ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014

CONTENTS
Introduction From the Director
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Our Mission 4
Our Programs 5
Sundance Film Festival 8
Financial Summary 13
Our Sponsors 14
Patrons Circle 18
Board of Trustees 20
Advisory Board 21
Leadership 22
Institute Staff 23

FROM THE DIRECTOR

It has been a busy year at the Sundance Institute, with our programs growing and our artists bringing more and more talent to the screen and stage. At Sundance, our mission is to
engage independent artists with an audience and group of peers that will challenge them
and nurture their talent.
This year, our Sundance Film Festival was more popular than ever with a record 12,218
submissions work. The categoried screenings were a success and further categories were
included. A new category, a first of its kind for Sundance, was included this year: a
category dedicated to films by children, Sundance Kids. Sixteen films represented both the
U.S. Dramatic and U.S. Documentary competition categories, and twelve films were
chosen for both the World Cinema Dramatic and World Cinema Documentary sections.
The Festival gained much attention due to the screening and further acquisition of Zach
Braff s fully kick-started project, Wish I Was Here. The Festival also honored the late
Roger Ebert.
Several of our programs hit the ground running this year, including our Womens
Initiative and Diversity Initiative. In January 2014, we published Phase II of our
comprehensive study authored by Dr. Tracy Smith considering the barriers and
opportunities facing women content creators in independent American film. We are very
excited to see the next phase of this project. The Institute has defined diversity as one of
the core values driving our work and has launched several fellowship programs to
support filmmakers. Our Knight Fellows Project will be expanding in the next three years
to include further communities such as Akron, Charlotte, Detroit, Macon, Miami, San
Jose, and St. Paul.
From our community of passionate individuals,
Thank you for a great year!

Breanna Randolph

OUR MISSION
Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and
development of independent artists and audiences. Through its programs, the
Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists
from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences
to their new work.

OUR VISION
We believe that a story driven by an individual, authentic voice can awaken new
ideas that have the power to delight and entertain, push creative boundaries, spark
new levels of empathy and understanding, and even lead to social change.
We support independent storytellers and advance the impact of
their work in the world.

OUR PROGRAMS

Our Programs

The Documentary Film Program supports the development, production and presentation of nonfiction films
around the world. The Documentary Fund provides $1M-$2M in non-recoupable financing annually to
documentary filmmakers selected through an open application process. The Program invites Grantees to
participate in the Documentary Edit and Story Lab, Music and Sound Design Lab for Documentary Film,
and provides ongoing advice and resources throughout the filmmaking process
The Feature Film Program embraces the discovery and development of independent
filmmakers, encouraging a rigorous creative process with a focus on original and deeply
resonant storytelling. The January Screenwriters Lab is the point of entry to the program,
where 12 filmmakers are selected through an open application process.

Each summer, Sundance Institute holds Music and Sound Design Labs for composers and filmmakers working
on feature and documentary films. Selected through an open application process, composers gain first-hand
experience composing for film while in residence at Skywalker Ranch.
The Programs Day Labs provide opportunities for more composers and directors to hear from leaders in the field
and gain insights into the art and business of scoring film.

Our Programs

Sundance Institutes commitment to supporting Native American artists is woven throughout our history.
From Labs to Fellowships to screenings and gatherings around the world, the Programs
offerings are designed in response to the specific needs of Native storytellers.
New Frontier at Sundance Institute is a dynamic initiative that identifies and fosters
independent artists working at the convergence of film, art, media, live performance,
music and technology. Since 2007, the New Frontier exhibition at the Sundance Film
Festival has provided the highest level of curation in the emerging field, showcasing fiction,
non-fiction and hybrid storytelling with installations, performances and films.

The centerpiece of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program is the Theatre Lab, a three-week play development
retreat supporting the creation of new work by playwrights, directors, composers and librettists who are
selected through an open application process. With a focus on supporting individual artists throughout their
careers, the Program extends invitations to Theatre Lab alumni to participate in retreats for playwrights and
directors, Labs for ensemble and musical work, and to access creative and financial resources.

This year, the Sundance Film Festival was held from

January 16-January 26, 2014 in Park City, Utah.
Screenings also took place in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and
Sundance Resort in Utah. The festival welcomed 117
Feature Films, represented 37 countries work from
around the world, and selected 54 first-time filmmakers
to be showcased. The Festival received a record 12,218
submissions to this years event. The Festival was an
overwhelming success with its first category dedicated
to childrens films, Sundance Kids. The Festival also
hosted a panel titled Free Fail in which success through
failure was discussed. The late Roger Ebert was
honored at the Festival with the premiere of a
biographical documentary Life Itself by Steve James.
The Festival opened with Whiplash by Damien Chazelle
and ckosed with Rudderless by William H. Macy.

