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And the Fest Awards Go To… |
Cue the Standing Ovations! Today, we announced the 2026 Sundance Film Festival award winners. Find out which projects are getting recognized in categories like Grand Jury Prizes, U.S. Dramatic Competition, NEXT presented by Adobe, and Audience Awards.
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Celebrate Four Decades of Fest Stories |
Join Effie Brown, Dawn Porter, Celine Song, Richard Linklater, Sundance Institute staff, local community members, and more Fest alumni to celebrate 43 memorable years on the mountain at today’s special event, Everyone Has a Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Honor the vision of Robert Redford and his belief that “everyone has a story” at The Marquis for an afternoon of memories and iconic moments. Doors open at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
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Meet the Artist: TheyDream |
Blending home videos with handcrafted animation, TheyDream, winner of the NEXT Special Jury Award for Creative Expression presented by Adobe, is a deeply personal film that captures filmmaker William David Caballero and his mother’s journey through grief, memory, and the healing
power of creation.Tune into our Meet the Artist series presented by Acura, and learn what inspired Caballero’s intimate and innovative project. Available in person and online.
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Photo 1: Paul Dano, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin and Greg Kinnear attend the Park City Legacy Showing of Little Miss Sunshine Photo 2: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gregg Araki attend the Q&A for Mysterious Skin (Photo by Stephanie Dunn). Photo 3: John Turturro, Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito attend the premiere of The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (Photo by Jemal Countess). Photo 4: Brittney Griner attends the Q&A for The Brittney Griner Story (Photo by Stephen Speckman). Photo 5: Brydie O'Connor and Florrie Burke attend the premiere of Barbara Forever (Photo by Gabriel Mayberry). Photo 6: (L-R) James Wan and Elijah
Wood speak onstage during Cinema Cafe: Visitations Live Podcast Taping with Director James Wan and Hosts Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah at Filmmaker Lodge (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images). Photo 7: Nicole Holofcener, Richard Linklater, Gregg Araki and John Pierson attend Cinema Café: The Indie 90s (Photo by Jason Peters).
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In Case You Missed It! |
We’ve got the lowdown on all the premieres from the last few days. Find out what happened when Wet Hot American Summer’s David Wain and Joe Lo Truglio reunited at the Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass premiere, which projects John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Giancarlo Esposito reminisced over at the premiere of The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, and the secret to staying young, revealed by Billie Jean King at the first Give Me the Ball! screening.
Plus, step inside the premieres of Antiheroine, To Hold a Mountain, How to Divorce During the War, Rock Springs, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Jane Elliott Against the World, The Brittney Griner Story, Queen of Chess, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Take Me Home, and Short Film Program 2 and Program 5.
Interested in 2026 Fest films that will tug at your heartstrings or inspire you to make a change? There are watchlists for that! We’ve compiled the projects in this year’s slate for cinephiles who’ve got a type. Indulge in films about love, nature, social change, music, projects by first-time filmmakers, projects by LGBTQ+ filmmakers, films based on books, and documentaries on fascinating individuals. And discover all of the films available to watch online.
For all the latest on Fest premieres and events, head to our Highlights page. And check out our Instagram for a look at this year’s Festival Moments presented by Adobe series.
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