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Featured Sundance Events
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1
Jul
Event
July 01 - 29, 2022
Writers' Cafe (July)
Starts 9:00AM (PDT)
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13
Jul
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Wednesday | July 13, 2022
Independent Film Financing: Past, Present, Future
11:30AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Event
21
Jul
Event
Thursday | July 21, 2022
Master Class: Creating the Nightmare in Your Horror Screenplay with Owen Egerton
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Owen Egerton
Instructor
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27
Jul
Event
Wednesday | July 27, 2022
Collab Connect: Networking Event (July)
2:00PM - 3:00PM (PDT)
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13
Dec
Event
Thursday | December 13, 2018
Amplifying Story Through Music
11:30AM - 1:00PM (PST)
Jodie Foster
Director
Event
27
Jun
Event
Thursday | June 27, 2019
Ava DuVernay in conversation with Justin Simien: Art as Activism
9:00AM - 10:15AM (PDT)
Ava DuVernay
Writer, Producer, Director, and Distributor of Independent Film
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25
Apr
Event
Wednesday | April 25, 2018
Brave Storytelling Webinar
10:30AM - 12:00PM (PDT)
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7
Oct
Event
Wednesday | October 07, 2020
Chloé Zhao on Finding Your Way as a Filmmaker
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Chloé Zhao
Advisor
Event
13
Oct
Event
Wednesday | October 13, 2021
Collab Connect - October 2021
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PDT)
Event
27
Jul
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Wednesday | July 27, 2022
Collab Connect: Networking Event (July)
2:00PM - 3:00PM (PDT)
Event
9
Nov
Event
Monday | November 09, 2020
Creating Social Impact Through Storytelling with Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes
2:00PM - 3:30PM (PST)
Jeff Orlowski
Advisor
Event
10
Nov
Event
Wednesday | November 10, 2021
Creator Meetup: Beyond Representation: Tools for Expanding Trans Awareness in Media
3:00PM - 4:30PM (PST)
Moi Santos
Moderator
Event
24
Mar
Event
Thursday | March 24, 2022
Creator Meetup: How to Run a Sustainable Film Production with Heidi Kindberg (HBO/HBO Max)
12:00PM - 1:20PM (PDT)
Heidi Kindberg
Panelist
Event
27
Jan
Event
Thursday | January 27, 2022
Creator Meetup: Navigating Your First Major Film Festival
9:00AM - 10:30AM (PST)
Abiram Brizuela
Moderator
Event
23
Sep
Event
Thursday | September 23, 2021
Creator Meetup: Storytelling & Changing Culture
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Heather Rae
Producer
Event
12
May
Event
Thursday | May 12, 2022
Creator Meetup: Taking Care of Your Mental Health On & Off Set with Malikkah Rollins, MSW
12:00PM - 1:20PM (PDT)
Malikkah Rollins
Panelist
Event
3
Jun
Event
Thursday | June 03, 2021
Documentary Fund Information Session
11:00AM - 12:00PM (PDT)
Event
25
Apr
Event
Thursday | April 25, 2019
Free Webinar: From Webseries to Daytime Emmy Nomination *co-hosted by The Blackhouse*
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PDT)
Deniese Davis
Panelist
Event
21
May
Event
Tuesday | May 21, 2019
Free Webinar: Makers of the Oscar-Nominated Doc HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING in Conversation
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PDT)
RaMell Ross
Filmmaker
Event
13
Jul
Event
Wednesday | July 13, 2022
Independent Film Financing: Past, Present, Future
11:30AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Event
12
Aug
Event
Wednesday | August 12, 2020
Indigenous Interactive Media Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
3:00PM - 4:30PM (PDT)
Event
28
Oct
Event
Thursday | October 28, 2021
Insider Session: Applying to Humanities Fellowships with Sundance Institute & ITVS
