Utah Gov. Spencer Cox walked the press line for the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Train Dreams” at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. “It’s going to be an amazing festival, 41 years of Sundance here in Utah,” Cox said. “I think this is going to be the best one ever.”

The independent film festival has largely outgrown its home town, but the threat of its departure has some business owners and residents fighting to keep it.

Gov. Spencer Cox and other Utah elected officials welcomed the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Saturday night. They attended a screening of “Train Dreams" directed by Clint Bentley.

As it searches for a new home beyond Park City, Utah, the film festival showcases a neo-western, a promising comedic debut and two unsettling documentaries.

Locals are advocating for the iconic Sundance Film Festival to stay in Utah. Why it matters: Sundance organizers are weeks away from announcing whether the film festival will move to Cincinnati or Boulder,

Park City and Salt Lake City are continuing to guard many of the details of the bid to retain the Sundance Film Festival in the state. But the governor of Utah and the leader of the Park City Chamber/Bureau have recently entered the scene with limited information.

I’ve always believed festival is the right word to describe the Sundance experience. The cultural boost the festival brings to ski season is a Sundance hallmark, mirroring the artistic sophistication of our community.

On Thursday morning, reporters met with Governor Cox for a monthly press conference with PBS Utah. He discussed a variety of topics

Thus, Consequence is taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity by reviewing everything we can from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival — ranking these films as we go, because why not. We’ll be adding new reviews to the below throughout the online festival’s run (Jan.

Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees of the Sundance Film Festival are making their final push to keep the world-renowned independent film festival in the state as its directors consider uprooting it.

Refresh for more… As the Sundance Film Festival heads into its final weekend, the Park City, UT cinematic event is handling out trophies this AM to this year’s best. Keep refreshing to see who wins, and scroll down. Short Film Grand Jury Prize Theo Panagopoulos for The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing / U.K.

PARK CITY, Utah — With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.