Sundance Film Festival

Searchlight Pictures Buys Jesse Eisenberg’s Kieran Culkin Starrer ‘A Real Pain’ for $10M

Erik Anderson January 21, 2024

Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to  Jesse Eisenberg’s acclaimed A Real Pain to the tune of $10 million dollars, the first big buy of the... Read More

2024 Sundance Film Festival to Continue Hybrid Screenings for 40th Edition

Erik Anderson August 1, 2023

New Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez revealed in a letter today that the 40th edition of the festival, which will take place January 18–28,... Read More

Sundance Institute Receives $4 Million Endowment Gift from Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria

Erik Anderson June 14, 2023

Largest Endowment Gift in Nonprofit’s History Will Further Opportunities for Indigenous Talent From California Tribes Today, the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the largest endowment gift... Read More

40th Sundance Film Festival sets January 2024 dates

Erik Anderson May 11, 2023

The Sundance Institute today announced the dates for the upcoming 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival which will take place on January 18–28, 2024. The fest will once... Read More

2023 Sundance Film Festival awards winners: ‘A Thousand and One’ takes home top U.S. Dramatic Prize

Ryan McQuade January 27, 2023

The 2023 Sundances Film Festival winners were announced this afternoon in Park City, Utah at an in-person presentation. This year brought the return of the... Read More

Sundance Institute announces 2023 ‘Beyond Film’ conversations with Dakota Johnson, Jonathan Majors, Marlee Matlin and more

Erik Anderson January 6, 2023

Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the lineup for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Beyond Film conversations, all of which are open to the public. Made... Read More

Sundance 2023: Luca Guadagnino to receive International Icon Award at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance

Erik Anderson December 15, 2022

Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will receive the International Icon Award at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance... Read More

2023 Sundance Film Festival lineup: Premieres from Nicole Holofcener and Justin Chon; stars Jonathan Majors, Anne Hathaway to debut new films

Erik Anderson December 7, 2022

The Sundance Institute announced today the comprehensive slate of independent films selected across the feature film categories for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, including new films... Read More

Searchlight Pictures acquires Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan starrer ‘Fresh’ ahead of Sundance debut

Erik Anderson January 12, 2022

Searchlight Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to LegendaryEntertainment’s film Fresh, directed by Mimi Cave and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America franchise, I, Tonya), in advance of its World... Read More

2022 Sundance Film Festival announces jury members including Marielle Heller, Andrew Haigh, Payman Maadi

Erik Anderson January 7, 2022

The Sundance Institute announced today the members of the six juries awarding prizes for artistic and cinematic achievement at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Also... Read More