Kim Yutanihas been the Director of Programming of the Sundance Film Festival since 2018. Throughout her tenure, Yutani has overseen short films, curated panels, and expanded the international scope ofthefestival’sprogramming. Her programming direction has been instrumental in independent cinema, and her leadership has launched the careers of hundreds of filmmakers and counting. Yutani started her programming career at Outfest Los Angeles, where she was Artistic Director and Director of Programming. She is a member of AMPAS and the European FilmAcademy, andserves on various advisory boards. Prior to her film festival work, Yutani was a film critic and assistant to director Gregg Araki.