Shirt a Phobia

Sample Page

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival took place in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 22 to February 1, 2026.[1][2] Film premieres at the festival were held from January 22 to January 27, 2026.[1] The first selection lineup was announced on December 10, 2025.[3] The festival would be the last Sundance Film Festival held in Utah before the festival relocates to Boulder, Colorado in 2027.[2] Several films notably received standing ovations during the festival, including Fing, Josephine, Wicker, The Invite, Levitating, and Union County.[4][5][6]

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

English title Director(s) Production Country
Bedford Park Stephanie Ahn United States
Carousel Rachel Lambert
The Friend’s House Is Here Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei United States, Iran
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! Josef Kubota Wladyka United States
Hot Water Ramzi Bashour
Josephine Beth de Araújo United States
The Musical Giselle Bonilla United States
Run Amok NB Mager
Take Me Home Liz Sargent
Union County Adam Meeks

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Big Girls Don’t Cry Paloma Schneideman New Zealand
Extra Geography Molly Manners United Kingdom
Filipiñana Rafael Manuel Singapore, United Kingdom, Philippines, France, Netherlands
Hold onto Me Κράτα Με Myrsini Aristidou Cyprus, Denmark, Greece
How to Divorce During the War Skyrybos karo metu Andrius Blaževičius Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic
The Huntress La Cazadora Suzanne Andrews Correa Mexico, United States
LADY Olive Nwosu United Kingdom, Nigeria
Levitating Para Perasuk Wregas Bhanuteja Indonesia, Singapore, France
Shame and Money Visar Morina Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium
Tell Me Everything עצמאות Moshe Rosenthal Israel, France

U.S. Documentary Competition

English title Director(s) Production Country
American Doctor Poh Si Teng United States, State of Palestine, Malaysia, Qatar
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez David Alvarado United States
Barbara Forever Brydie O’Connor United States
Joybubbles Rachael J. Morrison United States
The Lake Abby Ellis United States
Nuisance Bear Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman United States, Canada
Public Access David Shadrack Smith United States
Seized Sharon Liese United States
Soul Patrol J.M. Harper United States
Who Killed Alex Odeh? Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans United States

World Cinema Documentary Competition

English title Director(s) Production Country
All About the Money Sinéad O’Shea Ireland
Birds of War Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak United Kingdom, Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon
Closure Michał Marczak Poland
Everybody to Kenmure Street Felipe Bustos Sierra United Kingdom
Hanging by a Wire Mohammed Ali Naqvi United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan
Kikuyu Land Andrew H. Brown and Bea Wangondu Kenya
One in a Million Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes United Kingdom
Sentient Tony Jones Australia
Silenced Selina Miles Australia
To Hold a Mountain Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia

Premieres

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell United States
Antiheroine Edward Lovelace and James Hall United Kingdom, United States
The Brittney Griner Story Alexandria Stapleton United States
Chasing Summer Josephine Decker
THE DISCIPLE Joanna Natasegara United Kingdom, United States
Frank & Louis Petra Biondina Volpe Switzerland, United Kingdom
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass David Wain United States
The Gallerist Cathy Yan
Give Me the Ball! Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff
The History of Concrete John Wilson
I Want Your Sex Gregg Araki
In The Blink of an Eye Andrew Stanton
The Invite Olivia Wilde
Jane Elliott Against the World Judd Ehrlich
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie Alex Gibney
The Last First: Winter K2 Amir Bar-Lev United Kingdom, United States
The Moment Aidan Zamiri United States
The Oldest Person in the World Sam Green
Once Upon a Time in Harlem William Greaves, David Greaves
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Noah Segan
Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story Judd Apatow, Neil Berkeley
Queen of Chess Rory Kennedy
See You When I See You Jay Duplass
The Shitheads Macon Blair
Time and Water Sara Dosa United States, Iceland
Troublemaker: The Story Behind the Mandela Tapes Antoine Fuqua South Africa, United States, United Kingdom
The Weight Padraic McKinley United States, Germany
When a Witness Recants Dawn Porter United States
Wicker Eleanor Wilson, Alex Huston Fischer United States, United Kingdom

