Karen Madar (Courtesy of The Sundance Institute)
Grad Film MBA/MFA alum Karen Madar was selected as one of 11 participants in the 2025 Sundance Producers Lab. The Sundance Institute Producers Program champions independent producers across career stages, empowering them to refine their craft in recognition of their pivotal role in the storytelling ecosystem. The Producers Lab is the focal point of the program and kicks off a yearlong fellowship, creating a community for fiction and nonfiction film producers as they network and participate in professional development opportunities while working on a feature-length project.
Karen Madar with Little Phnom Penh (Cambodia, U.S.A.): Spanning two sweeping decades and two continents, from post–Khmer Rouge Phnom Penh to early 2000s California, a Cambodian woman searches for family, home, and belonging as her first love continues to resurface over time.
Karen Madar, 2025 Mark Silverman Honoree, is a French producer and NYU alum based in New York City and Paris. Through NoMad Productions, she’s produced 15+ shorts, including Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites (2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction). She is the PGA’s 2024 Debra Hill Fellow.
Read more at Sundance.