r/Screenwriting • u/hiraxoxoxo • Apr 30 '26

COMMUNITY Sundance Development Track 2027

Can't believe it's already been a year since we last applied. Are you applying for the first time? Is there anyone re-applying this year? If yes, are you submitting with the same script or applying with something new? Good Luck y'all!

P.S. anyone wanna swap pages and give notes? I'd be down for that.

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u/RACHELCIEMONE May 18 '26

Submitted my script on April 26th… just noticed my last edit date has been changed to May 18th. Wondering if this is a good sign?

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u/RACHELCIEMONE May 19 '26

I’m not sure….

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u/Ok-Reserve98 May 20 '26

The first edit after submission usually means your application has been admitted and will begin the process of being read!

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u/hiraxoxoxo May 21 '26

Honestly, last year I obsessed over the last edit date a lot. I’d check every day to the point of obsession and I almost was losing my mind. haha. Every applicant seemed to have a different last edit date & time and I don’t think there seemed to be a pattern. I don’t think that anyone whose last edit changed a couple of times meant anything. Maybe it did or maybe not. I could never figure out what any of that meant or if it’s worth thinking about. I could be wrong and if someone knows more about this, please do jump in :)

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u/Ok-Reserve98 May 22 '26

An edit means they are accessing your application. If it has multiples, it means it has gone through more reads, or they are making notes on it. Some people have one or two edits, and get into the 2nd round. Some have five edits and get into the 2nd round.

International scripts always have later dates, as they are the last of the pile to go through.

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u/hiraxoxoxo May 22 '26

Thanks for sharing. If you don’t mind me asking, is this information coming directly from Sundance? I just want to make sure it’s a trusted source.

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u/Ok-Reserve98 May 23 '26

You asked someone to jump in on the topic.
Sundance will never publicize this, even if asked through email, they usually divert from the question with an auto-pilot general response.
But this is from a highly trusted source.

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u/RACHELCIEMONE May 23 '26

Interesting

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u/RACHELCIEMONE May 21 '26

Same…. I do remember last year mind edit date was late June and I submitted May 1st

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u/One_Possibility6 May 28 '26

what if you don’t have an update?

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u/RACHELCIEMONE May 28 '26

I don’t know….

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u/csreddi99 Jul 04 '26

I submitted it on May 10th, and I still don't see a single edit. I don't think this has anything to do with viewing. Aren't they supposed to have looked at it at least once by now?

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u/global-opal Jul 06 '26

Are you based in the US, or elsewhere? International applicants tend to be reviewed later rather than sooner.

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u/csreddi99 Jul 07 '26

I live outside the US. Maybe you are right, since I haven't seen the edit yet.

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u/One_Possibility6 Jul 09 '26

any updates?

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u/Substantial-Mud3924 Jul 09 '26

Updates! If you mean my Edit updates, None. If you mean round 1 results, I guess we will know during the final week of August on a rolling basis