Resources
Sundance-created and curated resources to expand your creative practice
This Week
Sundance London: Directors in Conversation
Nikole Beckwith
How the Year's Biggest Movies Layer in Meaning with Symbolic Composition
The Future of Horror Is Female: Watch Karyn Kusama, Jennifer Reeder, and Prano Bailey-Bond Talk Genre’s Future
Collab Takeaways: How Filmmakers Create New Worlds With Music and Sound
Music and sound design are two of the most powerful tools available to film directors. In their Master Class on Building Your Story Soundscape with Music and Sound, Sundance Institute’s Director of Film Music Peter Golub and Glenn Kiser, Director of the Dolby Institute, lead a conversation with award-winning practitioners on how composers and sound designers work with directors to build the world of a film and shape its story and overall message.
Peter Golub
Director, Film Music Program
Collab Takeaways: Crucial Questions to Ask Yourself When Beginning a Documentary Film
Dawn Porter
Filmmaker
Listen to James Cameron and Steven Spielberg Talk About Their Favorite Moments in Sci-Fi
James Cameron and Steven Spielberg discuss their favorite moments in sci-fi, with insights into writing and directing sci-fi.
Collab Takeaways: How to Fail at Filmmaking (and Why You Must)
Heather Rae
Producer
Collab Takeaways: Let Your Career Catch You Off Guard: Chloé Zhao on Navigating the Film Business
Chloé Zhao
Writer / Director / Producer
WIF Speaker Series: Black Muslim Women in Media
Yes, You Can Get Film Distribution Without a Producer—Here's How
2019-2020 DGA Episodic TV Director Inclusion Report
American Film Market: Sessions Video Library
13 Filmmakers Share the Advice You Need to Direct an Indie Feature
Resources for Black Filmmakers: A Guide
This guide is a compilation of funding sources, professional organizations, and more to help Black filmmakers succeed.
IDA's Breaking It Down: The Documentary Interview
Part of IDA's Gettin' Real 2020 Conference, this panel features five talented documentary filmmakers discussing how trust and personal connection between creators and protagonists are keys to expanding the cinematic voice of the documentary interview.
4 Lessons on Being a First-Time Director from a First-Time Director
Ghetto Film School's Virtual Speaker Series
Walking the Wire: A Conversation on the Director Producer Partnership
Latinx Directors Database
Featured in honor of Latinx Heritage Month, the Latinx Directors Database, an initiative created by Latinx directors Alberto Belli, Aurora Guerrero, Joel Novoa, and Diego Velasco, is a resource dedicated to showcasing a community of talented Latinx directors with the experience to direct film, TV and commercial content. Studios, networks, producers and showrunners can use this database to find and hire Latinx directors. All Latinx directors with 1 episode of streaming or TV, a distributed feature, or a short that has participated in a top tier film festival, can sign up for free to be included in the database.