Sundance Institute, Sandbox Films Set 2022 Sandbox Fund Grantees

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EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Institute and Sandbox Films have announced the 10 projects and filmmaking teams selected as the latest recipients of grants from the Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund.

The fund offers grants to projects in stages ranging from development to post-production, along with engagement events and other opportunities for independent artists seeking to explore the intrinsic link between science and culture through innovative nonfiction storytelling.

The 10 selected project teams will receive non-recoupable grants totaling $300,000, also claiming bespoke film support and joining Sundance Institute’s year-round artist community, with opportunities to connect with Sundance’s network of alumni and creative advisors, as well as Sandbox Films’ roster of renowned scientists. “Since its inception five years ago, the Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund has vitally enriched the Documentary Film Program by allowing our team to extend its support to artists pushing the boundaries of the documentary form by exploring unique connections between art and science,” said Paola Mottura, who serves as Director of the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Fund. “Our grantees have inspired new audiences to reimagine the definition of ‘science film’ by challenging common preconceptions about the scientific process, who does science and what it means to be a scientist.

Our latest cohort of grantees is no exception in brilliance and ambition.” “We continue to be so impressed by the quality and diversity of projects applying to this fund,” added Sandbox Films’ Head of Production and Development, Jessica Harrop. “Partnering with the talented team at Sundance has helped us connect with and support artists who have unique ways of