set the tone for how the production will be run and what the work environment will be like. How can we collectively, and on our own, create a less stressful, less volatile, and more inclusive and positive workplace?


Join Sundance Collab for an Advisor Studio with veteran film and TV producer Gary Foster (Sleepless in Seattle, Community) as he provides foundational tools filmmakers can use to become more positive, considerate, and effective leaders, making humanity a priority. Taking key concepts from his program Humanity on Set, he will give an overview of how to navigate difficult situations and how to establish core values with your production team.


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Live event registration for Sundance Collab Advisor Studios is free of charge. A recording of this event will be posted to our Video Library the next business day following the event. All registered attendees can watch the recording for two business days after it is posted. After that, on-demand access to the recording can be purchased for $10.

A 1983 graduate of the University of Southern California, Gary Foster began his career as a producer in the mid 1980s. At the age of 25, he produced his first film, Short Circuit. In 1993, Foster produced the Oscar® and Golden Globe-nominated hit Sleepless in Seattle, which grossed more than $300 million worldwide. more...
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
Katherine "Kat" Street is an LA-based award-winning filmmaker and Philadelphia native. A cinephile at heart, she writes female-driven stories with complex (oftentimes damaged) main characters, centered around self-discovery, self-love, and belonging. She has written numerous short-form projects, including original shorts, pilots, and features. She wrote and directed the dramatic short film “Cycles,” which received festival recognition in both acting and best romantic short. She also created her award-winning flagship web series "The New Adult,” which is currently streaming on Kweli TV. Kat is a Stowe Story Lab SAGIndie Fellow and a participant in the BlackMagic Collective Emerging Filmmakers Initiative. In 2021, she founded the Black Film Challenge, a project that showcases filmmakers of African descent and the movies they create. She earned her BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a concentration in Cinematography and has literary representation with Culture Creative Entertainment. more...

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