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Breaking into TV Writing with Lena Waithe (MASTER OF NONE) & Tom Fontana (OZ)
Tom Fontana
Writer
Inside Look at Programming Shorts for the Sundance Film Festival
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Festival
Directing Documentaries with Steve James & Bing Liu (AMERICA TO ME)
Steve James
Director
What Does a Producer Do?
Effie Brown
Producer
Creative Producers: Best Practices for Pitching with Peter Saraf (LOVING), Mary Jane Skalski (AMERICAN ANIMALS), and Josh Penn (MONSTERS AND MEN)
Josh Penn
Producer
Creative Producing with Mary Jane Skalski (AMERICAN ANIMALS) & Natalie Qasabian (SEARCHING)
Mary Jane Skalski
Producer
The Screenwriting Process with Emerging Writers with Eimi Imanishi (BATTALION TO MY BEAT) and more
Eimi Imanishi
Screenwriter
A Day in the Life of a Screenwriter with Beth de Araújo (JOSEPHINE) and more
Suzanne Andrews Correa
Screenwriter
Making Your First Short: Top Tips with Mariama Diallo (MASTER) and more
Mariama Diallo
Filmmaker
Directing Actors with Joan Darling (FIRST LOVE)
Joan Darling
Director, Writer, Actress
New Frontier: Storytelling at the Intersection of Art & Technology
Kamal Sinclair
New Frontier, Sundance Director
How to Collaborate: from the Team Behind SEARCHING
Sev Ohanian
Producer, Writer
Art & Activism with Reinaldo Marcus Greene (MONSTERS AND MEN) and more
Silas Howard
Writer, Director
The Art & Craft of Screenwriting with Scott Frank (GET SHORTY)
Scott Frank
Screenwriter
An Artist’s Journey with Cherien Dabis
Cherien Dabis
Filmmaker
Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 1
Marina Zenovich
Filmmaker
Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 2
Marina Zenovich
Filmmaker
Screenwriting with Kasi Lemmons (EVE'S BAYOU) & Christopher Grant
Kasi Lemmons
Actress, Director, Writer
Taika Waititi (BOY) on Going From Indies to Hollywood
Taika Waititi
Filmmaker
The Future of Indie TV with Steven Soderbergh (THE KNICK) & More
Steven Soderbergh
Writer, Director, Producer
Telling Stories Across Multiple Formats with Michael Showalter (THE BIG SICK) & More
Michael Showalter
Writer, Director, Producer
Getting Started as a Screenwriter with Scott Frank (GET SHORTY)
Scott Frank
Screenwriter
How to Write a Great Scene with Bill Wheeler (QUEEN OF KATWE)
Bill Wheeler
Screenwriter
Challenges for First Time Directors with Christina Choe (NANCY) and more
Christina Choe
Writer, Director
Screenwriter Liz Hannah on THE POST
Liz Hannah
Screenwriter
Joan Tewkesbury (OLD BOYFRIENDS) on Getting Started
Joan Tewkesbury
Screenwriter
The Fundamentals of Cinematography with Rodrigo Prieto (THE IRISHMAN)
Rodrigo Prieto
Cinematographer
Feature Editing with Dylan Tichenor (PHANTOM THREAD)
Dylan Tichenor
Editor
Directing for TV with Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND)
Lesli Linka Glatter
Director
Composing for Film and TV with Mark Isham (CRASH)
Mark Isham
Composer
Using Sound to Craft Meaning with Yance Ford (STRONG ISLAND)
Yance Ford
Director, Producer
MOONLIGHT: A Case Study with Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins
Director
The Music and Sounds of Catherine Hardwicke's (TWILIGHT) Films
Catherine Hardwicke
Director
The Basics of Being a Music Editor with Adam Smalley (THE MORNING SHOW)
Adam Smalley
Music Editor
From Shorts to Showrunner with Desiree Akhavan (THE BISEXUAL)
Desiree Akhavan
Writer, Director
How to View Footage with Toby Shimin (BUCK)
Toby Shimin
Editor
THE LUNCHBOX: A Case Study with Ritesh Batra
Ritesh Batra
Writer, Director
Innovation & Adaptation with John August (BIG FISH)
John August
Screenwriter, Novelist, Software Developer
RAISING VICTOR VARGAS: A Case Study with Peter Sollett
Peter Sollett
Director
Quelle Horreur! Featuring Top Female Horror Directors Ana Lily Amirpour (A GIRL WALKS HOME AT NIGHT), Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK), and Anouk Whissell (SUMMER OF '84)
Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer, Director
The Art of Nonfiction with Chai Vasarhelyi (FREE SOLO), Steve James (AMERICA TO ME), and Steve Maing (CRIME + PUNISHMENT)
