Dolby Creator Lab Grant

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Since 2014, The Dolby Creator Lab Grant has given independent filmmakers access to Dolby’s innovative tools and technologies - enabling them to fully realize their creative vision.

2026 Sundance Film Festival

Dolby Creator Lab Grant recipients Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty! directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka and Josephine directed by Beth de Araújo, premiered in Dolby Atmos at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Jan 22 – Feb 1.

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!

Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. She must face what comes next as sparks fly.

 

Josef Kubota Wladyka was awarded the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic for his film Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! The film was subsequently acquired for release by Sony Pictures Classics.

Josephine

After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.

 

Directed by Beth de Araújo, Josephine received both the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, presented by Acura.

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Behind the scenes of Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Go behind the scenes with director Shoshannah Stern and supervising sound editor Bonnie Wild to learn how the team reimagined sound and accessibility on set and on screen – showing ASL interpreters in action, pushing the use of captioning and subtitles in new directions, and using the immersive power of Dolby Atmos to allow both deaf and hearing audiences to connect more deeply with Matlin’s experience.

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Behind the scenes of Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Go behind the scenes with director Shoshannah Stern and supervising sound editor Bonnie Wild to learn how the team reimagined sound and accessibility on set and on screen – showing ASL interpreters in action, pushing the use of captioning and subtitles in new directions, and using the immersive power of Dolby Atmos to allow both deaf and hearing audiences to connect more deeply with Matlin’s experience.

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Behind the scenes of Love Me

From the set to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival premiere, go behind the scenes of “Love Me” and hear from directors Andy and Sam Zuchero about the inception of their filmmaking collaboration, taking a conceptual idea about the use of Artificial Intelligence and creating a transformational love story with emotional resonance, and how sound design with Dolby Atmos brought a buoy and a satellite to life. Go behind the scenes to see how the movie magic of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos enabled the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to their story.

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Behind the scenes of Love Me

From the set to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival premiere, go behind the scenes of “Love Me” and hear from directors Andy and Sam Zuchero about the inception of their filmmaking collaboration, taking a conceptual idea about the use of Artificial Intelligence and creating a transformational love story with emotional resonance, and how sound design with Dolby Atmos brought a buoy and a satellite to life. Go behind the scenes to see how the movie magic of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos enabled the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to their story.

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Behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟)   

From the set to the Sundance 2024 premiere, go behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟) and hear from director Sean Wang and producer Carlos López Estrada about filmmaking with community, the inspiration behind this personal and intimate coming of age story, and the impact Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos had on the storytelling, enabling the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to the characters.

 

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Behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟)   

From the set to the Sundance 2024 premiere, go behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟) and hear from director Sean Wang and producer Carlos López Estrada about filmmaking with community, the inspiration behind this personal and intimate coming of age story, and the impact Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos had on the storytelling, enabling the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to the characters.

 

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Kobi Libii on capturing the subtleties of unease and humor in Dolby

Recipient of a 2021 Dolby Creator Lab Grant, The American Society of Magical Negroes writer/director Kobi Libii has created a unique and challenging film about the distorted lenses Black people are often viewed through and the struggle to be seen for who they truly are as human beings.

Drop in on this exclusive interview with Kobi as he shares how Dolby helped him capture the interiority of the main character and immerse audiences in the Afrocentric qualities of the film.

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Kobi Libii on capturing the subtleties of unease and humor in Dolby

Recipient of a 2021 Dolby Creator Lab Grant, The American Society of Magical Negroes writer/director Kobi Libii has created a unique and challenging film about the distorted lenses Black people are often viewed through and the struggle to be seen for who they truly are as human beings.

Drop in on this exclusive interview with Kobi as he shares how Dolby helped him capture the interiority of the main character and immerse audiences in the Afrocentric qualities of the film.

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Making a deeper creative impact

Dolby Creator Lab Grants help filmmakers achieve their full creative vision. With partners like the Sundance Institute, SFFILM, Film Independent, Chicken & Egg Pictures, and Bolivia Lab we identify independent films from around the world that are using sound and image to tell unique and exciting stories. We then provide these filmmakers with access to Dolby technologies and expert post-production support to help their films connect with audiences who will love them.

 

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