11:00AM - 12:15PM (PDT)
Keri Archer Brown
Panelist
Event
14
Apr
Event
Thursday | April 14, 2022
Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Development Track with Labs & Fest Alum Francisca Alegría
10:30AM - 11:45AM (PDT)
Francisca Alegria
Panelist
Event
11
Jan
Event
Tuesday | January 11, 2022
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Producers Track Programs and Doc Edit & Story Lab
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PST)
Andrea Alarcon
Panelist
Event
20
Sep
Event
Monday | September 20, 2021
Insider Session: Film Festival Strategies with Senior Programmer John Nein
12:00PM - 1:00PM (PDT)
John Nein
Panelist
Event
26
Aug
Event
Monday | August 26, 2019
Master Class Archive: Comedy Writing for Television
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Jenny Bicks
Writer
Event
15
Jan
Event
Wednesday | January 15, 2020
Master Class: Comedy Writing for Features
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PST)
Victoria Strouse
Instructor
Event
23
Oct
Event
Wednesday | October 23, 2019
Master Class: Crafting a Webseries
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Linda Yvette Chavez
Co-Lead Instructor
Event
23
Apr
Event
Thursday | April 23, 2020
Master Class: Creating Branded Content with Stacy Fuller of Refinery 29
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Stacy Fuller
Instructor
Event
21
Jul
Event
Thursday | July 21, 2022
Master Class: Creating the Nightmare in Your Horror Screenplay with Owen Egerton
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Owen Egerton
Instructor
Event
12
Mar
Event
Thursday | March 12, 2020
Master Class: Doc Filmmaking: Finding and Shaping Your Story with Roger Ross Williams
9:00AM - 12:00PM (PDT)
Roger Ross Williams
Advisor
Event
9
May
Event
Thursday | May 09, 2019
Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking with Jennifer Fox (THE TALE)
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Jennifer Fox
Filmmaker
Event
14
May
Event
Thursday | May 14, 2020
Master Class: Film Music - Creating the Soundscape for Your Film
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Peter Golub
Instructor
Event
19
Nov
Event
Tuesday | November 19, 2019
Master Class: From Short to Feature Film
12:30PM - 3:30PM (PST)
Jim Cummings
Instructor
Event
20
Jun
Event
Thursday | June 20, 2019
Master Class: How Games Tell Stories with Nicholas Fortugno
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Nick Fortugno
Entrepeneur
Event
25
Sep
Event
Wednesday | September 25, 2019
Master Class: Immersive Writing Workshop: Unlock Your Story
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Colleen Werthmann
Writer
Event
18
Apr
Event
Thursday | April 18, 2019
Master Class: Own Your Voice - Pitch and Present with Confidence
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Jackie Miller
Event
13
Dec
Event
Friday | December 13, 2019
Master Class: Pitching for Success
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PST)
Jackie Miller
Instructor
Event
15
Jul
Event
Monday | July 15, 2019
Master Class: Social Activism Through Storytelling
10:00AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Bonni Cohen
Producer, Director
Event
21
May
Event
Monday | May 21, 2018
Meet the Sundance Team–Supporting Artists Year-Round
11:30AM - 1:00PM (PDT)
Kristin Feeley
Director of Labs and Artist Support Programs
Event
18
Oct
Event
Monday | October 18, 2021
Online Event: Beyond The Tipping Point
10:00AM - 11:30AM (PDT)
Moi Santos
Moderator
Event
30
Jun
Event
Wednesday | June 30, 2021
Online Event: Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy
12:15PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Judd Apatow
Event
24
Sep
Event
Friday | September 24, 2021
Online Event: SFF Asia - Conversation with Sundance Asia Documentary Filmmakers Followed by Live Q&A
9:00PM - 10:00PM (PDT)
Kim Yutani
Moderator
Event
16
Sep
Event
Thursday | September 16, 2021
