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Advisor Studio: Staying Relevant in an Evolving Film Industry with Brian Newman & Ted Hope
Ted Hope
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Climate Storytelling: How to promote sustainability from script to screen with Daniel Hinerfeld, Kat Coiro, Kimberly Burnick, Sam Enoch, and Sheila Morovati
Kimberly Burnick
Panelist
Trapped In Transit: Transgender Storytelling with Visionary Filmmaker Aitch Alberto
Aitch Alberto
Panelist
Master Class: Thriving as a Woman in Leadership with Pat Mitchell and Karyn Kusama
Pat Mitchell
Instructor
Inclusive Producing with ReFrame: Producers share their best practices
Andria Wilson Mirza
Panelist
Master Class: Transforming Your Short Film to Your First Feature with Adamma and Adanne Ebo
Adanne & Adamma Ebo
Instructor
Sustaining a Career and How to Cross Over from TV to Film with Susanna Fogel
Susanna Fogel
Advisor
Advisor Studio Series: Navigating the Creative Process with Roger Ross Williams
Roger Ross WIlliams
Advisor
Master Class: Producing Your Short Film with Andrew Carlberg
Andrew Carlberg
Instructor
Pushing Boundaries in Episodic Animation: A Conversation with ARCANE Creators Christian Linke & Alex Yee
Iz Rubinstein
Moderator
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Producers Track Programs and Doc Edit Lab Programs
Andrea Alarcon
Panelist
Master Class: Finding and Negotiating Distribution for Your Film with Elsa Ramo
Elsa Ramo
Instructor
Change Through Storytelling: Reproductive Justice with Emma Pildes, Tia Lessin, and Martha Shane
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Advisor Studio Series: How to Create a Pitch Deck with Jess Devaney and Mallory Schwartz
Jessica Devaney
Advisor
Independent Film Financing: Past, Present, Future
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Master Class: How to Craft a Successful Film or TV Pitch
Giulia Caruso
Panelist
Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Development Track with Labs & Fest Alum Francisca Alegría
Francisca Alegria
Panelist
El cine en Latinoamérica y la visión de los productores
Carlos A. Gutiérrez
Moderador/Moderator
Creator Meetup: How to Run a Sustainable Film Production with Heidi Kindberg (HBO/HBO Max)
Heidi Kindberg
Panelist
The Heart of Development with Misha Green (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY)
Misha Green
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer / Director
Rory Kennedy on Crafting Documentary Films that Explore the Urgent Social Issues of Our Time
Rory Kennedy
Documentary Filmmaker
Conversations from Sundance | New Queer Cinema from 1992 to Today
Silas Howard
Filmmaker
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Producers Track Programs and Doc Edit & Story Lab
Andrea Alarcon
Panelist
Master Class: How to Find Representation for Writers and Directors with The Hollywood Reporter’s Rebecca Sun
Rebecca Sun
Moderator
Advisor Studio Series: JaNeika & JaSheika James on Breaking In and Sustaining a Successful Career in Television
JaNeika & JaSheika James
Advisors
Master Class: Funding Your Fiction Film
Jessica Lacy
Panelist
Creator Meetup: Beyond Representation: Tools For Expanding Trans Awareness In Media with Sam Feder & Alex Schmider (DISCLOSURE), Kristal Sotomayor (EXPANDING SANCTUARY), and Tre’vell Anderson
Moi Santos
Moderator
Master Class: Funding your Documentary
Jessica Devaney
Panelist
Advisor Studio: Avy Kaufman on Casting
Avy Kaufman
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Allison Carter on the Essential Skills of a Successful Producer
Allison Rose Carter
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Rafael Agustín on Pitching a TV Series
Rafael Agustín
Advisor
Conversations from the Labs | Decolonizing the Artistic Approach with Kerry Warkia
Kerry Warkia
Producer
SFF Asia - Focus on Indonesian Short Filmmaking
Ernesto Foronda
Moderator
Advisor Studio: Alix Madigan on Producing
Alix Madigan
