What to Watch: 11 Films Available to Watch Now in Honor of Persian New Year

The Rise and Fall of The Synanon Fix: Like Frogs Boiling Slowly in Water

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Mexico City Watchlist: 7 Sundance Festival Films Written by Women

[Pictured: A still from Sujo] By Stephanie Ornelas There are so many stories and layers to be told within Ciudad de M xico, Paloma Riojas says over Zoom. T...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know David and Nathan Zellner, the Filmmakers Behind Sasquatch Sunset

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festi...

It's Only Life After All, but Indigo Girls Bring It to Life in New Documentary

By Peter Jones Amy Ray shuffles through a rack of clothing to find an unusual s...

Choose Your Partners Wisely: Highlights From a Discussion With Mira Nair, Director of Mississippi Masala and Monsoon Wedding

By Stephanie Ornelas Mira Nair first aspired to be an actor, but working as a ...

A Love of Movies Is the Real Star of Kim's Video

Kim's Video premiere at 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Becca Haydu By Peter Jones What goes around comes around, or at least rewinds back to the be...

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON 2024 ANNOUNCES OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHT FILMS

KNEECAP WILL OPEN THE 11TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL, D DI ( ) SELECTED AS CLOSING NIGHT FILM...

Go, Sugar, and More Celebrate Anniversaries in April

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were inspired to make Sugar after reading about the rising number of Dominican athletes who go to the U.S. to play baseball....

From the Collection: SLAM Reunion Is a Celebration of Freedom

Richard Stratton, Marc Levin, and Henri Kessler attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival SLAM Premiere at Egyptian Theatre on January 22, 2023, in Park City, Ut...

Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 by Cinpolis announces the official program for its first edition

The Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 will take place from April 25th to 28th at ...

Release Rundown: Docs on Indigo Girls, Synanon, and Girls State Among Sundance Titles Reaching Wider Audiences in April

2023 Sundance Film Festival documentary Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After ...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, the Filmmakers Behind Girls State

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know 8 Women Filmmakers With Shorts at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

A still from Jasmin Baumgartner's Bye Bye, Bowser, which screened as part ...

Inside the Archives: It's Lights, Curtains, Action When Sundance Films Become Stage Productions

By Jen Scott It's time to unwrap those noisy candies and put your phone on ...

CHOOSE CHICAGO, CITY OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE X CHICAGO 2024 COMING THIS SUMMER

New event championing creative independence will feature three days of screening...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Mel Eslyn, the Filmmaker Behind Penelope

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. ...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Brett Story, the Co-Director of Union

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. Whi...

2025 Sundance Film Festival Taking Place January 23-February 2

PARK CITY, UTAH, March 19, 2024 - Save the date to be the first to see next year's independent films and projects that entertain, spark cultural conversatio...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Klaudia Reynicke, the Filmmaker Behind Reinas

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. ...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind Good One

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

Back to the '80s: Women Documentary Filmmakers Remember the Festival's First Decade

Paula de Koenigsberg and Lucy Winer in front of a porn shop while filming Rate I...

Film Festival Watch: 23 Sundance-Supported Films to See at SXSW

[Pictured: Doppelg ngers ] By Stephanie Ornelas The sun is shining, the brisket is smoking, and cinephiles are making their way to Austin, Texas, for the 202...

Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sin Nombre Among Films With March Anniversaries

dgar Flores stars in Cary Joji Fukunaga's feature debut, Sin nombre, which won two awards at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival....

Sundance Film Festival Asia returns to Taiwan in 2024

Submissions Now Open for the 2024 Short Film Competition supporting local artists...

Inside the Archives: One Degree of Sundance Institute at the 2024 Oscars

Director Mira Nair and cinematographer Edward Lachman on the set of Mississippi Masala. Photo by Mitch Epstein...

Release Rundown: What to Watch This March, From Love Lies Bleeding to Shayda

(L-R) Katy O'Brian and Kristen Stewart star in Rose Glass' thriller Love Lies Bleeding, which premiered in the Midnight section at the 2024 Sundance F...

Cinpolis and Sundance Institute partner to launch the first edition of the Sundance Film Festival CDMX

Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 will take place from April 25th to 28th in Cin ...

Film Festival Watch: Catch These 10 Sundance-Supported Docs at True/False Film Fest

By Stephanie Ornelas One of the rewards of being part of a filmmaker's jou...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, the Co-Directors of Daughters

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know 6 Black Filmmakers With Shorts at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

A still from Tajana Tokyo's Salone Love, which screened as part of Short F...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know J.M. Harper, the Director of As We Speak

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. ...

Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Company Announce First Cohort of The Muslim Artist Fellowship, Cultivating Diverse Voices in Film and Television

Past Lives Wins Big as Sundance Institute Projects Are Honored at the 2024 Spirit Awards

The vibe inside the big white tent of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards wa...

More Life: An Appreciation of Steve Buscemi in Parting Glances

Parting Glances. 1986. USA. Written and Directed by Bill Sherwood. Courtesy First Run Features...

5 Takeaways From a Sundance Collab Conversation With Alexander Payne, Director of The Holdovers

By Stephanie Ornelas Alexander Payne has deep roots with Sundance Institute, h...

Sundance Institute Announces 2024 Momentum Fellows

PARK CITY, UTAH, February 22, 2024 - Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced eight storytellers selected for the 2024 Momentum Fellowship. Now in its s...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Nzingha Stewart and Keyonna Taylor, the Director and Co-Writer of Me/We

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

Film Festival Watch: 12 Sundance-Supported Films Screening at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival

By Stephanie Ornelas If your film is ready for Sundance, that means you'r...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Titus Kaphar, the Filmmaker Behind Exhibiting Forgiveness

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festi...

Hard Eight, Velvet Buzzsaw, and More Celebrate Anniversaries in February

Rene Russo and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Dan Gilroy's darkly comic Velvet Buzzsaw....

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Dawn Porter, the Filmmaker Behind Luther: Never Too Much

By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival...

Release Rundown: What to Watch in February, From Drift to God Save Texas

Cynthia Erivo is mesmerizing as Jacqueline, the lead character in Anthony Chen's film Drift....

You Have to Feel Safe to Fail: Quotes From a Conversation With Emerald Fennell, the Writer-Director of Saltburn

By Lucy Spicer From what she jokingly describes as a hostile hotel room in Lo...

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Kobi Libii, the Filmmaker Behind The American Society of Magical Negroes

By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festi...

2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces Award Winners

Grand Jury Prizes Go To In The Summers (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Porcelain War (U.S. Documentary Competition), A New Kind of Wilderness (World Cinema Documen...

2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Award Winners

PARK CITY, UTAH, January 23, 2024 - Tonight at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival the short film jury awards were announced during the Shorts Awards Party presente...

Past Lives, The Eternal Memory, and 20 Days in Mariupol Are Nominated for Oscars

As we continue to dig into the best of what's next at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, it's always nice to be reminded of our storied past and the incre...

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Sundance Institute Announce Recipients of Science-In-Film Initiative's Feature Film Prize and Three Artist Grants

Juried Feature Film Prize Awarded to Love Me; Directors Sam and Andy Zuchero, Pl...

Sundance Institute Announces 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow

Libby Hakaraia and Tazbah Rose Chavez to Be Honored at Native Forum Celebration During the 2024 Sundance Film Festival...

Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival: Our Global Community's Top 10 Features

A top 10 list is a nearly impossible task to take on by yourself, especially whe...