Simon TaufiQue - Sundance Collab

Simon Sohel TaufiQue is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning British-Indian producer and film composer based in NYC.

A dedicated alumnus of the Sundance Film Festival, his films include the Dramatic Directing Award-winner Ricky (2025) and the 2026 Nominee Run Amok. His recent slate includes the studio film The Alchemy of Being Okay, directed by Sundance fellow Sarah Mohk. TaufiQue's festival accolades also include the Berlinale Forum Prize-winner She’s Lost Control and the Tribeca Untold Stories grand prize-winner, Land of Gold.

As a producer and composer, his credits span auteur-driven work, including the Emmy-nominated documentary The Interpreters, to studio projects such as Imperium (starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette) for Lionsgate/Universal, Amazon Originals (The New Yorker Presents), and HBO MAX (Weight of Gold). He has collaborated with acclaimed directors including M. Night Shyamalan, Cary Fukunaga, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Mary Harron and 2022 Oscar-nominee Jessica Kingdon.

Simon is a fellow of the ASCAP/Columbia Film Composing Lab and the Gotham Episodic Producing Lab. He currently teaches producing at NYU and leads the Core Producing course for the Sundance Institute’s Collab program. An Oscar-qualifying festival juror and BAFTA diversity committee member, he is a member of the Producers Guild, the Television Academy, and serves on the board of the Composer Diversity Coalition. TaufiQue is represented by IAG and records for the Warner-Chappell label. His work has been profiled by NPR, Medium and NBC News.

Collab items I'm associated with:

Course Bundle

Core Filmmaking Foundations

With: Marie Jamora and 2 more

$995

Core Filmmaking Foundations

Beginner to Intermediate

With: Marie Jamora, Simon TaufiQue and Trey Ellis

Includes 3 courses:

Directing: Core Elements
Film Producing: Core Elements
Screenwriting: Core Elements

Get started with your filmmaking journey by gaining the skills essential to making a movie from start to finish. In this three-course bundle, you will learn more about creating a compelling story, actualizing your vision on screen, and tools to navigate the logistics of making a feature film.

$995

Self-Paced Course

Film Producing: Core Elements

With: Simon TaufiQue and Gerry Kim

$395

Film Producing: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate

With: Simon TaufiQue and Gerry Kim

Do you have a short or feature film you plan to produce? In this eight-week self-paced online course, you will learn the fundamental concepts of creative producing for independent fiction films - from development to financing to budgeting and more with an accomplished producer as your guide. Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to create pitch materials to communicate your project’s vision to funders and key collaborators and get feedback on your work from a Sundance Collab Advisor.

$395

Spotlight

Navigating Alternative Distribution with Rashad Frett and Simon TaufiQue (RICKY)

With: Simon TaufiQue and 2 more

$10

Navigating Alternative Distribution with Rashad Frett and Simon TaufiQue (RICKY)

With: Simon TaufiQue, Rashad Frett and Erica Elson

Join the award-winning filmmakers of RICKY for an exclusive conversation as they discuss making independent films with impact, navigating film festivals, carving your own path, and how filmmakers can share their stories with audiences outside of traditional networks.

$10

Master Class

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

With: Simon TaufiQue and 2 more

$30

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

With: Simon TaufiQue, Mark Steele and Anja Marquardt

$30

Course Bundle

Short Film: Script to Screen

With: Asher Jelinsky and 2 more

$995

Short Film: Script to Screen

Beginner to Intermediate

With: Asher Jelinsky, Marie Jamora and Simon TaufiQue

Includes 3 courses:

Crafting Your Short Film Screenplay
Directing: Core Elements
Film Producing: Core Elements

Make your next short film with a solid foundation. For multi-hyphenate creatives, this three-course bundle will give you a deeper understanding of the key roles to make your next production a success.

$995