Online Event: SFF Asia - Focus on Indonesian Short Filmmaking
8:00PM - 9:00PM (PDT)
Ernesto Foronda
Moderator
Event
1
Sep
Event
Wednesday | September 01, 2021
Online Event: Victoria Alonso on Filmmaking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
12:15PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Victoria Alonso
Advisor
Video
Video
Online Meetup with Sheldon Candis
Sheldon Candis
Advisor
Video
Video
Online Meetup with Trey Ellis
Trey Ellis
Advisor
Video
Video
Online Meetup with Éva Gárdos
Éva Gárdos
Advisor
Event
11
Jul
Event
Wednesday | July 11, 2018
Pitching Your Project, Funding Your Work
2:00PM - 3:30PM (PDT)
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Producer, Fruitvale Station
Event
13
Jul
Event
Tuesday | July 13, 2021
Protecting Producers: Co-presented by Sundance Institute and WIF Los Angeles
11:00AM - 12:15PM (PDT)
Iyabo Boyd
Moderator
Event
30
Oct
Event
Tuesday | October 30, 2018
Quelle Horreur! Featuring Top Female Horror Directors
3:00PM - 4:30PM (PDT)
Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer, Director
Event
27
Oct
Event
Wednesday | October 27, 2021
Rebroadcast: Sundance Institute Vanguard Awards & Live Social Hour
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Event
21
Jan
Event
Friday | January 21, 2022
Roundtable: My Short Film’s Long Journey to Sundance
3:30PM - 5:00PM (PST)
Liz Nord
Moderator
Event
28
Oct
Event
Wednesday | October 28, 2020
Seminario Web: Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen
2:00PM - 3:15PM (PDT)
Carlos Cuarón
Cineasta / Filmmaker
Event
12
Apr
Event
Tuesday | April 12, 2022
Seminario Web: El cine en Latinoamérica y la visión de los productores
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Carlos A. Gutiérrez
Moderador/Moderator
Event
8
Jul
Event
Thursday | July 08, 2021
Seminario Web: Hibridaciones: Jô Serfaty sobre el guión y puesta en escena entre ficción y documental
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Jô Serfaty
Event
14
Oct
Event
Thursday | October 14, 2021
Seminario Web: Michel Franco y el cine de la disrupción
10:00AM - 11:15AM (PDT)
Fernanda Solórzano
Moderador/Moderator
Event
27
May
Event
Wednesday | May 27, 2020
Seminario Web: Sebastián Lelio sobre el poder de la cámara subjetiva
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Sebastián Lelio
Director
Event
22
Jul
Event
Wednesday | July 22, 2020
Seminario Web: Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Tatiana Huezo
Cineasta/Filmmaker
Event
7
Apr
Event
Wednesday | April 07, 2021
Seminario Web: Una conversación con el cineasta Martín Rejtman presentada por Dominga Sotomayor
2:00PM - 3:30PM (PDT)
Martín Rejtman
Writer / Director
Event
21
Aug
Event
Tuesday | August 21, 2018
Short Film Webinar
2:00PM - 3:30PM (PDT)
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Event
15
Jun
Event
Wednesday | June 15, 2022
Spotlight Event: Making PACHINKO and the Transition from Indie Film to TV with Directors Kogonada & Justin Chon
4:00PM - 5:45PM (PDT)
Kogonada
Panelist
Event
28
Jun
Event
Tuesday | June 28, 2022
Spotlight Event: Reggie Butler on Sustaining Yourself as an Artist & Designing a Vision for Your Life's Work
2:00PM - 3:30PM (PDT)
Reggie Butler
Panelist
Event
26
Jan
Event
Wednesday | January 26, 2022
Spotlight Event: Rory Kennedy on Crafting Documentary Films that Explore the Urgent Social Issues of Our Time
12:00PM - 1:45PM (PST)
Rory Kennedy
Documentary Filmmaker
Event
18
Mar
Event
Friday | March 18, 2022
Spotlight Event: Sterlin Harjo on Representation in Storytelling
12:00PM - 1:45PM (PDT)
Sterlin Harjo
Filmmaker
Event
14
Apr
Event
Wednesday | April 14, 2021
Sundance Development Track: Getting In and What Comes Next
11:00AM - 12:00PM (PDT)
Christopher Makoto Yogi
Panelist
Event
22
Jul
Event
Thursday | July 22, 2021
Sundance London: Directors in Conversation
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PDT)
