Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work.
Sundance Institute contracted with iSolutions in 2009 to build a new lodging and logistics database system to help with the workflow and efficiency of the Lodging and Logistics Departments. In addition, iSolutions was also hired to build two web applications based on FileMaker pro that would assist with their Press Applications and Applications for the Theater Lab.
Sundance Institute had been using old FileMaker databases that have been added onto over the years causing for a very confusing work platform. Many of the databases were no longer being used and when used they are not providing a solution, just a double entry check system.
iSolutions responsibilities were to redesign the architecture of the lodging and logistics database system to help with the workflow and efficiency of the Lodging and Logistics Departments.
Sundance Film Festival Press Department had been using an ASP driven web page for press credential applications.
Sundance Institute Theatre Lab Department had been using an ASP driven web page for theatre lab applications. The application required importing data into the FileMaker database and did not allow live updates.
The application required importing data into the FileMaker database and did not allow live updates.
iSolutions’ task was to design a new web application in PHP that wrote information directly into the existing FileMaker database. The Filemaker app was also updated to accommodate new features, such as uploading of Press credential images and documents that were used to determine if the Press applicant was to be approved for a credential to the Festival.
iSolutions was tasked with designing a new web application in PHP that wrote information directly into the existing FileMaker database. The Filemaker database was also updated to accommodate new features, such as uploading of screenplays, resume’s and other additional info.
