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Release Rundown: What to Watch in October, From “Wicker” to “Once Upon a Time in Harlem”

Olivia Colman stars in "Wicker," which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. By Ramona FlumeFall is finally here. And ...
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Documentaries Invite Active Reflection, Connecting Past and Present

Sundance Institute’s 2026 Documentary Producers Lab fellows and advisors (Photo by Jenae Neeson)By Kristin Feeley“The past is ...
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Merrell and Sundance Collab Announce Three-Year Global Storytelling Program and 2027 Sundance Film Festival Partnership

The Partnership Will Support Filmmakers Worldwide Through Original Short Films Inspired by Merrell’s “It Starts Outside” ...
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Sundance Institute Announces 2026 Doc Fund Grantees

Nonfiction Projects Across All Stages of Production to Receive More Than $1 million in Support as Documentary Film Program ...
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Amir Bar-Lev, the Director of “The Last First: Winter K2”

By Ramona FlumeOne of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright ...
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Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios Announce the Next Cycles of the Project Advancement and Completion Fund and the Artist Fellowship

Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios today announced the filmmakers supported through the second and third cycles of the Project Advancement and Completion Fund and the Artist Fellowship.
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Inside the 2027 Sundance Film Festival Venues: Chautauqua Auditorium Welcomes a New Era of Film

Before the lights dim and the first premieres begin, we’re taking you inside the spaces that will shape the Sundance Film Festival experience in Boulder, Colorado. From the historic Boulder Theater to ...
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Film Festival Watch: 8 Sundance Institute–Supported Films to See at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival

The fall film season is kicking off, and Sundance Institute–supported projects are making their way to Toronto, Canada, for one of cinema’s biggest annual gatherings: the Toronto International Film ...
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Andrius Blaževičius, the Writer-Director Behind “How to Divorce During the War”

One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2026 ...
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Release Rundown: What to Watch in September, From “The Weight” to “Barbara Forever”

Ethan Hawke and Austin Amelio appear in “The Weight” by Padraic McKinley, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Matteo Cocco) Summer is ...
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“Teenage Wasteland” Shows You’re Never Too Young (or Old) to Effect Change

(L–R) Jeff Dutemple, Rachel Raimist, Fred Isseks, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, David Birmingham, and Mike Regan attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Teenage Wasteland” at Library Center ...
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Twelve AAPI Filmmakers to Watch: TAAF and Sundance Institute Announce New Fellowship and Scholarship Cohort

SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and the Sundance Institute today announced the fourth cohort of the “Sundance Institute | The Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship, ...