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(L–R) Ivana Shekutkoska, Georgi M.Unkovski, Arif Jakup, and Ivan Unkovski attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “DJ Ahmet” at The Egyptian Theatre on

(L–R) Ivana Shekutkoska, Georgi M.Unkovski, Arif Jakup, and Ivan Unkovski attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “DJ Ahmet” at The Egyptian Theatre on

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

(L–R) Charlie Tyrell and Daniel Roher attend “The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The

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

(L-R) The cast and crew of “Dead Lover” at The Ray Theater for its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock

(L–R) Marlene Forte, Lou Taylor Pucci, Addison Heimann, Jordan Gavaris, and Olivia Taylor Dudley attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Touch Me” at

by Vanessa Zimmer, updated by Sundance Institute Editorial Staff This Sunday marked the 98th Academy Awards and we’re beyond honored to have several nominations, including

Nina Kiri attends the premiere of “undertone” by Ian Tuason, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Lauren Hartmann for Sundance

Samrat Chakrabarti, George Basil, Kiran Deol, Katie McCuen and Vishal Vijayakumar attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Didn’t Die” at the Library Center

Emilie Blichfeldt attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “The Ugly Stepsister” at Library Center Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park City, UT.

Conan O’Brien and Rose Byrne (photo by Andrew H. Walker / Shutterstock for Sundance FIlm Festival) By Bailey Pennick “This is the first time that