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Breaking into TV Writing with Lena Waithe (MASTER OF NONE) & Tom Fontana (OZ)

Inside Look at Programming Shorts for the Sundance Film Festival

Directing Documentaries with Steve James & Bing Liu (AMERICA TO ME)

What Does a Producer Do?

Creative Producers: Best Practices for Pitching with Peter Saraf (LOVING), Mary Jane Skalski (AMERICAN ANIMALS), and Josh Penn (MONSTERS AND MEN)

Creative Producing with Mary Jane Skalski (AMERICAN ANIMALS) & Natalie Qasabian (SEARCHING)

The Screenwriting Process with Emerging Writers with Eimi Imanishi (BATTALION TO MY BEAT) and more

A Day in the Life of a Screenwriter with Beth de Araújo (JOSEPHINE) and more

Making Your First Short: Top Tips with Mariama Diallo (MASTER) and more

Directing Actors with Joan Darling (FIRST LOVE)

New Frontier: Storytelling at the Intersection of Art & Technology

How to Collaborate: from the Team Behind SEARCHING

Art & Activism with Reinaldo Marcus Greene (MONSTERS AND MEN) and more

The Art & Craft of Screenwriting with Scott Frank (GET SHORTY)

An Artist’s Journey with Cherien Dabis

Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 1

Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 2

Screenwriting with Kasi Lemmons (EVE'S BAYOU) & Christopher Grant

Taika Waititi (BOY) on Going From Indies to Hollywood

The Future of Indie TV with Steven Soderbergh (THE KNICK) & More

Telling Stories Across Multiple Formats with Michael Showalter (THE BIG SICK) & More

Getting Started as a Screenwriter with Scott Frank (GET SHORTY)

How to Write a Great Scene with Bill Wheeler (QUEEN OF KATWE)

Challenges for First Time Directors with Christina Choe (NANCY) and more

Screenwriter Liz Hannah on THE POST

Joan Tewkesbury (OLD BOYFRIENDS) on Getting Started

The Fundamentals of Cinematography with Rodrigo Prieto (THE IRISHMAN)

Feature Editing with Dylan Tichenor (PHANTOM THREAD)

Directing for TV with Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND)

Composing for Film and TV with Mark Isham (CRASH)

Using Sound to Craft Meaning with Yance Ford (STRONG ISLAND)

MOONLIGHT: A Case Study with Barry Jenkins

The Music and Sounds of Catherine Hardwicke's (TWILIGHT) Films

The Basics of Being a Music Editor with Adam Smalley (THE MORNING SHOW)

From Shorts to Showrunner with Desiree Akhavan (THE BISEXUAL)

How to View Footage with Toby Shimin (BUCK)

THE LUNCHBOX: A Case Study with Ritesh Batra

Innovation & Adaptation with John August (BIG FISH)

RAISING VICTOR VARGAS: A Case Study with Peter Sollett

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)

The Art of Nonfiction with Chai Vasarhelyi (FREE SOLO), Steve James (AMERICA TO ME), and Steve Maing (CRIME + PUNISHMENT)

Pitching Your Project​, Funding Your Work with Nina Yang Bongiovi (FRUITVALE STATION). Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD), & more

Amplifying Story Through Music with Jodie Foster (HOUSE OF CARDS), Mark Isham (CRASH), and Tom Carlson (LITTLE MAN TATE)

Ryan Coogler (BLACKPANTHER) & Jenna Wortham at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival

Collaborating for Success: The Producer & Director Relationship with Aneesh Chaganty (SEEDS) and Sev Ohanian (FRUITVALE STATION)

Brave Storytelling with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER), Justin Chon (PACHINKO) & more

Making Short Films with Mariama Diallo (HAIR WOLF), Bernardo Britto (GLOVE) & more

Creative Producing with Stephanie Allain (BURNING SANDS): Indies, Studios, Networks

Finding the Funny in TV Comedy with Ken Kwapis (SPACE FORCE)

From Twitter to HBO: How Sujata Day (INSECURE) Launched Her Career (And You Can, Too)

BOYS DON'T CRY: A Case Study with Kimberly Peirce

Producing Change with Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson (CRAZY RICH ASIANS, HUNGER GAMES)

Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum (STOCKHOLM PENNSYLVANIA) on Composing for Film

