Meet the directors of the 2024 The Sundance Institute Directors Lab! #sundancelabs

Attention artists: this deadline is coming up next week on May 16. You should definitely apply!

First day shooting the Osso Buco exercise scene ⁦The Sundance Institute⁩ #DirectorsLab , with lots of great learning!

With an experienced film director as your guide, this four-week course will provide you with a fundamental understanding of the craft. This course will provide you with an entry point into the art of filmmaking.

Register here: bit.ly/4bBEFW1

Just completed two days of workshops ⁦The Sundance Institute⁩ #DirectorsLab focusing on Directing Actors with Estes Tarver and Using Camera to Tell Story with Gyula Gazdag.Tomorrow four of the directors shoot the Exercise scene, Osso Buco!

Congrats Jessica! We are thankful for the continued support from Sandbox and working together to deepen the impact of the Sundance Institute Sandbox Fund through innovative, bold and risk-taking documentaries.

For this Spotlight Event, HACKS creators and showrunners, Lucia Aniello & Jen Statsky will discuss their approach to character development, making secondary characters shine, portraying generational dynamics and more!

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Local Lens is a free movie screening series the Utah community, and this summer we audiences to be a part of our programming process!

We’ve picked a film per decade that was shown during previous years at the Sundance Film Festival and we want audiences to cast their vote for…

We’re off and running ⁦The Sundance Institute⁩ #DirectorsLab ! Our Fellows have just arrived and these photos show us with our early energy, looking forward to all the discoveries, learnings and joy we’ll all experience. It’s a great first moment for our Lab with so much more to come!

Amidst the serene vistas of Santa Fe, the 2024 Native Lab fellows converged to hone their craft.

Support this program and other year-round work with the next generation of artists at the Sundance Institute by donating:

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'The work of the Directors Lab and the support it provides is especially urgent because of the uncertain moment the independent film ecosystem finds itself in.” — Ilyse McKimmie (Ilyse McKimmie), Labs Director.

Read Ilyse’s full letter about this year’s Lab: bit.ly/4bvAXwL

back from this past week in Santa Fe at the The Sundance Institute 2024 Native Lab and stoked to work with Don Eblahan, Ryland Walker Knight, Lindsay McIntyre, Charine Gonzales, shea 🍉, & Fox Maxy! a huge s/o to our advisors Patrick Brice, Kishori Rajan, Tai Leclaire, and Jon Raymond!

We’re just starting up our Directors Lab today at The Stanley Hotel in beautiful Estes Park! Our fantastic crew and operational staff have been here for the past week and have done a tremendous job getting us ready for our 9 Directors arriving today to workshop their scenes.

The horizon is endless, but we’re glad that one of its many entry points can be found every May in a small corner of the city of Santa Fe.”—Adam Piron, Director of Indigenous Program

Learn more about the Native Lab happening now in New Mexico & the Indigenous team’s work.

You’ve got a great idea for a TV series and you have fleshed out an outline for your pilot. In this self-paced course you will move from outline to completing a draft of your original pilot. Register for the next session by May 9!

Apply here: bit.ly/49YNp7o

Led by writer, activist & educator Jessie Keyt, this Master Class will introduce you to multiple sub-genres of climate storytelling. Discuss the difference between writing for film & TV & learn about a variety of formats, from shorts to features.
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Introducing the 2024 Sundance Institute Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Lab Fellows!

The labs provide a supportive environment for filmmakers to develop their projects with guidance from creative advisors.

Learn more about the fellows and projects.

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Introducing the 2024 Sundance Institute Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Lab Fellows!

The labs provide a supportive environment for filmmakers to develop their projects with guidance from creative advisors.

Learn more about the fellows and projects.

bit.ly/2024SundanceLa…