Next

English title Original title Director(s) Production Country
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil United States, Denmark
BURN 炎上 Makoto Nagahisa Japan
Ghost in the Machine Valerie Veatch United States
If I Go Will They Miss Me Walter Thompson-Hernández
The Incomer Louis Paxton United Kingdom
Jaripeo Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig Mexico, United States, France
Night Nurse Georgia Bernstein United States
TheyDream William David Caballero
Zi Kogonada

Midnight

English title Director(s) Production Country
The Best Summer Tamra Davis United States, Australia, Indonesia
Buddy Casper Kelly United States
Leviticus Adrian Chiarella Australia
Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant THUNDERLIPS New Zealand
Rock Springs Vera Miao United States, Canada
Saccharine Natalie Erika James Australia
undertone Ian Tuason Canada

Episodic

English title Director(s) Production Country
Bait Bassam Tariq United Kingdom
Episodic Fiction Pilot Showcase Various United States
Episodic Nonfiction Pilot Showcase Various United States
FreeLance The Turner Brothers United States
Murder 101 Stacy Lee United States
The Oligarch and the Art Dealer Andreas Dalsgaard Denmark, France
The Screener Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe United States
Soft Boil United States
Worried United States

Family Matinee

English title Director(s) Production Country
Cookie Queens Alysa Nahmias United States
Fing! Jeffrey Walker United Kingdom

U.S. Fiction Short Films

English title Director(s) Production Country
Albatross Amandine Thomas United States
Balloon Animals Anna Baumgarten
Birdie Praise Odigie Paige
Callback Matthew Puccini
The Creature of Darkness Lisa Malloy, Ray Whitaker
Crisis Actor Lily Platt
Don’t Tell Mama Chloe Leigh King
Gender Studies Jamie Kiernan O’Brien
The Oracle JJ Adler
Pankaja Anooya Swamy United States, India
Prime Meagan Coyle United States
Radiant Frost Hannah Schierbeek
Seniors Adam Curley
Stairs Riley Donigan
Taga Jill Marie Sachs United States, Philippines
Together Forever Gregory Barnes United States

International Fiction Short Films

English title Director(s) Production Country
Agnes Leah Vlemmiks United Kingdom, Canada
Blue Heart Samuel Suffren Haiti, France
Candy Bar Nash Edgerton Australia
Faux Bijoux Jessy Moussallem France, Lebanon
Fruit (Buah) Jen Nee Lim Singapore
How Brief Kelly McCormack Canada
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now Tawfeek Barhom France, Greece, Palestine
Ivar Markus Tangre Norway
Jazz Infernal Will Niava Canada
The Liars Eduardo Braun Costa Argentina
Marga en el DF Gabriela Ortega Mexico, United States
Norheimsund Ana A. Alpizar Cuba, United States
O’Sey Balamma Raman Nimmala India
¡PIKA! Alex Fischman Cárdenas Peru
Sauna Sickness Malin Barr Sweden
Without Kelly (Utan Kelly) Lovisa Sirén
The Worm Tom Noakes Australia

Animated Short Films

English title Director(s) Production Country
1981 Andy London, Carolyn London United States
The Bird’s Placebo Rami Jarboui Tunisia
Busy Bodies Kate Renshaw-Lewis United States
Cabbage Daddy Grace An Canada
Homemade Gatorade Carter Amelia Davis United States
HUGS Nicolas Fong Belgium
The Gnawer of Rocks (Mangittatuarjuk) Louise Flaherty Canada
Living with a Visionary Stephen P. Neary United States
Once in a Body María Cristina Pérez Colombia, United States
Paper Trail Don Hertzfeldt United States
Sorrow Doesn’t Sleep at Night Josefina Montino, Martín André Chile
UM Nieto France

