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Sundance Institute Names 2026 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive Fellows
Eleven Projects to Be Developed at Annual January Screenwriters Lab; Nine Projects to Be Supported at Screenwriters Intensive in March PARK CITY, UTAH, January 16,
Your Guide to the Projects Directed by Women at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Across feature films, episodic works, and short films, more than 70 new projects by women are premiering and screening this year, each offering a distinct lens on love, identity, power, and more.
Sundance Institute Appoints David Linde as CEO
LOS ANGELES, CA, January 15, 2026 — The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced the appointment of David Linde as Chief Executive Officer. Linde will assume
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Josef Kubota Wladyka, the Director Behind “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!”
In “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!,” writer-director Josef Kubota Wladyka tackles grief with motion, crafting a deeply felt story about what it means to keep moving when life threatens to bring you down.
2026 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Jury Members
Top Row L–R: Ana Katz, Natalia Almada, Bao Nguyen, Tatiana Maslany, A.V. Rockwell, Dr. Heather BerlinSecond Row L–R: Sophie Barthes, Azazel Jacobs, Janicza Bravo, Martin
What to Watch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival: Comedies, Satires, and Other Funny Stuff
Given the number of features, short films, and episodic works playing the Festival in 2026, it’d be impossible to catalog every comedy, dramedy, or comedy-adjacent project in the lineup. But if you’re looking to watch something laugh-out-loud funny in person or at home, you can’t go wrong with any of the following.
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Josephine Decker, the Director of “Chasing Summer”
“This film is about expansion and pleasure and living to your absolute fullest. It’s about being sensual and sexual and hilarious and lost.”
Your Guide to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival Projects by Black Filmmakers About the Black Experience
The slate of films by Black artists, across documentaries, narrative features, episodic storytelling, and short films, asks audiences to recognize and understand Black life as multifaceted.
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Cherien Dabis, the Filmmaker Behind “All That’s Left of You (اللي باقي منك)”
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
2026 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Beyond Film Talks and Events Featuring Olivia Wilde, Richard Linklater, Billie Jean King, Ava DuVernay, John Turturro, Salman Rushdie, Antoine Fuqua, Nicole Holofcener, Elijah Wood, Ta-Nehisi Coates, James Wan, Gregg Araki, and more
Top L–R: William David Caballero, Nicole Holofcener, Salman Rushdie, Billie Jean King, Antoine FuquaSecond Row L–R: James Wan, Ava DuVernay, John Turturro, Olivia Wilde, Richard
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Molly Manners, the Director of “Extra Geography”
“I think the biggest inspiration is teenage female friendship,” says Manners about her new film. “I drew a lot from my own experiences at an all-girls school growing up and how huge and exciting and painful and exhilarating and kind of everything these friendships felt.”
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Tamra Davis, the Director Behind “The Best Summer”
Tamra Davis’ “The Best Summer” captures the raw energy of the 1995 Summersault indie music festival in Australia, where bands like Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, and Bikini Kill hit the stage.
Your Guide to the Projects by Asian Filmmakers at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Moon Choi and Son Sukku appear in “Bedford Park” by Stephanie Ahn, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival (Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Release Rundown: What to Watch in January, From “All That’s Left of You” to “OBEX”
By Lucy Spicer It’s official — we’ve bid farewell to 2025 and are excitedly stepping into a new year full of new stories. And though
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jay Duplass, the Director of “See You When I See You”
Jay Duplass is headed back to Park City in 2026 with his first solo-directed project at the Sundance Film Festival since “The Puffy Chair” — his feature debut — in 2005.