2020 Directors Lab

11 independent filmmakers developing 10 projects have been selected for the 2020 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. These Labs are at the heart of the nonprofit Institute’s long-standing support for artists, and will connect curated selections of Fellows with Creative Advisors and Industry mentors across multiple disciplines.

At the Directors Lab (June 1-19th), filmmakers will participate in a rigorous schedule of advisor presentations, scene analysis sessions, directing exercises, one-on-one meetings, and -- new this year -- collaborative conversations across a wide range of industry disciplines, including casting, production design, film scoring, and producing. Immediately following, the Screenwriters Lab (June 22-25th) provides the opportunity to process the insight gained from the Directors Lab through one-on-one story sessions with screenwriter advisors, and find inspiration and guidance for continued development of their screenplays.

  • Credits
  • Projects

Miguel Arteta

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Rick Famuyiwa

Creative Advisor

Naomi Foner

Creative Advisor

John Gatins

Creative Advisor

Gyula Gazdag

Artistic Director

Lesli Linka Glatter

Creative Advisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Creative Advisor

Keith Gordon

Creative Advisor

Susannah Grant

Creative Advisor

Randa Haines

Creative Advisor

Ed Harris

Creative Advisor

Karyn Kusama

Creative Advisor

Kasi Lemmons

Creative Advisor

Malia Scotch Marmo

Creative Advisor

Walter Mosley

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Nancy Richardson

Creative Advisor

Elena Soarez

Creative Advisor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor

Dylan Tichenor

Creative Advisor

Lynette Wallworth

Creative Advisor

Zoë White

Creative Advisor

Tyger Williams

Creative Advisor

Erin Cressida Wilson

Creative Advisor

Doug Wright

Creative Advisor

Benh Zeitlin

Creative Advisor

Jodi Angstreich

Creative Advisor

Eyde Belasco

Creative Advisor

Maribeth Fox

Creative Advisor

Richard Hicks

Creative Advisor

Akin McKenzie

Creative Advisor

Beth Mickle

Creative Advisor

Inbal Weinberg

Creative Advisor

Mervyn Warren

Creative Advisor

Mollye Asher

Creative Advisor

Peter Golub

Creative Advisor

Heather McIntosh

Creative Advisor

Mary Jane Skalski

Creative Advisor

Nina Yang Bongiovi

Creative Advisor
  
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