How to Build Your Career As a Creative Producer with Nina Yang Bongiovi (DOPE), Effie Brown (REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES), and Diane Williams

Build and Sustain Your Producing Career with Carly Hugo and Matt Parker (LOVELESS)

Creating Documentary Portraits with Jeff Malmberg (MARWENCOL)

Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane (OUR NIXON)

Making Brave Choices with Nonfiction Filmmaker Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION)

Approaches to Handling Traumatic Material with Alexandria Bombach (ON HER SHOULDERS)

The Elements of a Great Documentary Scene with Jonathan Oppenheim (PARIS IS BURNING)

Film as Environmental Activism with Jeff Orlowski (CHASING CORAL)

Changing the Cultural Narrative with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER)

Telling Globally Accessible Stories with Gurinder Chadha (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM)

Building the Episodic World of DELHI CRIME with Richie Mehta

UNDER THE SHADOW: Developing Character and Story with Babak Anvari

Directing Actors for Comedy with Nisha Ganatra (SHAMELESS)

An Actor's Insights for Directors with Jenny Slate (OBVIOUS CHILD)

Actor Octavia Spencer (HIDDEN FIGURES) on Preparing a Character

The Casting Process with Eyde Belasco (TRANSPARENT)

A GHOST STORY: A Case Study with David Lowery

Director/Actor Justin Chon (PACKINKO) on Working with Actors

A Producer is Always Selling with Anthony Bregman (THE HALF OF IT)

THE KITCHEN: A Case Study with Andrea Berloff

Spotlight: Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism

Editing Early Cuts: Strategy & Communication with Terilyn Shropshire (LOVE & BASKETBALL)

Writing Documentaries With Mark Monroe (ICARUS)

Crafting Story for Audience with Mark Monroe (ICARUS)

Director Alma Har'el on Making Award-Winning HONEY BOY

The Rise of Documentaries with Kevin Iwashina (JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI)

Creating Creature Features: JD Dillard on Making SWEETHEART

The Role of a Music Supervisor with John Houlihan (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)

How to Shoot a Fight Scene with Director Catherine Hardwicke (TWILIGHT)

Director Jay Roach Breaks Down the Elevator Scene In BOMBSHELL

Director Rob Epstein on Crafting the Music of THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK

Creating TV Series YOU'RE THE WORST with Stephen Falk

Directing Actors: Casting & Rehearsing with Karyn Kusama (YELLOWJACKETS)

Directing Actors on Set with Karyn Kusama (YELLOWJACKETS)

Spotlight: Making the $3 Movie with The Duplass Brothers

Producer Sev Ohanian (SEARCHING) on Developing & Building Relationships

Making Music and Films with Kamasi Washington

Studio Binder: How Jay Roach Directed that Insane AUSTIN POWERS Opening

The Basics of Budgeting Fiction Films with Natalie Metzger (GREENER GRASS)

The Art of Feedback: Giving and Receiving Notes with Trey Ellis (Tuskegee Airmen) and Amanda Idoko (BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY)

Sundance Institute Short Film Session: San José with Bridey Elliott (CLARA'S GHOST, AFFECTIONS) and Diffan Sina Norman (KEKASIH, BENEVOLENT BA)

Evolving Your Voice with Writer/Director So Yong Kim (LOVESONG)

Film Crowdfunding Strategies with Kickstarter

Master Class: Doc Filmmaking: Finding and Shaping Your Story with Roger Ross Williams (GOD LOVES UGANDA)

Master Class: Filmmaker's Legal Toolkit: From Protecting IP Through Negotiating Distribution with Janis Nelson, Cory Field, Victoria Cook, Michael Donaldson, Chris Perez, and Raymond Tambe

Master Class: Comedy Writing for Features with Victoria Strouse (FINDING DORY)

Master Class

Master Class: Pitching for Success with with Jackie Miller (President of Bespoken)

Master Class: From Short to Feature Film with Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD)

Master Class: Crafting a Webseries with Linda Yvette Chavez and Marvin Lemus (GENTEFIED)

Master Class: Immersive Writing Workshop - Unlock Your Story with Colleen Werthmann (THE DAILY SHOW)

Master Class

Master Class: Comedy Writing for Television with Jenny Bicks (SEX AND THE CITY)

