Insider Session: Film Festival Strategies with Senior Programmer John Nein
About this Event Recording
In our Insider Sessions, Sundance Institute staff answer your questions and guide you through the process of applying to our labs, grant opportunities and the Sundance Film Festival.
Navigating the film festival circuit requires vision, drive, and strategic planning. Join us for a special conversation with John Nein, Senior Programmer and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Sundance Film Festival. We’ll explore how to set clear goals for your film, the materials you’ll need to prepare, and best practices for leveraging your submission--along with the missteps to avoid. This conversation will go behind the curtain to give you rare insight into how the selection process works, what programmers are looking for, and the strategies that can help you make the most out of your Festival experience.
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John Nein
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John Nein is a Senior Programmer and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Sundance Film Festival where he has worked since 2001, dealing primarily with feature films and the festival’s conversation events. He also curates Sundance Institute’s film preservation initiative, the Sundance Collection at UCLA. John grew up in Europe and the United States, studied history as an undergraduate at Carleton College and earned his MFA in Film Directing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He created and curates the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ popular film culture conversation series "Lost & Found at the Movies" at the downtown Central Library and also serves as the consultant for American cinema at the Locarno Film Festival.