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Science-focused docs land funding from Sundance, Science Sandbox initiative
A number of documentary projects have secured funding from the Science Sandbox Non-fiction Initiative, a grant program delivered by the Sundance Institute and Science Sandbox, part of the Simons...
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Laura Poitras among fellows named for Sundance Institute’s Directors Retreat
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras is one of six filmmakers selected to participate in the sixth annual Sundance Institute | Luma Foundation Directors Retreat. Taking place Aug....
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Deborah S. Esquenazi, Penny Lane among Sundance 2019 Momentum Fellows
Sundance Institute has named the eight writers, directors and producers to earn a spot in its year-long Momentum Fellowship for underrepresented filmmakers. The Momentum Fellowship, now in its second...
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Extra: Amazon to launch “Love Island” in France; Former TCB MD joins Fred Media
Love Island heads to Prime Video Amazon Prime Video is bringing ITV Studios’ popular interactive format Love Island to France in 2020, available exclusively to the SVOD’s members. ITV Studios France...
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Sundance Institute unveils Documentary Fund grantees
Non-profit film and art organization the Sundance Institute has named its latest roster of Documentary Fund grantees. The various funds, including grants administered by The Kendeda Fund and the...
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Extra: Canadian docs receive Sundance grant; “For Sama” nominated for RTS award
Canadian docs receive Sundance grant Two Canadian documentaries have been selected for the Sundance Institute | Luminate Fund. Influence, directed by Diana Neille and Richard Poplak, and Softie,...
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Sundance Institute launches $1M COVID-19 relief fund for indie filmmakers, orgs
Sundance Institute has launched a US$1 million emergency relief fund to support the “immediate needs” of independent artists and organizations. A third of the fund will support Sundance...
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“Children of the Mist”, “City Hall” among Sundance Institute doc fund grantees
Frederick Wiseman‘s City Hall and Ha Le Diem’s Children of the Mist are among the 22 feature-length documentary projects that comprise the latest grantees of the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Fund....
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Sundance Institute cuts staff positions, consolidates festival and lab...
Sundance Institute is cutting 24 positions across the organization and consolidating festival and lab operations teams as the non-profit contends with the “financial impacts” of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Sundance Institute unveils 2020 Creative Producing Labs fellows
Five fellows and their non-fiction projects, all directed by women, have been selected to take part in the Sundance Institute’s 2020 Creative Producing Labs. The labs, which began Monday (July 27)...
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