Master Class

Master Class: Social Activism Through Storytelling with Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER)

Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking with Jennifer Fox (THE TALE)

Master Class: Own Your Voice - Pitch and Present with Confidence with Jackie Miller (President of Bespoken)

Master Class: Film Producing - An Entrepreneurial Approach with Jason Berman (AIR)

Master Class: Episodic Writing with Glen Mazzara (THE WALKING DEAD)

Master Class: Screenwriting with Meg LeFauve (INSIDE OUT, CAPTAIN MARVEL)

Sundance Advisors Share How They Begin to Write

Tyger Williams on Screenwriting (MENACE II SOCIETY)

RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes of the Oscar-Nominated Doc HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING in Conversation

Four Directors Share Their Artistic Journey to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with Lulu Wang (THE FAREWELL) & more

From Webseries to Emmy Nomination with James Bland (GIANTS) & Deniese Davis (INSECURE) | Co-Hosted by The Blackhouse

Master Class: Creating Branded Content with Stacy Fuller of Refinery 29

Establishing Sustainable Fees with Nonfiction Producer Jessica Devaney (PRAY AWAY)

Master Class: Film Music - Creating the Soundscape for Your Film with Peter Golub (THE GREAT DEBATERS), Adam Smalley (THE LION KING) and Carter Burwell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN)

Sebastián Lelio sobre el poder de la cámara subjetiva

Spotlight: Brit Marling (THE OA) on the Art of Acting, Writing, and Collaboration

Writing and Directing Short Films with Joey Ally (JOY JOY NAILS)

Master Class: Designing and Blocking a Scene with Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND)

Virtual Documentary Filmmaking Session with Cecilia Aldarondo (MEMORIES OF A PENITENT HEART), Jacqueline Olive (ALWAYS IN SEASON), and More | Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Coping with COVID: Financial Strategies for Creatives with Elaine Grogan Luttrull

Virtual Music in Film Session with Kathryn Bostic (CLEMENCY) & more | Presented by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Telling Your Story with Sound: A Conversation with Alma Har’el and Benh Zeitlin | Presented by the Dolby Institute

Master Class: Creating a Compelling Pitch Package with Producers Nina Yang Bongiovi (PASSING) & Larissa Rhodes (THE SOCIAL DILEMMA)

Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción

Spotlight: Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre

(Re)Imagining the Future of Independent Film with Andrea Riseborough (NANCY), Lena Waithe (MASTER OF NONE) & more

Transatlantic: Directors in Conversation with Janicza Bravo (ZOLA), Emerald Fennell (PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN), & more

Indigenous Interactive Media Session with Bird Runningwater (FANCY DANCE), Amelia Winger-Bearskin (SAY INDIAN), Tanu Gago (ATUA), Nyla Innuksuk (SLASH/BACK) and Terri Janke | Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Master Class: Marketing & Distributing Your Feature Film with Russell Schwartz

Making It as a Regional Filmmaker with Sundance Senior Shorts Programmer Mike Plante and Robert Machoian (THE MINORS, THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS) and More

The Indigenous List Webinar with Franklin Leonard and Crystal Echohawk | Co-presented by The Black List and IllumiNative

Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking: Navigating Truth and Ethics with Dawn Porter (JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE)

Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab, Mira Nair, Tamara Jenkins and Destin Daniel Cretton

Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen

Master Class: Tax Basics for Creatives with Elaine Grogan Luttrull, CPA

Master Class: Creating a Docuseries with Liz Garbus (WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE?) and Dan Cogan (ICARUS)

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Writers on Rewriting with Susannah Grant (ERIN BROCKOVICH) & more

Master Class: Audio Storytelling with George Lavender (DR. DEATH)

WIF | Gina Prince-Bythewood on Directing THE OLD GUARD

WIF | Nisha Ganatra on Directing THE HIGH NOTE

WIF | Elle Fanning on Being a Producer and the Star of THE GREAT

WIF | Jessica Swale on Writing and Directing SUMMERLAND with Lead Actors Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw

WIF | Channing Godfrey Peoples on Directing MISS JUNETEENTH

WIF | Tanya Saracho on Her Role as VIDA's Creator and Showrunner

WIF | Showrunner Liz Tigelaar and EPs Lauren Neustadter and Pilar Savone on LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE.

