The workers at Sundance Institute have formed a union. Just a few months ahead of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the group of around 40 staffers delivered a petition to leadership asking for voluntary recognition of their decision to be represented by the Communications Workers of America…

The Sundance Film Festival’s swan song in its longtime home of Park City, Utah is lining up to be a true banger, past and present. “Make your plans now, because I’ll say the number of folks, filmmakers, artists, industry, folks who want to be part of this year’s festival is amazing,” Sundance Fe…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has taken North American rights to writer-director Hailey Gates' satire Atropia, which was produced by Oscar nominee Luca Guadagnino and won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Features in January. A theatrical release has been set for…

The Sundance Institute has released key information on next year’s Sundance Film Festival, which will be the final edition at the fest’s longtime home of Park City, Utah. The festival is set to take place in person in Park City and Salt Lake City from January 22-February 1, with premieres being…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set its release plans for Sundance Film Festival pickup, Train Dreams, and it is being given a prime awards season slot and campaign. It will debut on the streamer on November 21, 2025, preceded by a theatrical run earlier that…

UPDATE: A lot of time has passed since Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary expose of Russell Simmons and allegations of sexual assault by the famed music executive aired on HBO Max, over five years. Today, with court filings certain to follow, it didn’t take Warner Bros Discovery that long…

Following Malia Obama’s short film debut at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the budding filmmaker is accused of lifting heavy inspiration from a fellow director. Natalie Jasmine Harris, whose short Grace competed alongside Obama’s The Heart at last year’s festival, said she saw “a lot of…

EXCLUSIVE: The documentary about former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern that electrified in its Sundance Film Festival debut has found a home. Magnolia Pictures, HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films have joined forces to release Prime Minister in theaters on June 13, with special preview…

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey thriller Plainclothes from filmmaker Carmen Emmi. Emmi’s directorial debut is set in 1990s Syracuse and follows a promising undercover officer (Blyth) who is assigned to lure and arrest gay men. He…

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Thing With Feathers. A wide theatrical release is planned for October 31 for the debut narrative film by Dylan Southern. Pic was one of the high-profile world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival in January, with…

(Updated with statement from Pride flag ban co-sponsor Rep. Lee) Utah's governor licked his wounds and moved on quickly from the news that the Sundance Film Festival is leaving the state for Boulder, Colorado in 2027. Just hours after the Robert Redford founded Park City-based shindig revealed it…

After over 40 years, the Sundance Film Festival is leaving Park City for a new and lucrative home in Boulder, Colorado. As Deadline has been telling you for months, the Rocky Mountain metropolis has been in pole position over the United Utah bid and the efforts of Cincinnati, Ohio since the…