Nonfiction Short Films

English title Director(s) Production Country
The Baddest Speechwriter of All Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry United States
The Boys and the Bees Arielle C. Knight
The Chimney Sweeper Jack Raese
Going Sane: The Rise and Fall of the Center For Feeling Therapy Joey Izzo
The Home of the Brave (La Tierra del Valor) Cristina Costantini
Luigi Liza Mandelup
Some Kind of Refuge Alexandra Kern
Still Standing Victor Tadashi Suarez, Livia Albeck-Ripka
Tuktuit : Caribou Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre Canada

Special Screenings

To commemorate the final Sundance in Park City, the 2026 festival will include several special screenings of classic films that screened at festivals in years past, along with the 1969 film Downhill Racer as a tribute to founder Robert Redford, who died in September 2025.[7]

Title Director(s) Production Country Year
American Dream Barbara Kopple United States, United Kingdom 1990
Downhill Racer Michael Ritchie United States 1969
Half Nelson Ryan Fleck United States 2006
House Party Reginald Hudlin United States 1990
Humpday Lynn Shelton United States 2009
Little Miss Sunshine Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris United States 2006
Mysterious Skin Gregg Araki United States, Netherlands 2004
Saw James Wan United States 2004

Awards

For the last time in Park City the following awards were given out: [8][9][10]

Grand Jury Prizes

Audience Awards

Directing, Editing, and Screenwriting Prizes

Special Jury Awards

  • U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast: the cast of The Friend’s House is Here
  • U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature: Bedford Park
  • U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence: Who Killed Alex Odeh?
  • U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change: The Lake
  • World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: Filipiñana
  • World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Ensemble: LADY
  • World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact: Birds of War
  • World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance: Everybody To Kenmure Street
  • NEXT Special Jury Award for Creative Expression: TheyDream
  • Short Film Special Jury Award for Acting: Noah Roja and Filippo Carrozza for The Liars
  • Short Film Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: Paper Trail

Shorts Program Awards

  • U.S. Fiction: Crisis Actor (Lily Platt)
  • Animation: Living with a Visionary (Stephen P. Neary)
  • Nonfiction: The Boys and the Bees (Arielle C. Knight)
  • International Fiction: Jazz Infernal (Will Niava)

Sundance Institute Awards

  • Producers Award for Nonfiction (presented by Amazon MGM Studios): Dawne Langford for Who Killed Alex Odeh?
  • NHK Award: Leo Aguirre for Verano
  • Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: Andrew Stanton In The Blink of An Eye
  • Adobe Mentorship Award for Nonfiction: Flavia de Souza
  • Adobe Mentorship Award for Fiction: Mollie Goldstein

