The annual Sundance Film Festival, held in and around Park City, Utah, each January is widely considered the premier platform for American and international independent film. The Festival has introduced audiences to some of the most original stories of the last three decades including Reservoir Dogs, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Splendor, An Inconvenient Truth, Little Miss Sunshine, and The Cove.
Sundance Film Festival started in 1978 and takes place in Park City, Utah, USA
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival, set to kick off in 2 weeks, revealed the 17-member jury drawn from the world of film, art, and culture.
Olivia Wilde, Richard Linklater, Ava DuVernay, and more are all confirmed to be featured in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual Beyond Film talks and events, a series featuring artist conversations and experts.
Sundance Institute has added Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir to the list of honorees for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford.
Sundance Film Festival revealed the 54 short films selected for the 2026 festival, and screening in eight curated Short Film Programs.
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival celebrating its final Utah edition, from January 22–February 1, 2026, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, unveiled the lineup of 90 feature films and seven episodic projects.
Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag, long time contributors to the Sundance Institute, will be honored at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford.
As it prepares to bid goodbye to Park City, Utah, the 2026 Sundance Film Festival has unveiled a Park City Legacy Program celebrating the Festival’s history in Utah through archival and restoration screenings of iconic films from previous editions, artists talks with notable Festival alumni, and a special event for the community.
The second edition of Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2025 taking place from May 29 to June 1, 2025, in Mexico City, announced the lineup of 15 feature films and the Short Film program – all films originally premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year in the United States.
Cinépolis and the Sundance Institute have partnered for the second edition of Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2025 in Mexico City, as well as upcoming editions in 2026 and 2027.
Sundance Institute has selected Boulder, Colorado, as the Sundance Film Festival’s new home beginning in 2027.
Come See Me in the Good Light directed by Ryan White bested some strong contenders to win Festival Favorite Award, voted for by the audiences from all the new feature films presented at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
Atropia directed by Hailey Gates won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Other Grand Jury prizes went to Seeds for U.S. Documentary Competition, Cactus Pears won for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and Cutting Through Rocks won for World Cinema Documentary Competition. The NEXT Innovator Award was given to Zodiac Killer Project directed by Charlie Shackleton.