Chai Vasarhelyi
Panelist
Pitching Your Project, Funding Your Work with Nina Yang Bongiovi (FRUITVALE STATION). Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD), & more
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Producer, Fruitvale Station
Amplifying Story Through Music with Jodie Foster (HOUSE OF CARDS), Mark Isham (CRASH), and Tom Carlson (LITTLE MAN TATE)
Jodie Foster
Director
Ryan Coogler (BLACKPANTHER) & Jenna Wortham at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Ryan Coogler
Director
Collaborating for Success: The Producer & Director Relationship with Aneesh Chaganty (SEEDS) and Sev Ohanian (FRUITVALE STATION)
Aneesh Chaganty
Writer/Director
Brave Storytelling with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER), Justin Chon (PACHINKO) & more
Heather Rae
Producer, Director
Making Short Films with Mariama Diallo (HAIR WOLF), Bernardo Britto (GLOVE) & more
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Creative Producing with Stephanie Allain (BURNING SANDS): Indies, Studios, Networks
Stephanie Allain
Producer
Finding the Funny in TV Comedy with Ken Kwapis (SPACE FORCE)
Ken Kwapis
Director
From Twitter to HBO: How Sujata Day (INSECURE) Launched Her Career (And You Can, Too)
Sujata Day
Actor/Writer
BOYS DON'T CRY: A Case Study with Kimberly Peirce
Kimberly Ane Peirce
Writer/Director
Producing Change with Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson (CRAZY RICH ASIANS, HUNGER GAMES)
Moira Griffin
Moderator
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (STOCKHOLM PENNSYLVANIA) on Composing for Film
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Composer
How to Build Your Career As a Creative Producer with Nina Yang Bongiovi (DOPE), Effie Brown (REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES), and Diane Williams
Effie Brown
Producer
Build and Sustain Your Producing Career with Carly Hugo and Matt Parker (LOVELESS)
Carly Hugo
Producer
Creating Documentary Portraits with Jeff Malmberg (MARWENCOL)
Jeff Malmberg
Filmmaker
Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane (OUR NIXON)
Penny Lane
Filmmaker
Making Brave Choices with Nonfiction Filmmaker Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION)
Nanfu Wang
Filmmaker
Approaches to Handling Traumatic Material with Alexandria Bombach (ON HER SHOULDERS)
Alexandria Bombach
Filmmaker
The Elements of a Great Documentary Scene with Jonathan Oppenheim (PARIS IS BURNING)
Jonathan Oppenheim
Film as Environmental Activism with Jeff Orlowski (CHASING CORAL)
Jeff Orlowski
Filmmaker
Changing the Cultural Narrative with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER)
Heather Rae
Producer
Telling Globally Accessible Stories with Gurinder Chadha (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM)
Gurinder Chadha
Building the Episodic World of DELHI CRIME with Richie Mehta
Richie Mehta
Writer/Director
UNDER THE SHADOW: Developing Character and Story with Babak Anvari
Babak Anvari
Writer, Director, Producer
Directing Actors for Comedy with Nisha Ganatra (SHAMELESS)
Nisha Ganatra
Writer/ Director / Producer / Actor
An Actor's Insights for Directors with Jenny Slate (OBVIOUS CHILD)
Jenny Slate
Actor Octavia Spencer (HIDDEN FIGURES) on Preparing a Character
Octavia Spencer
Actor
The Casting Process with Eyde Belasco (TRANSPARENT)
Eyde Belasco
Casting Director
A GHOST STORY: A Case Study with David Lowery
David Lowery
Filmmaker
Director/Actor Justin Chon (PACKINKO) on Working with Actors
Justin Chon
Screenwriter/Director
A Producer is Always Selling with Anthony Bregman (THE HALF OF IT)
Anthony Bregman
THE KITCHEN: A Case Study with Andrea Berloff
Andrea Berloff
Spotlight: Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
Editing Early Cuts: Strategy & Communication with Terilyn Shropshire (LOVE & BASKETBALL)
Writing Documentaries With Mark Monroe (ICARUS)
Mark Monroe
Writer / Filmmaker
Crafting Story for Audience with Mark Monroe (ICARUS)
Mark Monroe
Writer / Filmmaker
Director Alma Har'el on Making Award-Winning HONEY BOY
Alma Har'el
Director/ Producer/ Founder, Free the Bid