Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Institute might be best known for its annual film festival in Park City, Utah, but the screenwriting and directing labs have been just as, if not more, influential in helping to launch the first films of many of Hollywood’s top filmmakers over the past 40 years.

This year’s winners were announced at an awards ceremony Friday afternoon in Park City, Utah, which included an audience prize for the world cinema documentary “20 Days in Mariupol.”

There’s nothing like sharing a laugh or a gasp with several hundred new friends in a dark room.

“Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kind of Left Out” showcases small-town living and yearning for more.

Festivalgoers will see some unexpected turns from stars, like Jonathan Majors as an amateur bodybuilder in “Magazine Dreams,” Emilia Clarke as a futuristic parent in “Pod Generation” and Daisy Ridley as a cubicle worker in “Sometimes I Think About Dying.”

After two pandemic-hobbled years, plans are in motion to return in full force for the festival which runs from Jan. 19-29, 2023.

The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday that Hernandez will become the festival’s fourth director in its nearly four-decade history, in addition to heading the institute’s year-round public programming.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, Jan. 20, 2022.

Organizers made a last minute call to move the festival fully online as omicron took hold. Local businesses are expected to take a hit.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, 2022.

The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021

At a Summit County board of health meeting, Sundance officials announced their game plan for the upcoming film festival.