After holding the event for 40 years in the Utah ski town, organizers plan to take it elsewhere starting in 2027.
The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O’Brien movie “Twinless” got the coveted audience award.
As Sundance Film Festival organizers consider leaving for Colorado or Ohio, Utah’s governor is making a final financial push to keep the annual event in its longtime home.
Elijah Wood thinks Sundance Film Festival should stay in Park City, Utah. “ (Sundance) should stay in Park City!” Wood told reporters at a Sundance press line on Saturday night. “I can’t divorce it from here, it’s so bizarre.”
As Sundance considers moving out of Utah, the indie film community weighs how much of its identity is rooted in Park City.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox walked the press line for the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Train Dreams” at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. “It’s going to be an amazing festival, 41 years of Sundance here in Utah,” Cox said. “I think this is going to be the best one ever.”
Alpaca International, a store on Main Street, displays a sticker in support of retaining the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Sundance Film Festival attendees got their first taste of a car-free Main Street after Park City closed the road during the event for public safety reasons.
As it searches for a new home beyond Park City, Utah, the film festival showcases a neo-western, a promising comedic debut and two unsettling documentaries.
Stars at Sundance this winter shared why they enjoy being in Utah for the festival and why they think it’s important
"The Alabama Solution," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, is a documentary about abuses in the Alabama prison system. Though upsetting, advocacy from inmates themselves proves inspiring.