Sundance deepens the

resolve of artists, bringing
them together in a
creative community so
that they know
they are not alone.
-- Robert Redford,
President and Founder

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
2013-2014 Fiscal Year

Ending June, 30, 2014

Revenue

Expenses

$26,026,189

Total Deficit

$3,121,557

Sales
Fees
Events
Corporate Gifts
Individual Gifts
Grants
Total Revenue & Support

$29,147,746

$4,677,472
$5,489,665
$5,602,599
$6,612,569
$1,905,158
$1,738,726
$26,026,189

18%
21%
22%
25%
7%
7%

$1,875,169

$6,165,378

$500,000

$12,334,792

$8,272,407
$29,147,746

7%
21%
2%
42%
28%

Grants Awarded
Building/Operations
Marketing/Advertising
Salaries
Programming
Total Expenses

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SPONSORS
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

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SPONSORS
SUNDANCE LONDON

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SPONSORS
SUNDANCE LONDON

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SPONSORS
COLLABORATORS

INDUSTRY ALLIANCE

INSTITUTE ASSOCIATES

Alamo Drafthouse
Belcourt Theatre
BRIGHT IDEAS
Enzian Theatre
Final Draft Software
Hollywood Theatre
International Film Series,
IMDbPro
Landmark Theatres
The Loft
Michigan Theatre
The Music Box
Oklahoma City Museum
of Art
The Palm
Pickford Film Center
Railroad Square Cinema
Salt Lake Film Society
Sundance Catalog
SundanceTV
Sundance Cinemas
SundanceNOW
Sundance Resort

A+E Studios
BET Networks
Big Beach
Broad Green Pictures
CAA
Focus Features
HBO
ICM Partners
Kickstarter
Miramax
RADiUS
Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Worldwide
UTA
WME

3311 Productions
American Society of
Composers, Authors and
Publishers (ASCAP)
Archer Gray
The Blackhouse
Foundation
BMI
Candescent Films
Carnegie Mellon
University: Master of
Entertainment Industry
Management
CBS
Chicago Media Project
CNN Films
Comcast-NBCUniversal
CreativeFuture
The Creative Mind Group
Digital Media Services
Inc.
Directors Guild of
America
Dove
ESPN Films
FilmL.A., Inc.
HP
Impact Partners
Kenneth Cole
Morgan Stanley
Microsoft
NETFLIX
NHK Enterprises, Inc.
NYU Tisch School
of the Arts
Pinewood Studios Group
Red Crown Productions
ro*co films and the International Documentary
Assoc.
RT Features
SAGIndie

S.I. Newhouse School of

Public Communications
and the College of Visual
Performing Arts at
Syracuse University
Spencer Silna
Sonar Entertainment
Sundance Channel Global
SundanceTV
TED
UNC School of the Arts
School of Filmmaking
WNET New York Public
Media
Women In Film,
Los Angeles
Writers Guild of America,
West
Zions Bank

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PATRONS CIRCLE
ADVISORS CIRCLE
$50,000
Robert J. Abernethy - Chairman,
Center For The Study of
Democratic Institutions, Inc.
Julie and Dwight Anderson
Amy and Paul Blavin
Maida and Joshua Brankman
Robert A. Compton
Scott M. Delman
Ted Dintersmith and
Elizabeth Hazard
William and Ruth Ann Harnisch William F. Harnisch Foundation
Chris Kelly and Jennifer Carrico
Carl Lindner
Michael Mailis
Nion McEvoy
Ruth Mutch
Anne OShea and Brian Quattrini Minerva Productions LLC
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
$35,000
Kathy Chan and Jon Fougner
Donna and Kevin Gruneich
Jamie Hormel
Independent Media, Inc.
Mike Kaeske
Lippman Family Foundation
Michel & Kate Merkt
Joan and Lewis Platt Foundation
Rose-Lee and Keith Reinhard
J.A. & H.G. Woodruff, Jr.
Charitable Trust
DIRECTORS CIRCLE
$25,000
Teri and Jeffry Allen