WIF | The Women of LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Developing a TV Series with Graham Yost (BAND OF BROTHERS), LaToya Morgan (SHAMELESS) & more

Meet the Sundance Team: Supporting Artists Year-Round

Master Class: Adapting a Screenplay from Source Material with Robin Swicord (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)

NYWIFT | Showrunner Kathryn O'Kane Discusses Effects of COVID-19 on Production

NYWIFT | In Conversation with Casting Director Destiny Lilly

NYWIFT | Filmmakers and Activists Discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement, Their Life’s Work, and Hope for the Future

NYWIFT | Black Lives Matter and JUST MERCY with Scott Budnick, April Grayson & Donna Hylton

NYWIFT | Costumer Designer Dana Covarrubias on her Career and the Impact of COVID-19

NYWIFT | Mental Health and Career Sustainability in the Documentary World

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | The Business of Buying and Selling TV with Carrie Gillogly & more

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Building Characters, Emotion and Story with J.R. Cole (BLACK PANTHER) & more

Una conversación con el cineasta Martín Rejtman presentada por Dominga Sotomayor

Spotlight: In Conversation with Showrunner Prentice Penny (INSECURE) | Presented by In the Cut

Sundance Development Track: Getting In and What Comes Next

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Sequential Sankofa with John Jennings

Master Class: Success on Set - The Producer’s Role with Kara Durrett (HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL), David Hinojosa (STILL ALICE), Jess Wu Calder (ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI) and Alexandra Byer (COLEWELL)

Spotlight: Gina Prince-Bythewood (LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE OLD GUARD) on Writing, Directing, and Representation

Dispelling Myths About Submitting Your Short to Sundance

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Lullabies for AI with Amelia Winger-Bearskin

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Iterative Practice and Collaboration with Sarah Ellis, Nick Fortugno & more

Spotlight: From Script to Screen with Filmmaker David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT) | Presented by Frame.io

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Conversations with Casting Directors Maribeth Fox (MODERN LOVE), Eyde Belasco (TRANSPARENT) & more

Master Class: Post-Production - The Producer's Role with Simon TaufiQue (THE INTERPRETERS), Anja Marquart (THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE) and Mark Steele (HOWL)

The Basics of Web Monetization | Presented by Coil

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | How to Get Your Immersive Project Greenlit with Jake Sally

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Audiences of the Future (and Present) with Jonny Freeman

Master Class: Building your Story Soundscape with Music and Sound with Peter Golub (THE GREAT DEBATERS), Hildur Gu∂nadóttir (JOKER) and More | Presented by the Dolby Institute

Spotlight: Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Conversations with Production Designers Inbal Weinberg (SUSPIRIA), Beth Mickle (DRIVE) & more

Hibridaciones: Jô Serfaty sobre el guión y puesta en escena entre ficción y documental

Master Class: Breaking into the Industry as a TV Writer with Rae Benjamin (THE WITCHER), Diane Ademu-John (EMPIRE), Janet Lin (BRIDGERTON) and Jelani Johnson (EVP of Macro) | Presented by In the Cut

Protecting Producers with Carrie Lozano, Summer Shelton (MAINE) and Avril Speaks (JINN) | Co-presented by Sundance Institute and WIF Los Angeles

Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival London | Directors in Conversation with Nikole Beckwith (TOGETHER TOGETHER), Manuel Crosby (FIRST DATE), Sushmit Ghosh (WRITING WITH FIRE), Rintu Thomas (WRITING WITH FIRE), and Carlson Young (BLAZING WORLD)

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Music in Nonfiction Film with Thomas Allen Harris (THAT'S MY FACE) and Miriam Cutler (RBG)

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | AMREEKA Case Study: Cherien Dabis on Character-Driven Storytelling

Boots Riley on the Creative Process Behind SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

Master Class: Kirsten Johnson (CITIZENFOUR) on The Moving Image as a Relationship

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Kasi Lemmons (EVE'S BAYOU) on Directing

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Benh Zeitlin (WENDY) on Creating the World of Your Film

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Dylan Tichenor (PHANTOM THREAD) on the Editing Process and POV

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Ed Harris (APOLLO 13) on Acting and Directing

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Karyn Kusama (DESTROYER) on Directing and Prepping Your Film

