The Sundance Film Festival’s final edition in Utah before relocating to Colorado is currently under way. Earlier this week, Sundance Institute announced the latest artists to earn recognition from its Science-In-Film Initiative, a partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
This follows the Sundance Institute’s announcement that Andrew Stanton’s feature film IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE won the 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Selected by a jury of film and science professionals and presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character, the Sloan Feature Film Prize includes a $25,000 cash award. The 2026 jury included previous winner Sophie Barthes, Dr. Heather Berlin, Dr. Andrea Ghez, Ari Handel, and Nicole Perlman.
In addition to the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, the Sundance Institute announced three grants for projects in active development. The winners were honored at a reception in Park City following Sloan-sponsored panel discussion, The Big Conversation: From Fire to Flight: Humans, Technology and Time, which Andrew Stanton joined.
Read more about all of the winning projects and the artists behind them below.
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Winner of the 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize:
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
Andrew Stanton
Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE will be released on Hulu on February 27, 2026.
Winner of the 2026 Sloan Episodic Fellowship:
SPEAK FOR THE DEAD: EXCITED DELIRIUM
Sonia Kennebeck. Tetiana Anderson
A brilliant young medical examiner hunts one of the worst serial killers in U.S. history as junk science almost derails the investigation into the murders of 32 women and girls. Inspired by the untold true story and life of the woman who became America’s first Black chief medical examiner.
Kennebeck and Anderson receive a $17,000 cash award as part of the fellowship, the first Sloan grant of her career.
Winner of the 2026 Sloan Development Fellowship:
STEM
Daeil Kim
A devoted scientist risks everything to win the approval of the world’s leading stem cell pioneer, only to be pulled into the dark secrets behind his “miracle cure” that claims it can end human disability.
Kim also received a $17,000 cash award as part of the fellowship. He previously won a 2024 Sloan Screenwriting grant at USC with STEM, formerly titled ETERNAL CELLS.
Winner of 2026 the Sloan Commissioning Grant:
CYBORG BEAST
Alan Fischer, Jonathan Cuchacovich
Based on a true story, a brilliant Latino student sacrifices everything to develop a groundbreaking prosthesis for children with disabilities, one that could either change the world or destroy his future.
Fischer and Cuchacovic receive $25,000 as part of the 2026 Sloan Commissioning Grant.
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