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Showrunners and Advisors Lena Waithe and Tom Fontana ​discuss what it takes to break into ​writing for episodic television​.​

Sundance​ Institute​ ​Shorts P​rogrammer Mike Plante breaks down ​how he curates the Sundance Festival shorts and what​​ makes a successful film​.

Veteran ​Documentary ​Director Steve James and emerging ​D​irector Bing Liu ​take us inside their rich ​collaboration ​and the value of mentorship​.​

What in fact, does a producer actually do? Veteran producers describes their multi-faceted roles and what being a producer means.

​Getting good at pitching yourself and your project. Veteran ​P​roducers share their best practices for giving a pitch and making it count.

​Accomplished ​P​roducer Mary Jane Skalski ​reveals the essential nature of mentorship with emerging ​P​roducer Natalie Qasabian​.​

Writers from the 2018 Screenwriters Lab share their insights on the screenwriting process, including going from shorts to features.

Writers from the 2018 S​c​reenwriters Lab share their ​thoughts on ​how they find inspiration and sustain themselves financially, ​emotionally, ​and creatively.​

Short film ​d​irectors share their essential top tips for anyone ​who wants to make a short film​.​

Legendary director and actress Joan Darling shares her insights on how to work with actors to evoke the best performances.

​Storytelling is transcendent. Director of the New Frontier ​Labs ​Program Kamal Sinclair shares ​how artists are using technology and innovating the art and form of storytelling.​

Director Aneesh Chaganty and Producer Sev Ohanian give look an inside their unique creative relationship.

Filmmakers discuss using their art to create social change.

Master ​S​creenwriter Scott Frank shares ​his ​best practices on the ​art and ​craft of ​screen​writing​ ​that he ​learned throughout his prolific career​.​

Often times finding your creative truth is difficult and lonely. Innovators share how they left the road and forged their own path to creative success.

In part one of this master series, documentary director Marina Zenovich gives an overview of the principles of interviewing and how to approach the process.

In part two of this master series, documentary director Marina Zenovich shares her expertise in getting subjects to open up and how to maximize your story.

Advisor Kasi Lemmons discusses her writing process with mentee Christopher Grant at the 2018 Screenwriters Lab.

International director Taika Waititi discusses how his roots in indie film prepared him to direct major Hollywood films

Veteran ​S​howrunners ​discuss the changing landscape of TV and how indie has a unique space in this expanding medium​.

Prolific writers discuss how they write across features, TV, and theatre and how writing for different formats can influence story.

Screenwriter Scott Frank tells us how he became a writer and what it takes to live a strong creative life

Master screenwriter Bill Wheeler explains how to structure a good scene around plot and character

Emerging feature film directors share their mistakes and struggles along the way to creating their first fiction features.

Liz Hannah talks about finding the central story of the first screenplay she ever sold (THE POST) and how it went on to be an Academy Award nominee.

Joan Tewkesbury recounts how she went from stay-at-home mom to script supervisor to screenwriter & director with Robert Altman as her champion.

World-class cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto talks about shot-listing, lighting design, working with directors, and embracing constraints.

Editor Dylan Tichenor shares his expertise on how to navigate the process, pace, and politics of cutting features.

Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND) walks through the best practices that have shaped her prolific television directing career.

Composer Mark Isham talks about his process, his use of melody and how he combines acoustic and electronic elements.

Documentary director Yance Ford spent 10 years capturing the right sound for STRONG ISLAND - here's how he did it.

MOONLIGHT director Barry Jenkins talks about key scenes in his Oscar-winning film and an artist's essential need to take risks.

Learn how Catherine Hardwicke works to create stunning aural worlds by blending compositions, tracks, and sound design.

Music editor Adam Smalley talks about how he works with directors and composers to incorporate and enhance sound into films.

Writer/director/actress Desiree Akhavan tells how she protects her vision and grows her work across shorts, features & TV.

Documentary editor Toby Shimin talks about how to screen for emotion and story, organizing footage, and building impact.

Ritesh Batra (THE LUNCHBOX) breaks down refining tone and time, making characters real, and using your roots for discovery.

Whether you’re writing a game, app, musical, or a screenplay, John August explains how to innovate for your audience.

Peter Sollett talks working with non-actors, improvisation, and developing a story framework via RAISING VICTOR VARGAS.

Learn the art of character-based horror in this webinar featuring Ana Lily Amirpour (A GIRL WALKS HOME AT NIGHT), Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK), and Anouk Whissell (SUMMER OF '84).

Join leading nonfiction filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi, Steve James, and Steve Maing as they talk about what drives them to use the documentary form to make meaning of the world.

Join Peter Golub, Director of the Sundance Film Music Program, director Jodie Foster, composer Mark Isham, and music editor Thomas Carlson as they discuss how music can amplify and refine storytelling in film.

Ryan Coogler discusses clips of BLACK PANTHER & FRUITVALE STATION with culture reporter Jenna Wortham (NYT Magazine).

The producer and director of the award-winning SEARCHING, Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty, share their recipe for successful collaboration

Stories transport and ​can ​transform us. They allow us to know ourselves and others, and to find meaning in our lives and in our world. They cross borders, transcend culture, and allow us to frame our worlds through new lenses. To create rich stories takes​ courage​ and a willingness to ​do the deep work. Ilyse McKimmie, Kimberly Peirce, Heather Rae, Tyger Williams, Justin Chon, and Rudy Valdez discuss.

Join Senior Short Film Programmer, Mike Plante and learn about the art and craft of making short films and strategizing for festival and distribution opportunities.

From HUSTLE & FLOW to DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, producer Stephanie Allain shares how she makes independent work for studios.

What do THE OFFICE, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, and the Cookie Monster all have in common? Ken Kwapis made them funny - learn how!

