By Ilyse McKimmie Now, more than ever… That’s a phrase so often used in the last few years that I’ve come to dread seeing it in notes like this one. And yet, when asked to reflect on what I’m looking forward to about our upcoming Sundance Labs, and why they are essential, these are the very words that spring to mind. I always look forward to the summer labs, though this year our Directors Lab is actually happening in late spring. This week, we’ll be at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado — the first time the Lab is hosted in a location other than the Sundance Resort. I’m excited by the ..read more

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 21: (L–R) Actors Kęstutis Cicėnas and Greta Grinevičiūtė, Director Marija Kavtaradze and Producer Marija Razgute attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “Slow” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 21, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) By Aliese Muhonen One day, the tall, handsome sign language interpreter Dovydas walks into the pretty, free-spirited modern dancer Elena’s studio. He’s there to work as a translator for a dance class she’s teaching to deaf students, but he immediately finds additional motivation to show up: From the mo ..read more

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Jane Schoenbrun introduces the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “I Saw the TV Glow” premiere at the Library Center Theatre in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Annie Lyons Time blurs at the edges in I Saw the TV Glow, washed away by the neon pink gleam of a television screen, the green tint of a fish tank, and fluorescents casting a chilly light on the produce aisle. Starting in 1996 and spanning decades, the visually striking Midnight film chronicles Owen’s (Justice Smith) shifting connection to Maddy (Brigette Lu ..read more

Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) develop an eerie connection to a supernatural TV show in Jane Schoebrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.”  By Lucy Spicer There’s a special kind of excitement in the air at Sundance Institute in the lead-up to summertime. Lab season has officially kicked off with this year’s Native Lab (check out the announcement of the 2024 fellows for the Native Lab as well as the Directors and Screenwriters Labs here), and we can’t wait to see the unique stories being developed by these emerging independent artists. But, in the meantime, we’re celebrating ..read more

By Adam Piron In anticipation of this edition of the Indigenous Program’s Native Lab, it actually dawned on me that this will be our lab’s tenth year in Santa Fe. Previously, our lab took place further south in New Mexico, specifically in the beautiful Mescalero Apache homelands of our program’s previous Director, Bird Runningwater. Since moving to our current location, our lab has evolved over the decade from a focus on short film writing and directing into the current model that concentrates on feature film and episodic screenplay writing. Santa Fe, a city with a long history of Indigenous ..read more

Even though we’ve been doing this for over 40 years, a spark of excitement rushes through us whenever we reveal the fellows for this year’s labs. It might be because these fresh fellows are joining the ranks of Paul Thomas Anderson, Lulu Wang, Sterlin Harjo, the Daniels, Ryan Coogler, Taika Watiti, A.V. Rockwell, Quentin Tarantino, Ira Sachs, and so many more iconic storytellers. The rush this year also might be due to the fact that these profound and indescribable forays into the world of the purely creative are happening right now. The 2024 spring/summer labs season is kicking off this mor ..read more

At our signature labs this spring, emerging artists will develop original projects under the guidance of accomplished advisors PARK CITY, UTAH, April 29, 2024 — The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the fellows selected for the 2024 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs. The Native Lab in New Mexico will support four fellows and two artists in residence, and the Directors Lab in Colorado will support the development of eight projects with nine fellows, with an additional three fellows also joining for the online Screenwriters Lab held immediately after.  For over four dec ..read more

Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 kicks-off today with screenings in 5 theaters in Mexico City and the opening-night film, FRIDA, directed by Carla Gutiérrez During the Festival, 12 feature films and the Mexican Shorts Program will be screened, along with 8 Q&A sessions and 2 panels featuring directors and producers of the films. Mexico City, April 25th, 2024 – Cinépolis, the leading cinema exhibition company in Mexico and Latin America, and the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit organization behind the world-famous Sundance Film Festival whose year-round work is dedicated to the discovery ..read more

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IN ADDITION TO FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY FEATURES, THE SELECTION INCLUDES: ● PROGRAMME OF SPECIALLY CURATED UK SHORT FILMS ● SURPRISE FILM SCREENING RETURNS ● PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE TITLES TO CELEBRATE 40TH EDITION OF THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN THE U.S. Festival passes on sale now Tickets on sale to Picturehouse members and festival passholders now Tickets to general public on sale April 30 Festival runs at Picturehouse Central, London, 6-9 June 2024 London, 23 April 2024 — Picturehouse and the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of 11 feature fiction and docu ..read more