This year, Filmmaker sent all first-time Sundance feature film producers a questionnaire to complete ahead of their film’s festival screening. We also sent out a single question for feature directors to answer as well as questionnaires for editors and cinematographers.

Below, find links to individual first-time Sundance feature producer responses, which will be updated daily during the festival.

“Treat People Well and They’ll Treat You Well”: Producer Chris Kaye on Thelma

“Trying To Fit Someone’s Dream Into a Confined Budget Is Not Easy”: Producer Sam Intili on I Saw the TV Glow

“Stay True to Your Gut”: Producer Mari Bakke Riise on A New Kind of Wilderness

“The Post-Pandemic Climate Has Been Especially Difficult”: Producers Richa Chadha and Claire Chassagne on Girls Will Be Girls

“Make Friends with the Other Indie Producers Around You”: Producer Gabriel Mayers on A Different Man

“A Level of Determination That Can Border On Insane”: Producer Sam Widdoes on As We Speak

“Take Care of Your Community and They Will Take Care of You”: Producer Daniel Tantalean on In the Summers

“Every Time I Watch the Film, I Still Get Choked Up”: Producer Adrien Barrouillet on In the Land of Brothers

“I Come From the One-Woman-Band Show of Visual Journalism…”: Emily Kassie on Producing Sugarcane