Sundance Film Festival
| Location | Park City, Utah, U.S.(has ceased hosting future festivals, but still serves as Utah location for Sundance Institute) Sundance Resort, Utah, U.S. (has ceased hosting festivals, but remains home of Sundance Institute Labs) |
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| Founded | August 1978 (as Utah/US Film Festival) |
| Founded by | Robert Redford Utah Film Commission John Earle Sterling Van Wagenen |
| Awards | Grand Jury Prize Dramatic, Grand Jury Prize Documentary, Audience Award Dramatic, Audience Award Documentary |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| Language | English |
| Website | festival |
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023.
The festival has acted as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres.
The festival was established in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival. The festival moved to nearby Park City, Utah, in 1981 and was renamed the US Film and Video Festival. It was renamed the Sundance Film Festival in 1991.
From its inception, and through 2026, the festival took place every January in Utah. In March 2025, it was announced that the festival will be moving to Boulder, Colorado, for the 2027 festival and beyond. However, the Sundance Institute Labs shall remain at Sundance resort.