Partner Event: Snowdance
Snowdance Student Film Festival 2026 is right around the corner! The Winter Sports Film Competition was created to inspire students to share unique stories celebrating winter’s beauty, adventure, and the great outdoors. Through this event, the Snowdance team aims to showcase the talent, creativity, and passion of students who live to explore and capture the […]
Artist Foundry x Utah Dance Film Festival: Local Dance Films
Artist Foundry partners with the Utah Dance Film Festival to co-present an evening of dynamic short dance films by local artists. This curated program celebrates the kinetic magic that happens when movement meets the camera—spotlighting bold choreography, inventive filmmaking, and the powerful synergy between dance and film.
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Snowland
SNOWLAND is a visually rich, character-driven documentary that invites viewers into the imaginative world of Cora Lee Witt, who broke away from a polygamous sect in Utah and spent decades building a life entirely of her own making. Through a mix of cinema verité and dreamlike stop-motion animation, the film explores how Cora channels solitude, […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Gender Expansive Local Shorts
Artist Foundry is thrilled to partner with Utah Women in Film & Television to present this Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Gender Expansive Shorts screening. The films featured in this program highlight the talent, creativity, and vision of our local community of female, nonbinary, and gender expansive filmmakers. Films include: Hello My FriendDirected by Melissa PuenteWhen a […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Local BIPOC Shorts
The Artist Foundry presents a special evening of short films by local BIPOC filmmakers and a moderated Q&A. These films traverse a variety of dynamics, romantic, familial, and communal, highlighting the universal need for human connection. Films include: Like A Promethean Curse by Kari Angelica PeñaA twenty something year old loser guy tries to rebound […]
Meet the Artist: Brittanie Goldsby (Beyond the Mix)
An in-person craft-focused conversation with the director of the film, Beyond the Mix, Brittanie Goldsby. We will explore the themes of the film including the art of sound design, mixing, and production within music and film. The documentary highlights the world of music creation from the intimate studio moments to live performances. We will use the […]
The Business of Filmmaking Workshop: Preparing for Production
NOW 50% OFF – Use code AFBUSINESS at checkout! Your project is greenlit – congratulations! In this workshop, learn the next steps from finalizing your script and the production budget to hiring your crew and cast. We will also talk about location scouting, getting estimates from equipment vendors, and setting up union and crew contracts. We […]
Utah Filmmaker Showcase: Local Documentary Shorts
The Artist Foundry presents a special evening of short documentary films by local filmmakers. These films take unique approaches to nonfiction filmmaking and tell profound stories about memory, identity, and reclamation. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers moderated by award-winning documentarian, Holly Tuckett. Films include: On Healing Land, Birds Perch Directed by Naja […]
The Business of Filmmaking Workshop: Managing Your Budget
Now it is time to put together the detailed budget–to help with financing or to get pre-production going! It doesn’t matter if you have a $5k budget or a $5m budget, the process is still the same. In this workshop, we will take a look at a few funding options, payroll and accounting setup, and let’s not […]
Artist Foundry Members December Mixer
Join us on the first Thursday of each month to mix and mingle in the Artist Commons! This is an exclusive gathering for Artist Foundry members to connect with our incredible community of filmmakers. You can learn more about all of the benefits available to Artist Foundry members and sign up here. These monthly meetups […]