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| Location | Park City, Utah, U.S. Sundance Resort, Utah, U.S. |
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| Founded | August 1978 (as Utah/US Film Festival) |
| Founded by | 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.[1] It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023.[2]
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.[3]
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 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.
- ^ Friedman, Megan (January 27, 2010). "A brief history of Sundance Film Festival". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (January 17, 2024). "Sundance heads talk 2024 edition, buzzy titles and strike impact". Screen. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Structure of the Sundance Film Festival". sundanceguide.net. Retrieved January 19, 2021.