Sundance Institute Fact Sheet

Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, Sundance Institute is a non profit organization that provides and preserves the space for artists in film, theatre, and new media to create and thrive. The Institute's signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences to artists in igniting new ideas, discovering original voices, and building acommunity dedicated to independent storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported such projects as Sorry to Bother You, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Eighth Grade, Blindspotting, The Tale, Call Me By Your Name​,​ Get Out, The Big Sick, Strong Island, Blackfish, Top of the Lake, Winter's Bone, The Wolfpack, Dear White People, Trapped, Brooklyn, Little Miss Sunshine, 20 Feet From Stardom, Beasts of the Southern Wild​, ​Fruit vale Station,​​ Spring Awakening​, ​A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder​ and Fun Home​.

Executive Director Keri Putnam oversees all programs of the Institute, which has offices in Park City,Utah, Los Angeles and New York City. SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

●Founded in 1985 and takes place in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Sundance, Utah

●Approximately 200 feature-length and short films are selected each year. For the 2018 Festival,13,468 film submissions from more than 190 countries were received.

●The Festival also presents panels, music programming and the New Frontier exhibition of new media work.

●The 2018 Festival was attended by at least 124,900 people, supported 3,323 local jobs and generated $191.6 million in economic activity and $55 million in state and local tax revenue,according to an ​​independent economic and demographic study​ conducted by Y2 Analytics.● The 2019 Festival will be January 24–February 3.

One of the largest independent film festivals in the U.S., Sundance arguably spotlights more up-and-coming directors than any other film fest. At the 2010 Oscars, four of the five films nominated for “Best Documentary” were Sundance films.

A still from Love Fraud by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, an official selection of the Special Events program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Martin O'Neill and Andrew Griffin.

Wong Ping's Fables 2— Director Wong Ping

Wong Ping, director of Wong Ping's Fables 2, an official selection of the Shorts Programs at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Backpedal — Still 2

Michael Sheasby appears in Backpedal by Dani Pearce, an official selection of the Shorts Programs at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Christopher Miles.