Dr. Jan Broberg Carter

Dwight Curry
Dana and Andy Eckert
Light Family Foundation
Dave Perno
Scott Plank and Dana DiCarlo
Robina and John Riccitiello
David Wanek and Maribeth Portz
PREMIER BENEFACTOR
$15,000
Anonymous (2)
Thomas R. Ajamie
Amy and Barry Baker
Larry and Allison Berg
Peggy Bergmann
The Berman Family
Pamela Boll
Neill and Linda Brownstein
Tyrene Christopulos and
Kurt Larsen
Terry and David Camarata
Alexandra and Don Clayton
Susan and Eric Fredston-Hermann
and Family
Debbie and Alan Gold
Melanie and Mark Greenberg
Ken Grossinger and Micheline
Klagsbrun, CrossCurrents
Foundation
Bill Guthy and Victoria Jackson
Kathleen Hagen
Rachel and Andrew Hee
Harvey Heller
Jimmy Hutcheson
Caroline and Edward Hyman
Arlene Inch
Margaret and Ken Jacobs
Joyce Keil-Chafin and Bruce Chafin
Gretchen King and Rachel McAree
Mike Krieger
Kelley and Stephen Lubanko
Steven C. Ludwig, MD and Cynthia

C. Amitin, MD
Crystal and Chuck Maggelet
Bob Marquardt
Steven and JoBeth Maxwell
Tom and Lynn Meredith
Michael Minor and
Cynthia Zollinger
Liz and Chuck Mooty
Ed and Irene Ojdana
Brian Pope
David E. Quinney III
Barbara Rapp
Diana and Bruce Rauner
Carolyn and Charles Rozwat
Eileen and Peter Sudler
Tom and Marilyn Sutton
Kim and Jeff Trocin
M. Brent Trostle
Mark Wawro
Jonathan and Lonna Young
COLLECTORS CIRCLE
$10,000
Anonymous
Carol and Larry Clemmensen
Jill and Andrew Ellner
Betsy and Jesse Fink
Nancy and David Garrison
Lynda Goldstein
Tim and Maureen Gray
Green Family Foundation
Daniel and Robin Greenspun
Alan Herzig
Susan and Joel Hyatt
Sherry and Parker Kennedy
Elizabeth Koch - New Balloon
Thomas Lee
Elissa Leonard
Gigi Pritzker, Odd Lot Entertainment
Caryn and Barry Rudofsky
Maureen and Tom Shea
Douglas Smith

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PATRONS CIRCLE

COLLECTORS CIRCLE
(CONT.)
Kerry Smith
Jane Soloman
Melissa Spellman
Steiner-King Family
Diane and Sam Stewart
Joe and Elaine Weis
BENEFACTOR
$5,000
Anonymous
Dr. Carlos A. Archilla
Frankie and Joseph Armstead
Stephanie and Daniel Aucunas
Amy and Peter Baskin
Phyllis Bedford
Scott Bedford
Laurie and Bill Benenson
Judge Judith Billings and
Tom Billings
Michele and Steven Boal
Michael Cassidy
Jennifer Chaiken
Steve and Paula Cohen
Amanda Corley
Yogen and Peggy Dalal
Susan Daley
Ian Darling
Anne and Pierre De Villemejane
Valerie and Douglas DeMartin
Richard Desich
Eric Diefenbach and JK Brown

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Robert Redford
President and Founder

Sean Bailey
Kenneth Cole

Jack Ferraro
Jeanne Donovan Fisher

Sheila C. Johnson
Christine Lahti

Geoffrey K. Sands
Nadine Schiff

John E. Warnock
Jacki Zehner


Walter L. Weisman
Glenn Close

Chair Emeritus
Emeritus

Pat Mitchell
Chairman of the Board
Ava Duvernay
Robert J. Frankenberg
Lyn Davis Lear
Jim Swartz
Steven Haft
Emeritus

Rob Epstein
Cindy Harrell Horn
Tom Rothman
Liesl Tommy

George White
Emeritus

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UTAH ADVISORY BOARD

Amy Rees Anderson

Susan Bramble
Andy Cier
Susan Fredston-Hermann
Nancy Garrison

Donna Gruneich
Utah Advisory Board Chair
Naja Lockwood

Julie Spielberg-Senet

Claudia McMullin

Rob Slettom

Coleen Reardon

Jenny Wilson

Ross Romero

Jacki Zehner

Diane Foster
Ex-Officio
Margaret Lasecke-Jacobs
Members Emeritus
Tina Lewis
Members Emeritus
Rory Murphy
Members Emeritus

DIRECTORS ADVISORY GROUP

Sean Bailey

Chris Kelly

Jason Blum

Blake Krikorian

Jason Hirschhorn

Geoffrey Sands

Andrew Jarecki

Lauren Zalaznick

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LEADERSHIP
KERI PUTNAM
Executive Director
JENNIFER ARCENEAUX
Director, External Relations
JOHN COOPER
Director, Sundance Film Festival
DAVE GINSBERG
Chief Technology Officer

