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Events
Online live events and recordings to help you take your filmmaking to the next level
Dec3
Event Recording
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PST)
Spotlight: Finding What Makes a Story Sing with Dana Fox (WICKED: FOR GOOD)
With: Dana Fox and Katherine Street
FREE
Spotlight: Finding What Makes a Story Sing with Dana Fox (WICKED: FOR GOOD)
December 3, 2025
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PST)
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PST)
With: Dana Fox and Katherine Street
FREE
Dec29
Advisor Studio
8:00AM - 8:00AM (PST)
Advisor Studio: Mastering Film Festival Q&As and Audience Engagement
With: Leonard Cortana and Katherine Street
$10
Advisor Studio: Mastering Film Festival Q&As and Audience Engagement
December 1, 2025
8:00AM - 8:00AM (PST)
8:00AM - 8:00AM (PST)
With: Leonard Cortana and Katherine Street
$10
Dec9
Insider Session
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PST)
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Producers Track Programs
With: Kristin Feeley and 4 more
FREE
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Producers Track Programs
December 2, 2025
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PST)
10:00AM - 11:00AM (PST)
With: Kristin Feeley, Shira Rockowitz, Maria Caridad Clement, Andrea Alarcón and Katherine Street
FREE
Dec12
Live Online Event
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PST)
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS
With: Mohammadreza Eyni and 2 more
FREE
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS
December 5, 2025
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PST)
12:00PM - 1:30PM (PST)
With: Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki and Soheil Rezayazdi
FREE
Jan8
Advisor Studio
2:00PM - 3:00PM (PST)
Advisor Studio: Writing a Great Screenplay and Building a Career with John August
With: John August and Erica Elson
$10
Advisor Studio: Writing a Great Screenplay and Building a Career with John August
January 4, 2026
2:00PM - 3:00PM (PST)
2:00PM - 3:00PM (PST)
With: John August and Erica Elson
$10
Insider Session
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab
With: Isabella Dionne Madrigal and 3 more
FREE
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab
With: Isabella Dionne Madrigal, Jared Lank, Adam Piron and Erica Elson
FREE
Spotlight
Spotlight: Sculpting Body-Cam Footage into Cinema with Geeta Gandbhir (THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR)
With: Geeta Gandbhir and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Spotlight: Sculpting Body-Cam Footage into Cinema with Geeta Gandbhir (THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR)
With: Geeta Gandbhir and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: A Guide to High-Speed, Low-Budget Film Production
With: Miguel Silveira and 2 more
$10
Advisor Studio: A Guide to High-Speed, Low-Budget Film Production
With: Miguel Silveira, Missy Hernandez and Erica Elson
$10
Event Recording
Digital Security for Filmmakers with the Freedom of the Press Foundation
With: Davis Erin Anderson and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Digital Security for Filmmakers with the Freedom of the Press Foundation
With: Davis Erin Anderson and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Event Recording
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Ignite Program
With: Samina Saifee and 3 more
FREE
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Ignite Program
With: Samina Saifee, Kat Schulze, Toby Brooks and Katherine Street
FREE
Spotlight
Spotlight: Mastering Performance with Writer/Director Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
With: Joachim Trier and Erica Elson
$10
Spotlight: Mastering Performance with Writer/Director Joachim Trier (SENTIMENTAL VALUE)
With: Joachim Trier and Erica Elson
$10
Spotlight
Spotlight: Revolutionizing the Musical Genre with Bill Condon (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN)
With: Bill Condon and Katherine Street
$10
Spotlight: Revolutionizing the Musical Genre with Bill Condon (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN)
With: Bill Condon and Katherine Street
$10
Event Recording
Insider Session: Applying to the 2026 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab
With: Fatima Liaqat and 3 more
FREE
Insider Session: Applying to the 2026 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab
With: Fatima Liaqat, Kyle Kubo, Jandiz Estrada Cardoso and Erica Elson
FREE
Spotlight
Spotlight: The Revolutionary Cinema of Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)
With: Jafar Panahi and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Spotlight: The Revolutionary Cinema of Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT)
With: Jafar Panahi and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Crafting Bone-Chilling Horror Beat Sheets with Beth Bruckner O’Brien
With: Beth Bruckner O’Brien and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Advisor Studio: Crafting Bone-Chilling Horror Beat Sheets with Beth Bruckner O’Brien
With: Beth Bruckner O’Brien and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Event Recording
Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Collab’s Cultural Impact Residency
With: Alejandra López and 3 more
$10
Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Collab’s Cultural Impact Residency
With: Alejandra López, Caitlin McCarthy, Jennifer Huang and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Event Recording
