
“By Design” Director Asks Festival Audience to Flirt With Their Chairs at Premiere
(L–R) Writer-director Amanda Kramer photographs the photographers at the premiere of her film “By Design” at the Library Center Theatre in Park City. (Photo by

(L–R) Writer-director Amanda Kramer photographs the photographers at the premiere of her film “By Design” at the Library Center Theatre in Park City. (Photo by

Sophie Hyde and John Lithgow backstage during the premiere of “Jimpa.” (Photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sophie

By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

By Jessica Herndon We may have just wrapped an unforgettable 2026 Sundance Film Festival, but the global festival circuit for Sundance Institute–supported cinema is just

Olivia Colman and John Lithgow appear in “Jimpa” by Sophie Hyde, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute |

Guillermo del Toro attends the Q&A for a restored screening of his film “Cronos,” an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by

(L–R) Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard speak during the “Broken English” U.S. premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Theatre on January 25,

Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones appear in Train Dreams by Clint Bentley, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute

By Jordan Crucchiola It’s a desire you hear so often among those in filmmaking circles. I just want to make cool stuff with my

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

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

Hailey Gates at the “Atropia” premiere (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez