Latest Sundance Film Festival News

After 40 years in Park City, Sundance exploring options for 2027 film festival and beyond

Apr. 17, 2024 22:39 PM EDT

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival may not always call Park City, Utah, home. The Sundance Institute has started to explore the possibility of other U.S. locations to host the independent film festival starting in 2027, the organization said Wednesday. The 2025 and...

Joana Vicente steps down as Sundance Institute CEO

Mar. 22, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years. “She has been a true advocate for independent storytellers, and I know she will continue to positively impact this community,”...

'In the Summers' and 'Porcelain War' win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival

Jan. 26, 2024 14:03 PM EST

“In the Summers,” an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honor for documentary went to “Porcelain War,” about a Ukrainian couple who craft fragile, intricately painted...

A star is born? After time away, Maisy Stella makes her film debut at Sundance

Jan. 24, 2024 17:53 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — “Who’s that girl?” has been a common refrain from Sundance Film Festival goers walking out of “My Old Ass” this week in Park City, Utah. Its star Maisy Stella, 20, will be a familiar name to some, for her years on “Nashville” playing Daphne...

Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film

Jan. 24, 2024 14:29 PM EST

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but the opportunity would require her to step a little outside of her comfort zone. Filmmaker Nathan Silver came to her with an idea for “Between the Temples,” about a widow and a widower who become...