The Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance
Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is the ultimate gathering of original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices and fresh perspectives. Our annual program includes dramatic and documentary features, short films, and episodic content. We also host daily filmmaker conversations, panel discussions, and other events. Since 1985, hundreds of films launched at the Festival have gone on to gain critical acclaim and reach new audiences worldwide. The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 22–February 1 in Park City, Utah. Starting January 2027, the Sundance Film Festival will be held in Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about our future Festival home here. Stay updated on the latest Festival news by visiting our platform or signing up for emails.
The proposal checklist outlines the application requirements for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund’s Winter 2021 grant cycle. The application is now open and the deadline is July 26th 2021
Programming Team
Meet the team that brings the best in indie storytelling to audiences at the Festival and around the world each year.
Eugene Hernandez, Festival Director and Head of Public ProgrammingMore >
Kim Yutani, Director of ProgrammingMore >
Shari Frilot, Senior Programmer, Chief Curator of New FrontierMore >
John Nein, Senior Programmer and Director of Strategic InitiativesMore >
Mike Plante, Senior Programmer, Short FilmMore>
Basil Tsiokos, Senior ProgrammerMore >
Heidi Zwicker, Senior ProgrammerMore >
Adam Montgomery, Senior Manager and Programmer, Programming DepartmentMore >
Sudeep Sharma, ProgrammerMore >
Ania Trzebiatowska, ProgrammerMore >
Ana Souza, Programmer and Manager, Programming Department More >
Ash Hoyle, ProgrammerMore >
Stephanie Owens, ProgrammerMore >
Lisa Ogdie, Short Film ProgrammerMore >
Adam Piron, Short Film ProgrammerMore >
Landon Zakheim, Short Film ProgrammerMore >
Emily Doe, Short Film ProgrammerMore >
Irene Soriano, Short Film ProgrammerMore >
Saidah Russell, Short Film ProgrammerMore >
Diana Sánchez Maciel, Short Film Programmer More >
Awards & Juries
The culmination of the Sundance Film Festival is our awards ceremony. Winning a Festival award can be life changing for a filmmaker and can bring attention to the impactful stories that might not have otherwise reached wider audiences. Films in both the documentary and dramatic competition categories are eligible for a variety of prestigious awards bestowed by our juries, made up of individuals with original and diverse points of view from the worldwide film community. In addition, we invite audiences to vote for their favorites with five Audience Awards—given to one film in each of the four competition categories and the NEXT category—as well as the Festival Favorite Award, chosen from any feature category.
Corporate Support
As a nonprofit organization, Sundance Institute is deeply grateful to our corporate donors who not only enrich the Festival experience but also help sustain the year-round artist programs we operate.
To learn more about corporate sponsorship, please visit our Corporate Support page or email us at corporategiving@sundance.org.
Sundance Institute’s History
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Sundance Film Festival’s History
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