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Meet the 2026 Sundance Institute Ignite x @Adobe Fellows. The fellowship year has begun with these 10 emerging artists attending the Ignite Lab at @MASS_MoCA in North Adams, MA from June 14–19. The Ignite Fellowship is funded by Adobe Film & TV Fund.
Read more about the fellows and this artist opportunity for storytellers ages 18-25: sndnc.org/4uvnnmd
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The Sundance Collab YouTube Channel is officially LIVE! 🚀
It’s your destination for exclusive artist conversations, master class sessions, and raw industry insights from some of the biggest names in film and television.
Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/@sundancecollab
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So great to be at our June Directors Lab with our amazing Fellows, Gyula Gazdag, @ilysemck, Sofia Tate, Kathleen Broyles & TJ Doctor. We started production today on our exercise scene and experiencing lots of learning and joy in the creative process.
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Six short films. One unforgettable program.
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is coming! Award winners and bold new voices in fiction, doc, and animation. Presented by @KetelOne Vodka.
Find a screening near you: festival.sundance.org/short-…
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Submitting your film to the Sundance Film Festival? Get a head start before submissions open this summer.
Join programmers Sudeep Sharma & Kelly Young on June 12 for a FREE session on setting your short or feature up for success.
Register: sndnc.org/4wT8fl6
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The 2026 Tribeca Festival, running June 3–14, features 11 Sundance Institute–supported projects, highlighting distinctive new voices, award-winning premieres, and standout titles across documentary, narrative, and short film storytelling.
Read more: sndnc.org/3PGDteJ
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The 2026 Indigenous Film Tour returns this month!
The program features the award-winning 2026 Sundance Film Festival film “Aanikoobijigan (ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild),” with additional short films "Native Sin" and "Menil and Her Heart" playing in select cities. Supported by @MellonFdn.
Find a venue near you: festival.sundance.org/indige…
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Adding to your June watchlist... 🍿 From horror to comedy and everything in between, explore this month’s Sundance Institute–supported releases.
Read this month’s Release Rundown: sndnc.org/4ei3g66
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Join Sundance Collab for an Advisor Studio on Games as a Narrative Medium with Nic Yulo ("Splinter Cell", "Ghost Recon"). Learn how traditional screenplay structure meets interactive design in game storytelling.
Thursday, May 28 at 1 p.m. PT
Register here: sndnc.org/4tpykGn
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Join us today, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. MT at the Boulder Creek Festival for a free outdoor screening of “Napoleon Dynamite.” Stop by the Sundance Film Festival booth to learn more about ways to engage with us and take home some fun giveaways.
More details: sndnc.org/4fCP48W
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We are thrilled to celebrate Sundance Institute-supported filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah, whose “Elephants in the Fog” (Nepal), developed through our 2023 Screenwriters and Directors Labs, has world premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Great to be together with our super talented Fellows and beyond generous Creative Advisors at our EPISODIC LAB. We’re at the beautiful Dunaway Gardens with the incredible support of Tena Clark at a place that connects art and nature!
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Independent filmmaking is about carving your own path.
Join us for a free session with the award-winning team behind “Ricky,” Rashad Frett & Simon TaufiQue, as they discuss alternative distribution and making an impact.
May 26 | 10 a.m. PT
Register: sndnc.org/48Y78Gz
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Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of the Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs, is included on the TIME100 Philanthropy 2026 list for her lifelong impact on independent film. @TIME
Read more: bit.ly/4nreBUs
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Michelle Satter (@SundanceSatter) reflects that “storytelling is a powerful force for empathy in this world.”
That ethos lives in the Sundance Institute Labs, where filmmakers are given space to take risks, experiment, and develop their voice in community.
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Announcing the 10 fellows selected for the 2026 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab. The Lab will take place at its new home in Dunaway Gardens in Newnan, Georgia, from May 15–20.
Learn more: bit.ly/4eRSWTn
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(1/2) The 2026 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab fellows: Carmiel Banasky (Wonderboom), Jeremy Dauber and Olivia Krebs (Cupidity), Celine Foster (Male Loneliness Epidemic), and DeZell Lathon and Simone Williams (The Runaways).
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(2/2) The 2026 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab fellows: Michael Mount (The Circuit), Larry V. Santana (On Death’s Precipice), Liba Vaynberg (Loupe), and Natacha Yazbeck (borderline_).
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Feature fiction filmmakers! In the early stages of a screenplay? Apply now for the 2027 Development Track to be considered for multiple programs, fellowships, and grants. Deadline: May 12, 2026.
Apply here: sndnc.org/3Ol3LCs
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Join our next Sundance Institute Founder Series to discuss Robert Redford’s impact on climate storytelling with Jill Tidman, Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, and Louie Psihoyos.
May 13 | 12 p.m. PT
Learn to weave social impact into your craft. Register for free: bit.ly/3QWCWWg
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