The Grand Hyatt Deer Valley hosted a starry Celebrating Sundance Institute that also honored James Mangold, Cynthia Erivo and filmmakers Sean Wang, Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie.

This month, the Sundance Film Festival is once again providing a showcase for independent filmmakers and documentarians from around the world. But that isn't all that Sundance does. "Sunday Morning" goes behind the scenes.

As many in the entertainment industry navigate the devastating effects of the California wildfires, some will soon be decamping to cleaner air in the mountains. The annual Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday in Park City,

Sundance’s leadership speaks frankly about how the organization will forge ahead in an anxious moment for the industry, from the rise of AI to the festival’s possible move out of Utah: “Change is a good thing.

Michelle Satter, the founding director of the non-profit's filmmaker labs, was showered with praise at the festival's annual gala.

“Artists are the gatekeepers of the truth,” Satter said during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Gala on Friday night at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley. “We’re civilization’s anchor. We’re the compass for humanity’s consciousness.”

While the future home for Sundance, the iconic indie film festival actor Robert Redford helped create, remains up for debate, there’s no argument about the 2025 lineup in Utah. It’s dynamite, and includes a smattering of films with Bay Area ties.

The annual Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday in Park City, Utah. The 41st edition of Robert Redford’s brainchild will, as always, be a year of discovery and discussion. There are timely ...

Joanna Leeds created and stars in the pilot — which was self-financed with a rag-tag team including 'Deadpool' scribe Rhett Reese — and whose behind-the-scenes story could be a show itself.

Naturally, The Verge is going to be taking in as much of Sundance as we can and posting bite-sized reviews of everything we see. We’ll also be posting longer reviews and sharing trailers, and you can follow along here to keep up with all of the news out of the festival.

Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic slingshotted Sundance into the streaming era, the festival’s virtual component, which runs through midnight Sunday, remains one of the most frustratingly well-kept secrets in the cinematic universe.