Sundance to help broaden horizons for regional filmmakers

The Sundance Film Festival’s senior programmer, John Nein, has one key piece of advice for filmmakers in the Middle East – get out there, find the people who can help you develop and make a name for yourself.

“We’re very open to communication, both as a festival and an institute, and we’re keen to get information about projects, particularly in the Middle East,” he says. “All our email addresses are on the website and I will certainly read any emails that come from Middle East filmmakers, and I have no doubt my colleagues will too.

“One bit of good advice is to [seek out] the many organisations around you that also serve the same purpose, to recommend and spotlight work that’s happening in region.

“I talk all the time to producers, festivals and other support organisations and ask what’s happening and who they’re excited about, so the more you make yourself known to those sorts of people, the more likely they are to talk about you to someone else – it doesn’t always have to be a direct connection by writing to Sundance.”

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Sundance to help broaden horizons for regional filmmakers