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Lesli Linka Glatter (MAD MEN) and Keith Gordon (FARGO) on Scene Breakdown and Shooting Preparation

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Rick Famuyiwa on Directing THE WOOD and DOPE

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Miguel Arteta (BEATRIZ AT DINNER) and Randa Haines (CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD) on Directing

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Stephen Goldblatt (CONSPIRACY) on Cinematography

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, and Stephen Boeddeker on Creating the Soundscape for BLACK PANTHER

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Composer Kathryn Bostic (CLEMENCY) on Film Music

Spotlight: Victoria Alonso on Filmmaking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Financial Wellness in the Arts with Elaine Grogan Luttrull

Advisor Studio: John Lopez (SEVEN SECONDS) on Writing for TV

Advisor Studio: Josh Goldenberg on Breaking into the Business and Building Your Career

Advisor Studio: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on Building Your Career as a Screenwriter

Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis (THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN) on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox

Advisor Studio: Edson Oda (NINE DAYS) on Making Your First Feature

Advisor Studio: Alix Madigan (WINTER'S BONE) on Producing

Advisor Studio: Natalie Qasabian on Producing SEARCHING

Advisor Studio: Todd Louiso (HIGH FIDELITY, MACBETH) on Acting and Directing

Advisor Studio: Angela Tucker (BELLY OF THE BEAST) on Writing and Directing

Advisor Studio: Éva Gárdos (AN AMERICAN RHAPSODY) on the Editing Process

Advisor Studio: Peter Biegen (THE MIST) on the TV Writers' Room

Advisor Studio: Sheldon Candis (LUV) on Finding Your Voice and Visual Style

Advisor Studio: Sydney Freeland (RESERVATION DOGS) on Directing Features vs. Television

Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS

Advisor Studio: Rafael Agustín (JANE THE VIRGIN) on Pitching a TV Series

Advisor Studio: Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres on Shooting & Editing THE FIGHT

Advisor Studio: Justin Chon (PACHINKO) on Directing Actors

Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION) on Documentary Filmmaking

Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival Asia | Focus on Indonesian Short Filmmaking with Ernesto Foronda (FAST AND FURIOUS), Wregas Bhanuteja (NO ONE IS CRAZY IN THIS TOWN), Aditya Ahmad (A GIFT) and Meiske Taurisia (VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PA

Advisor Studio: Writer/Director Nijla Mu'min (JINN) on the Power in Personal Storytelling

Advisor Studio: Allison Carter (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) on the Essential Skills of a Successful Producer

Advisor Studio: Kevin Iwashina (WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR) on the Business of Filmmaking Post-COVID

Advisor Studio: Natalie Metzger (THUNDER ROAD) on Finding and Building a Successful Production Crew

Advisor Studio: Kelly Bush Novak on Developing Your Personal Brand

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Decolonizing the Artistic Approach with Kerry Warkia (WARU)

Master Class: Directing Actors with Judith Weston (ENDLESS LOVE)

Creator Meetup: Storytelling & Changing Culture with Heather Rae and Michelle Satter

Conversation from the Sundance Film Festival Asia | Documentary Filmmakers Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas (WRITING WITH FIRE), Natalia Almada (USERS), and Debbie Lum (SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE)

Advisor Studio: Simone Ling (MOSQUITA Y MARI) on Navigating Labs, Grants and Resources in the Independent Film Space

Michel Franco y el cine de la disrupción

Advisor Studio: Avy Kaufman (SUCCESSION) on Casting

Beyond The Tipping Point with Sam Feder (DISCLOSURE) and Tourmaline (HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA!)

Master Class: Funding your Documentary with Caroline von Kuhn (LIKE THE WATER), Anna Godas (CEO of Dogwoof), Jessica Devaney (PRAY AWAY) and More

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Roundtable on Building the World of Your Film with Miguel Arteta (BEATRIZ AT DINNER) & more

Creator Meetup: Beyond Representation: Tools For Expanding Trans Awareness In Media with Sam Feder (DISCLOSURE) & Alex Schmider (DISCLOSURE), Kristal Sotomayor (EXPANDING SANCTUARY), and Tre’vell Anderson

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Roundtable on Casting Your Film with Eyde Belasco (HALF NELSON) & more