Writer/actor Sujata Day (HBO’s INSECURE) talks about how she used the internet to launch her career and make a short film.

Hear how writer/director Kimberly Peirce developed BOYS DON'T CRY and took it from the Sundance Labs to winning an Oscar

Learn how the producers of CRAZY RICH ASIANS & THE HUNGER GAMES use their producing roles to shape the future of film & TV.

Learn how to capture the DNA of a film through melody and sound.

Veteran Producers share their advice on ​getting started ​as a producer and staying in the game

How to sustain yourself as you build your producing career

Documentary director Nanfu Wang has made films that make extreme demands on her physical safety. Learn how she approaches dangerous situations, mitigating risk, and understanding why brave stories need to be told.

Editor Jonathan Oppenheim has crafted critically-acclaimed documentaries, including "Paris is Burning" and "The Oath". In this video he explains how he thinks about the elements of a good scene, approaching structure, and looking for aliveness in the footage.

Documentary director Jeff Orlowski has made significant impact awareness around climate change with his films CHASING ICE and CHASING CORAL. Hear how he uses emotional entry points to get audiences to connect to environmental topics.

Heather Rae is a film and TV producer who also who also promotes narrative change work, particularly for Native and Indigenous filmmakers. Here she talks about how inclusion will change the industry and why producers of culture are more needed than ever.

Writer/producer/director Gurinder Chadha, best recognized for films such as BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM and VICEROY'S HOUSE, is known for taking stories from underrepresented communities and bringing them firmly into the spotlight. Hear how she uses pop culture to tell narratives featuring people of color while finding mainstream success.

Creator Richie Mehta shares the structural differences between writing features and TV when it comes to plot, character, and world - and how he visually scaled the world for his series DELHI CRIME.

Filmmaker Babak Anvari breaks down how he developed core characters and story elements for his award-winning film, UNDER THE SHADOW.

TV & feature director Nisha Ganatra discusses some the best practices she's learned around rehearsing and blocking for the strongest comedic performances both in camera and in the editing room.

Actress Octavia Spencer describes her process for reading a script and developing the characters she plays. Plus she shares how she communicates with directors during the prep phase of independent films.

Learning how to give and receive feedback is an artform that makes you a better creator and collaborator, but is rarely discussed. Join our partners at The Black List [https://blcklst.com/] in a live webinar on how to navigate this nuanced, yet powerful aspect of crafting your screenplay - and career. There's great value to inviting others to read your work and let you know if your intentions are on the page. Feedback can help you in building more dynamic characters, developing stronger storylines, and creating more enriching worlds. In this webinar, we'll share tips on who you should ask for feedback, and when; and discuss how to engage in a feedback dialogue. You'll leave with an understanding of how to listen to feedback and integrate notes that will support you in revising your work and taking it to the next level.

Sundance Institute presents a free-half day online event on the art of short filmmaking. Join Sundance Film Festival senior programmer Mike Plante for shorts screenings; conversations with filmmakers Bridey Elliott (Clara's Ghost, Affections) and Diffan Sina Norman (Kekasih, Benevolent Ba); and insights into how the Festival's programmers make their selections. Whether you're just starting out, or have made some shorts and are looking to learn more about filmmaking, we'd love for you to join us.

Learn best-practices for launching a successful film crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter from two insiders with years of experience. Join Senior Directors of Film Liz Cook Mowe and Elise McCave as we explore two case studies to reveal what's worked and what hasn't when building a Kickstarter campaign. You’ll learn tips on how to prep, present yourself, and personalize your pitch. You’ll get advice on how to create your project video, work with rewards and incentives, how long to run your campaign and how to choose your funding goal. You’ll leave with the skills, ideas and inspiration to launch––and successfully fund––your own campaign.

At the heart of every successful social activist movement is a compelling story. This three-hour, live, online master class will delve into strategies for making media that moves the needle on social issues and galvanizes its audience to make change.

Tyger Williams (MENACE II SOCIETY) explains his process of creating authentic characters, a structure that serves his story and essential info on starting your career.

Making your film is no easy task - meet the 2019 Sundance Film Festival artists to learn what they did and how you can do it, too

Because of pressure to keep costs low, nonfiction directors and producers often don't take fees. Established documentary producer Jessica Devaney shares how she builds fees into her budgets so that she and her directors can more sustainably work as filmmakers, and why you should place monetary value on your work.

Únete al cineasta Sebastián Lelio, ganador de un premio de la Academia, en un seminario en línea y en vivo sobre la cinematografía. Presentando análisis de escenas de sus películas aclamadas GLORIA y UNA MUJER FANTÁSTICA, descubre cómo Lelio utiliza la cámara subjetiva para dar forma a la relación de su audiencia con una película y sus personajes.

Filmmaker and Sundance Lab alum Joey Ally has made three short films. She talks about what she's learned about writing scripts, translating them to her crew, and how learning to attach everything to story has prepared her for her first feature.

An online space for writers to work on their craft, always on Zoom!

Únase a la aclamada cineasta mexicana Tatiana Huezo para un seminario web en vivo en español sobre trabajo tanto en documental como en ficción. Presentando desgloses de escenas de sus galardonados documentales El lugar más pequeño y Tempestad, y su muy esperado y próximo debut en el largometraje de ficción, Noche de fuego, Huezo explora cómo los límites tradicionales en el lenguaje cinematográfico se pueden empujar a través de las disciplinas, y cómo sus antecedentes en No ficción le dio una visión única de cómo abordar su debut de ficción. Seguido de preguntas y respuestas.

An interactive webinar featuring the Sundance Program Leads who will demystify the Sundance Lab selection process and experience. Learn about the different labs we offer, how they offer sustained support to artists, and what makes a strong submission.