Travel Security for Filmmakers with the Freedom of the Press Foundation
With: Davis Erin Anderson
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Writing Action That Works As Drama with Javier Grillo-Marxuach
With: Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Advisor Studio: Writing Action That Works As Drama with Javier Grillo-Marxuach
With: Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
CDMX 2025: Catalyst (THE QUEENDOM)
With: Giulia Caruso, Otilia Portillo, Paula Arroio and Elena Fortes
$10
CDMX 2025: Urgency and Documentary Storytelling
With: Sudeep Sharma, Mstyslav Chernov, David Borenstein, Gianluca Matarrese and Lindsay Utz
$10
CDMX 2025: Collaborating with Actors
With: Ash Hoyle, Carmen Emmi, Laura Casabé and Fernanda Echevarría Del Rivero
$10
Spotlight
Spotlight: Devising the Dark Comedy of TWINLESS with James Sweeney
With: James Sweeney and Erica Elson
$10
Spotlight: Devising the Dark Comedy of TWINLESS with James Sweeney
With: James Sweeney and Erica Elson
$10
Spotlight
Spotlight: Showrunning the Resistance with ANDOR Creator Tony Gilroy
With: Tony Gilroy and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Spotlight: Showrunning the Resistance with ANDOR Creator Tony Gilroy
With: Tony Gilroy and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Event Recording
The Cinematography of CAUGHT STEALING with Darren Aronofsky and Matthew Libatique | Presented by the Dolby Creator Lab
With: Darren Aronofsky and 2 more
FREE
The Cinematography of CAUGHT STEALING with Darren Aronofsky and Matthew Libatique | Presented by the Dolby Creator Lab
With: Darren Aronofsky, Matthew Libatique and Glenn Kiser
FREE
Spotlight
Spotlight: Adapting a Podcast into a TV Series with Kim Rosenstock (DYING FOR SEX)
With: Kim Rosenstock and Patty West
$10
Spotlight: Adapting a Podcast into a TV Series with Kim Rosenstock (DYING FOR SEX)
With: Kim Rosenstock and Patty West
$10
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: SABBATH QUEEN
With: Sandi DuBowski, Francisco Bello, ACE, Jeremy Stulberg, ACE, Kyle Crichton, Meranda Yslas and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Event Recording
Toward Trans Possibilities: Transgender Storytelling with Nava Mau
With: Nava Mau and Moi Santos
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: When the Personal Story Becomes Powerful Cinema with River Gallo (PONYBOI)
With: River Gallo and Katherine Street
$10
Advisor Studio: When the Personal Story Becomes Powerful Cinema with River Gallo (PONYBOI)
With: River Gallo and Katherine Street
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Mastering the Art of Film Development with Dana Lustig
With: Dana Lustig and Katherine Street
$10
Advisor Studio: Mastering the Art of Film Development with Dana Lustig
With: Dana Lustig and Katherine Street
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Leading a Creative Partnership with Your Cinematographer with Tal Lazar
With: Tal Lazar
$10
Advisor Studio: Leading a Creative Partnership with Your Cinematographer with Tal Lazar
With: Tal Lazar
In this interactive 60-minute session, Lazar shares practical methods directors can use to lead creative collaborations with their cinematographers, regardless of their technical expertise. You’ll learn to find subtext in a scene, link it to effective visual methods, and gain authority through your understanding of the story. The session ends with a Q&A session, where audience members ask questions to gain insights tailored to their own filmmaking journey.
$10
Video
Profiles in Indie Distribution: Harnessing Data for Audience Discovery with Jolt and CAN'T LOOK AWAY
With: Matthew O’Neill and 2 more
$10
Profiles in Indie Distribution: Harnessing Data for Audience Discovery with Jolt and CAN'T LOOK AWAY
With: Matthew O’Neill, Tara Hein-Phillips and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Branded Content in the Digital Age with Brian Newman
With: Brian Newman
$10
Event Recording
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: PATRICE: THE MOVIE
With: Jenna A. Bush and 4 more
$10
Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: PATRICE: THE MOVIE
With: Jenna A. Bush, Ally Southwood-Smith, John Tarquinio, Ephraim Kirkwood and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Event Recording
Telling Story Through Sound and Music with the Team Behind MATERIALISTS | Presented by the Dolby Creator Lab
With: Celine Song and 4 more
FREE
Telling Story Through Sound and Music with the Team Behind MATERIALISTS | Presented by the Dolby Creator Lab
With: Celine Song, Glenn Kiser, Daniel Timmons, Daniel Pemberton and Josh Berger
FREE
Spotlight
Spotlight: Documenting Digital Lives with Lauren Greenfield (SOCIAL STUDIES)
With: Lauren Greenfield and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Spotlight: Documenting Digital Lives with Lauren Greenfield (SOCIAL STUDIES)
With: Lauren Greenfield and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Inside the Pipeline: Breaking Into TV Through Studio/Network Talent Programs
With: Liz Kelly and 2 more
$10
Advisor Studio: Inside the Pipeline: Breaking Into TV Through Studio/Network Talent Programs
With: Liz Kelly, Grace Moss and Jandiz Estrada Cardoso
$10
Advisor Studio
Advisor Studio: Navigating Generative AI with the Archival Producers Alliance Tool Kit
With: Briana Bierman and 2 more
$10
Advisor Studio: Navigating Generative AI with the Archival Producers Alliance Tool Kit
With: Briana Bierman, Rachel Antell and Soheil Rezayazdi
$10