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Natalie Qasabian on Producing "SEARCHING"
Natalie Qasabian
Advisor
Protecting Producers: Co-presented by Sundance Institute and WIF Los Angeles
Carrie Lozano
Director, Sundance Documentary Film Program and Artist Programs
Conversations from the Labs | Conversation with Production Designers
Beth Mickle
Panelist
Conversations from the Labs | Audiences of the Future (and Present) with Jonny Freeman
Jonny Freeman
Panelist
Master Class: Building your Story Soundscape with Music and Sound - Presented by the Dolby Institute
Peter Golub
Moderator
Conversations from the Labs | How to Get Your Immersive Project Greenlit with Jake Sally
Jake Sally
Panelist
Conversations from the Labs | Conversation with Casting Directors
Eyde Belasco
Panelist
Master Class: Post-Production - The Producer's Role
Simon Taufique
Instructor
Conversations from the Labs | Iterative Practice and Collaboration with Sarah Ellis, Nick Fortugno & More
Katerina (Kat) Cizek
Panelist
Master Class: Success on Set - The Producer’s Role
Kara Durrett
Panelist
In Conversation with INSECURE Showrunner Prentice Penny - Presented by In the Cut
Prentice Penny
Writer / Director / Executive Producer / Showrunner
Conversations from the Labs | Developing a TV Series with Graham Yost, Erica Rivinoja, LaToya Morgan & More
Erica Rivinoja
Writer
Master Class: Audio Storytelling with George Lavender
George Lavender
Instructor
Master Class: Creating a Docuseries with Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan
Liz Garbus
Instructor
Creating Social Impact Through Storytelling with Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes
Jeff Orlowski
Advisor
Making It as a Regional Filmmaker
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer for Short Film, Sundance Film Festival
A Beginner’s Guide to Film Editing - Presented by Adobe
Valentina Vee
Advisor
Master Class: Marketing & Distributing Your Feature Film with Russell Schwartz
Russell Schwartz
Instructor
Indigenous Interactive Media Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Panelist
Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre
Jason Blum
Advisor
Master Class: Creating a Compelling Pitch Package with Producers Nina Yang Bongiovi & Larissa Rhodes
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Instructor
Virtual Music in Film Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
Film Director
Virtual Documentary Filmmaking Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Kristin Feeley
Interim Director, Documentary Film Program
Brit Marling on the Art of Acting, Writing, and Collaboration
Brit Marling
Advisor
Webinar: Film Financing in Uncertain Times
Karim Ahmad
Moderator
Master Class: Film Music - Creating the Soundscape for Your Film
Peter Golub
Instructor
Master Class: Creating Branded Content with Stacy Fuller of Refinery 29
Stacy Fuller
Advisor
Film Crowdfunding Strategies with Kickstarter
Liz Cook Mowe
Advisor
Master Class: Filmmaker's Legal Toolkit: From Protecting IP Through Negotiating Distribution
Janis Nelson
Instructor
Master Class: Pitching for Success
Jackie Miller
Instructor
Master Class: From Short to Feature Film
Jim Cummings
Instructor
Making the $3 Movie with The Duplass Brothers
Mark Duplass
Filmmaker/ Actor
Master Class: Crafting a Webseries
Marv Lemus
Co-Instructor
Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
Master Class: Own Your Voice - Pitch and Present with Confidence
Jackie Miller
Instructor
Master Class: Film Producing - An Entrepreneurial Approach with Jason Berman
Jason Berman
Instructor
Producing Change with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson
Moira Griffin
Moderator
Making Short Films
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Brave Storytelling
Heather Rae
Producer, Director
Master Class: Episodic Writing with Glen Mazzara (THE WALKING DEAD)
Glen Mazzara
Instructor
Amplifying Story Through Music
Jodie Foster
Director