PETER GOLUB
Director, Film Music Program
PHILIP HIMBERG
Artistic Director, Theatre Program

TABITHA JACKSON
Director, Documentary
Film Program
LAURIE HOPKINS
Co-Managing Director,
Administration

SARAH PEARCE
Co-Managing Director,
Operations & Utah Community
N. BIRD RUNNINGWATER
Director, Native American and
Indigenous Program
MICHELLE SATTER
Director, Feature Film Program

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STAFF
#ARTISTSERVICES
Joseph Beyer
Chris Horton
Missy Laney
DOCUMENTARY FILM
PROGRAM
Tabitha Jackson
Rahdi Taylor
Richard Ray Perez
Kristin Feeley
Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs
Velissa Robinson
Bruni Burres
Wendy Levy
John Cardellino
Maria Clement
FEATURE FILM
PROGRAM
Michelle Satter
Ilyse McKimmie
Paul Federbush
Anne Lai
Cristen Aery
Matthew Takata
Rachel Chanoff
Rebecca Windsor
Shira Rockowitz
Jennifer Goyne Blake
FILM MUSIC PROGRAM
Peter Golub
Jarom Rowland
FILM FORWARD
Meredith Lavitt
Jacqueline Carlson
Bethany Clarke
Hanna Bowens

DIVERSITY & WOMENS

INITIATIVE
Caroline Libresco
June Kim
N. Bird Runningwater
Moira Griffin
NATIVE AMERICAN
AND INDIGENOUS
PROGRAM
N. Bird Runningwater
Maya Solis
NEW FRONTIER
Kamal Sinclair
Shari Frilot
Ruthie Doyle
SUNDANCE FILM
FESTIVAL & PUBLIC
PROGRAMMING
Public Programming
John Cooper
Trevor Groth
David Courier
Shari Frilot
Caroline Libresco
Mike Plante
Kim Yutani
Charlie Reff
John Nein
Heidi Zwicker
Hussain Currimboy
Adam Montgomery
Toby Brooks
Rebecca Katz
Sundance Industry
Office and Alumni
Relations
Rosie Wong
Kate Schlauch

Festival Operations
Tina Graham
Meredith Potter
Melissa Bowers
Kenzie Coulson
Allison Bowman
Jacqueline Landry
Sarah Simonds
Linda Pfafflin
Heidi Bruce
David Sabour
Kirsten Chalker
Jacqueline Miller
Leah Langan
THEATRE PROGRAM
Philip Himberg
Christopher Hibma
Deborah Asiimwe
Ignacia Delgado
Iyvon Edebiri
UTAH COMMUNITY
Kara Cody
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Jennifer Arceneaux
Josie McGuinn
Meredith Wicks
Camellia Rowland
Christine Benjamin
Individual Giving
Laura Shumate
Emily Eichhorn-Nye
Elizabeth OMalley
Darien Turner
Matthew Hemsley
Corporate Development
Katie Kennedy
Robert Dick
Stephanie Terifay Bediee
Christina Martin

Lauren Brady
Jason Storbeck
Foundation Giving
Elizabeth Greenway
Andrew Eastwick
Marketing and Creative
Jessica Buzzard
Jess Kantor
Michelle Matthews
Angela Long
Nate von Zumwalt
Luis Silva
Siobhan Doheny
Tanya De Angelis
Andrew Rabkin
Megan Lynch
Jared Hurst
Kirby Yardley
Media Relations
Sarah Eaton
Casey De La Rosa
Elizabeth Latenser
Emel Shaikh
ADMINISTRATION
Executive Office
Michelle Skinner
Marie Nguyen
Reception and Office
Morgan Everett
Todd Croak-Falen
Mary Mittler
Desiree Nash
Michael Driscoll
Corey Field, Esq
Lab Operations
Eva Rinaldi
Jen Barnett
Jenny Stamenson

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STAFF

HUMAN RESOURCES
Bethany Adamek
Carolina Perez
Dani Baum
Ashley Castro
FINANCE
Brooke McAffee
Michelle Anderson
Ligita Henry
Alexis Jallad
Joni Aoki
Ryan Hamilton
Katrina Fiebig
Penelope Sullivan
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
David Ginsberg
Justin Simmons
Holden Payne
John Stevenson
Rebecca Gaster
Adam Smith
Paul Tarmina
John Jennings
Chris Zulliger
Jessica Hobbs
Jason Del Rio
Nate Pennington
Brandon Lake
Sean Berrett
Frank Cautela

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