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
From our Sundance Film Festival 101 watchlist we highlight debut features that first introduced now iconic filmmakers to the world, films that cut through the noise and helped reshape independent cinema.
Read more on our blog: sndnc.org/3O6CEel
Katarina Zhu’s debut feature “Bunnylovr” follows a cam girl navigating online relationships, family estrangement, and agency in the digital age. Premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the film stars Zhu alongside Rachel Sennott. Now in select theaters.
Read more: sndnc.org/4c7bLjx
Tickets for Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 are on sale now! 🎟️
Join us in Mexico City from April 30 – May 3 for 15 films, a short film program, and special panels at Cinépolis venues, celebrating global independent cinema.
Get yours: sndnc.org/4ssioSn
From "Pee-wee as Himself" to "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" and more, we are honored to see Sundance Institute–supported films recognized among the nominees for the 86th @peabodyawards.bsky.social.
Winners will be announced on April 23, 2026. Read more: sndnc.org/4ecEd4Q
The Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026 official lineup is here!
Join us in Mexico City from April 30 – May 3 for 15 films, a short film program, and special panels at Cinépolis venues, reflecting a diverse and contemporary global independent cinema landscape.
Explore the program: sndnc.org/4cAzjxe
'Bunnylovr' writer/director and star Katarina Zhu, as well as her cast, stop by IndieWire Studio at Sundance. Watch their interview here.
Announcing the fellows selected for the 2026 Sundance Institute Cultural Impact Residency on Sundance Collab, honoring the legacy of social justice leader Michael Latt.
Learn more: sndnc.org/47SATIm
Announcing the 2026 Sundance Institute Sundance Institute Native Lab Fellows!
Taking place April 6–11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Native Lab offers Indigenous filmmakers a nurturing, immersive environment to develop their projects.
Read more about this year’s cohort: sndnc.org/47IGqRF
On April 10, join editors Berenice Chávez & Aliyah Bryant for a FREE look inside the edit of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light”.
Go behind the scenes of this Sundance Film Festival award-winner: sndnc.org/4757kmv
Watch the trailer for Olivia Wilde's The Invite, starring Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.
In select theaters June 26 and releasing wide in July via A24
"Donnie Darko"
Dir. Richard Kelly
(2001 Sundance Film Festival)
“DJ Ahmet,” directed by Georgi M. Unkovski, is a vibrant coming-of-age story set in a small North Macedonian village, full of music, first love, and quiet rebellion. Premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and is now playing in select theaters.
Read more: sndnc.org/47Gilea
Five debuts from the 2025 #SundanceFilmFestival arrive in theaters this month. From music and young love in North Macedonia to Bronx communities, Omaha road trips, and coming-of-age after incarceration, these films celebrate connection, courage, and second chances.
Read more: sndnc.org/48s8Dwf
Indigenous editor Leo Koziol highlights five Indigenous films to keep on your radar this year, speaking with the folks making them happen, serving up screen food for the soul, a basketful of magical mushrooms and fire ants dripping honey from the sky. boxd.it/34e
An official selection of Sundance, NewFest, and Frameline, JIMPA offers a moving and authentic look at LGBTQ+ connections across generations.
Now available to watch at home: knlor.com/watchjimpa
What starts as a fling can turn into a story you won’t forget. 💐
This Sundance Institute–supported watchlist highlights films where casual spring connections unexpectedly grow into meaningful relationships.
Check out the full watchlist: sndnc.org/47wcqby
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” is now open in theaters!
Join us this Friday (4/3) for a free Spotlight conversation with producers Diane Becker and Ted Tremper on the making of the film.
🕒 3:15–4:15 PM PT
🎟 Free to register: sndnc.org/4uXgqMk
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” follows two filmmakers confronting an AI-driven future while preparing for fatherhood. Blending humor, anxiety, and personal stakes, it premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is now in theaters.
Read more: sndnc.org/4m1yfpA
Spring style, straight from the screen. 🌸 From bold ’80s power dressing to playful prints and timeless minimalism, these Sundance Institute–supported films offer looks to refresh your wardrobe this season.
Read more: sndnc.org/3O08eKu
Grantees include: The Pulse of the Volcanoes, The Archipelago, A Tale of Sea Dogs and Other Creatures, The Elephant in the Room, Father Figures, The Men in Gray, River of Grass, The Tallest Dwarf. (2/2)
Grantees include: Sweet Mystery of Life, As Mine Exactly, Chorwet (The Rhino Friend) (working title), The Mammoths That Escaped the Kingdom of Erlik Khan, Lorehole, Finding Your Laughter, Metropolis, What You Remember. (1/2)
Announcing the 2026 Sundance Institute Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund Grantees! This year we selected 16 Science-Focused Nonfiction Projects across all stages of production for support.
Read about the projects here: sndnc.org/4brXSMv
In Grace Glowicki’s “Dead Lover,” a grave digger goes to outrageous lengths to resurrect her lost love in a scrappy DIY theater world. 🪦
Premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Now in select theaters via Cartuna x Dweck.
Read more: sndnc.org/3PdXE33
“Touch Me,” from filmmaker Addison Heimann, is a genre-bending fever dream, equal parts sci-fi erotica and razor-sharp dark comedy. 🦑
Premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Now in select theaters via Yellow Veil Pictures.
Read more: sndnc.org/4sY9dcT
Watch an exclusive clip from Sundance award-winner, DJ Ahmet 🎧
In UK & Ireland theaters March 27 via @conic.film, and in US theaters April 3 via Ink Films.
Trailer drop! ☀️
Joel Alfonso Vargas’ “Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, Dile Que No Soy Malo)” premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, receiving the NEXT Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast.
In NYC theaters April 17 at Film Forum (Manhattan) and Regal Concourse (The Bronx).
“There are stories you want to tell, and stories that call you to tell.”
For Hasan Hadi, “The President’s Cake” was the latter. A 1990s Iraq childhood memory becomes a story of survival, morality, and growing up. Supported by Sundance Institute Labs, now in select theaters.
sndnc.org/4bqzhGx
Hi there! A recording of this session will be posted to Sundance Collab on the first business day after the live event. All registered attendees will receive an email with a link to view the recording at no cost through December 31, 2026.
