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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

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

By Jessica Herndon We love kicking off each year by introducing the world to powerful projects from dynamic voices at the Sundance Film Festival. It’s

By Jessica Herndon Filmmaker Chloé Zhao has a singular way of channeling poetic and visceral energy, both on screen and off. It’s nearly impossible to

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

André Ricciardi in a still from “André is an Idiot” by Anthony Benna, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. By Shelby Shaw

By Lucy Spicer How does an emerging filmmaker get their first feature all the way to the Oscars shortlist? For writer-director Hasan Hadi, an award-winning

Dear Ignite Alumni, As we speed forward into the year, I wanted to give you an exciting new update from Sundance Institute and Adobe. Over

Barbara Hammer appears in Barbara Forever by Brydie O’Connor, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by

Nina Kiri stars as Evy, the co-host of a paranormal podcast in “undertone,” an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. By Lucy Spicer

Chloé Zhao, Michelle Satter, and Ryan Coogler. Photo by Chelsea Lauren for Shutterstock / Sundance Film Festival By Jessica Herndon While accepting her Trailblazer Award

Editor’s Note: We are updating this piece yearly. By Vanessa Zimmer As the 98th annual Academy Awards approach, independent film fans are cheering for the