The Sundance Institute and UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) have entered a five-year partnership starting September, combining UCLA's academic resources with Sundance Collab's global community of over 130,000 artists. The collaboration aims to create an unprecedented pipeline for independent storytellers through various programs including a Digital Hub, annual Summer Summit, UCLA Bridge Intensive with a Sundance Film Festival experience, and a program on new technology, creativity, justice, and equity. The initiative addresses the hidden curriculum of film education and is set to expand UCLA-wide by 2027, with additional programs launching through 2028.
The five-year agreement is targeted to begin in September. The pact combines UCLA’s academic resources with Sundance Institute’s experience and Sundance Collab’s international community of more than 130,000 artists across 177 countries.
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The Digital Hub will begin the collaboration and is expected to go UCLA-wide in 2027, providing TFT students and staff with resources to address the “hidden curriculum of film education. ” Three additional programs are also under development, which includes an annual Summer Summit at UCLA; the UCLA Bridge Intensive, which features a Sundance Film Festival Experience for TFT students in Boulder, Colorado; and a co-developed program focusing on new technology, creativity, justice and equity.
All three programs are expected to launch throughout 2028.
“This is what it looks like when the premier institution for independent film comes to the premier public film school and says, ‘Let’s build something together. ’ Sundance has always been the place where independent voices are found and championed,” said Celine Parreñas Shimizu, the dean of TFT, in a statement.
“TFT has always been the place where those voices are forged — in craft, in method, in authorship. ”
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