Toby Brooks is the Director of the Sundance Institute Ignite Program, which cultivates and supports a new generation of filmmakers. Brooks has worked for Sundance Institute since 2012, first as the Assistant to the Director of the Sundance Film Festival. From 2012-2017, Brooks was a member of the Emerging Leaders Council at Outfest, a Los Angeles film non-profit that promotes LGBT equality by creating, sharing and protecting LGBT stories on the screen. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he received his B.A. from UCLA.
Collab items I'm associated with:
Nov19
Insider Session
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
Applying to the 2027 Sundance Institute Ignite Program
With: Harlan Banks and 3 more
FREE
Applying to the 2027 Sundance Institute Ignite Program
November 19, 2026
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
1:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
With: Harlan Banks, Kat Schulze, Toby Brooks and Erica Elson
Join us for a direct Q&A with the Ignite program team and previous Ignite Alum, Harlan Banks (2025 Cohort), who will give you tips on how to make your work stand out.
FREE
Applying to the Sundance Institute Ignite Program
With: Samina Saifee, Kat Schulze, Toby Brooks and Katherine Street
FREE
Event Recording
Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival | Pathways to Your First Feature Film with Carey Williams (EMERGENCY) & Chase Joynt (FRAMING AGNES)
With: Chase Joynt and 2 more
$10
Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival | Pathways to Your First Feature Film with Carey Williams (EMERGENCY) & Chase Joynt (FRAMING AGNES)
With: Chase Joynt, Carey Williams and Toby Brooks
$10
Event Recording
Festival Spotlight 2025: Making the First Feature: Producers POV | Presented by Adobe
With: Christina Oh and 2 more
$10
Festival Spotlight 2025: Making the First Feature: Producers POV | Presented by Adobe
With: Christina Oh, Eurie Chung and Toby Brooks
$10