Nikole Beckwith
Event
28
Nov
Event
Wednesday | November 28, 2018
The Art of Nonfiction Webinar
11:30AM - 1:00PM (PST)
Chai Vasarhelyi
Director, Producer
Event
30
May
Event
Saturday | May 30, 2020
Virtual Documentary Filmmaking Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
1:00PM - 5:30PM (EDT)
Event
25
Jun
Event
Thursday | June 25, 2020
Virtual Music in Film Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation - 2:00pm - 5:30pm CST
2:00PM - 5:30PM (CDT)
Event
27
Aug
Event
Thursday | August 27, 2020
Webinar: A Beginner’s Guide to Film Editing - Presented by Adobe
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Valentina Vee
Advisor
Event
28
May
Event
Thursday | May 28, 2020
Webinar: Brit Marling on the Art of Acting, Writing, and Collaboration
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Brit Marling
Advisor
Event
10
Feb
Event
Wednesday | February 10, 2021
Webinar: Crowdfunding Your Short with Kickstarter
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PST)
Elise McCave
Advisor
Event
27
Mar
Event
Saturday | March 27, 2021
Webinar: Ellen Kuras, ASC on the Art and Craft of Cinematography - presented by Sony
10:00AM - 11:15AM (PDT)
Ellen Kuras
Advisor
Event
8
Apr
Event
Wednesday | April 08, 2020
Webinar: Film Crowdfunding Strategies with Kickstarter
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PDT)
Liz Cook Mowe
Advisor
Video
Video
Webinar: Film Financing in Uncertain Times
Karim Ahmad
Moderator
Event
15
May
Event
Saturday | May 15, 2021
Webinar: From Script to Screen with Filmmaker David Lowery - Presented by Frame.io
2:30PM - 3:45PM (PDT)
David Lowery
Filmmaker
Event
10
Dec
Event
Thursday | December 10, 2020
Webinar: Gina Prince-Bythewood on Writing, Directing, and Representation
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PST)
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Advisor
Event
9
Apr
Event
Friday | April 09, 2021
Webinar: In Conversation with INSECURE Showrunner Prentice Penny - Presented by In the Cut
3:00PM - 4:15PM (PDT)
Prentice Penny
Producer / Director / Writer / Showrunner
Event
30
Jul
Event
Thursday | July 30, 2020
Webinar: Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PDT)
Jason Blum
Advisor
Event
8
Nov
Event
Friday | November 08, 2019
Webinar: Making the $3 Movie with The Duplass Brothers
11:00AM - 12:15PM (PST)
Mark Duplass
Filmmaker/ Actor
Event
20
Feb
Event
Thursday | February 20, 2020
Webinar: Media Mogul Angelica Nwandu on Finding Your Path, Forging Your Truth
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PST)
Angelica Nwandu
Advisor
Event
23
Jul
Event
Tuesday | July 23, 2019
Webinar: Michael Showalter Talks Directing Comedy
12:30PM - 1:45PM (PDT)
Michael Showalter
Director, Writer, Producer
Event
29
Jan
Event
Friday | January 29, 2021
Webinar: Patty Jenkins: From MONSTER to WONDER WOMAN
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PST)
Patty Jenkins
Advisor
Event
26
Jun
Event
Friday | June 26, 2020
Webinar: Telling Your Story with Sound: A Conversation with Alma Har’el and Benh Zeitlin // Presented by the Dolby Institute
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Benh Zeitlin
Advisor
Event
25
Mar
Event
Wednesday | March 25, 2020
Webinar: The Art of Feedback: Giving and Receiving Notes
9:30AM - 10:45AM (PDT)
Franklin Leonard
Moderator
Event
10
Jun
Event
Thursday | June 10, 2021
Webinar: The Basics of Web Monetization - Presented by Coil
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PDT)
Tom McLeod
Chief Content Officer, Coil
Event
1
Aug
Event
August 01 - 31, 2022
Writers' Cafe (August)
Starts 9:00AM (PDT)
Event
1
Jul
Event
July 01 - 29, 2022
Writers' Cafe (July)
Starts 9:00AM (PDT)
Event
10
Dec
Event
Friday | December 10, 2021
Spotlight Event: Reinaldo Marcus Green on Directing Films Inspired by True Stories
12:00PM - 1:15PM (PST)
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer / Director / Producer