Acquisitions

References

  1. ^ a b “What to Know About the 2026 Sundance Film Festival”. Sundance Institute. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b McGowan, Andrew (July 14, 2025). “Sundance Film Festival Reveals Dates, Events and More for Last Hurrah In Park City”. Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2025). “Sundance 2026 Lineup Includes Films With Jenna Ortega, Charli XCX, Seth Rogen, Russell Crowe, Ethan Hawke & More In Park City Finale”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Standing Ovations Heat Up Sundance as Audiences Rise Up for ‘Wicker,’ ‘The Invite’ and ‘Fing!’
  5. ^ Will Poulter and Noah Centineo Drug Recovery Drama ‘Union County’ Lands Extended Sundance Standing Ovation
  6. ^ Bangga! Para Perasuk Dapat Standing Ovation di Sundance Film Festival 2026
  7. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (October 21, 2025). “Sundance Sets Tributes to Park City and Robert Redford — Plus ‘Saw,’ ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ and More Restorations — for Utah Farewell”. IndieWire. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  8. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (January 30, 2026). “Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners: ‘Josephine’ Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award”. Deadline. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  9. ^ Kaser, Anna (January 30, 2026). “2026 Sundance Film Festival Announces Award Winners – sundance.org”. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  10. ^ “Congratulations to “American Pachuco”“. January 31, 2026.
  11. ^ Lang, Brent (January 20, 2026). “Independent Film Company, Shudder Buy Supernatural Body Horror Film ‘Saccharine’ Ahead of Sundance Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  12. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (January 27, 2026). “Neon Acquires ‘Leviticus’ For Seven Figures; ‘The Invite’ Down To A24 & Focus In $10M+ Deal – Sundance – Update”. Deadline. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  13. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (January 27, 2026). “Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ Sells to A24 Following Sundance Premiere”. Variety. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  14. ^ Lang, Brett; Donnelly, Matt (January 29, 2026). “Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Buys Crowd-Pleasing Drama ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’“. Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  15. ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 30, 2026). “Sony Pictures Classics Lands Stephanie Ahn’s ‘Bedford Park,’ Sundance Prize Winner for Debut Feature”. Variety. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  16. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (February 5, 2026). “Neon Acquires U.S. On Documentary ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem’ Following Sundance Premiere”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  17. ^ Grobar, Matt (February 5, 2026). “Apple Acquires Sundance Doc ‘The Last First: Winter K2’“. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  18. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony; Fleming Jr, Mike (February 10, 2026). “Magnolia Seducing Deal On Sundance Buzz Title ‘I Want Your Sex?’ Gregg Araki-Helmed Erotically Charged Pic Stars Olivia Wilde & Cooper Hoffman”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  19. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (February 12, 2026). “Kino Lorber Acquires Sundance, Berlin Film ‘Filipinana’ for North America”. Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  20. ^ Feinberg, Scott (February 12, 2026). “Netflix Acquires Stephen Curry and Ben Proudfoot’s Sundance-Winning MLK Speechwriter Doc Short (Exclusive)”. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  21. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (February 14, 2026). “Sumerian Pictures Snaps Up U.S. Rights For Sundance Breakout ‘Josephine’“. Deadline. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  22. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 17, 2026). “Olivia Colman & Alexander Skarsgård Fantasy Romance ‘Wicker’ Gets North American Deal With Black Bear”. Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  23. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (February 24, 2026). “Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Global Rights To John Turturro Sundance Pic ‘The Only Living Pickpocket In New York’ From MRC & T-Street”. Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  24. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 26, 2026). “Sundance Road Trip Comedy ‘The Shitheads’, Starring Dave Franco & O’Shea Jackson Jr., Gets U.S. Deal With IFC”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  25. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 26, 2026). “Sumerian Makes Second Sundance Acquisition With Comedy ‘The Incomer’ Starring Domhnall Gleeson & Gayle Rankin”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  26. ^ https://www.screendaily.com/news/everybody-to-kenmure-street-north-american-sale-leads-trickle-of-sundance-deals/5214346.article
  27. ^ Sony Pictures Classics Continues Sundance Buying Streak With Jon Hamm, John Slattery & Zoey Deutch Pic ‘Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass’
  28. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 3, 2026). “‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ Sells in Six-Figure Deal Following Sundance Film Festival Debut (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  29. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 12, 2026). “Meghan Markle and Prince Harry-Backed Doc ‘Cookie Queens’ Lands at Roadside Attractions”. Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  30. ^ Carey, Matthew (March 13, 2026). “Independent Lens Acquires Sundance Hit ‘Ghost In The Machine’; Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast Played Matchmaker”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  31. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (March 19, 2026). “Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe Sundance Pic ‘The Weight’ Acquired By Vertical”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  32. ^ Galuppo, Mia (March 25, 2026). “John Wilson Sundance Doc ‘The History of Concrete’ Lands at Magnolia (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  33. ^ D’Alessandro, Anthony (March 30, 2026). “Sundance Movie ‘Hot Water’ Acquired by ‘Apprentice’ Co-Distributor Rich Spirit”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 30, 2026.

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Wikimedia Commons