The Sundance Film Festival 2024, beloved by independent film enthusiasts, opens the film festival circuit with a bustling calendar of parties, thought-provoking panels, and red-carpet premieres.
Celebrating its 40th milestone, the lineup boasts diversity across various categories, featuring 53 short films, 35 documentary features, and 83 feature films. The award-winning films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival were announced today at The Ray Theatre in Park City during a ceremony.
The jury and audience-awarded prizes include Grand Jury Prizes awarded to In The Summers (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Porcelain War (U.S. Documentary Competition), Sujo (World Cinema Dramatic Competition), and A New Kind of Wilderness (World Cinema Documentary Competition). The NEXT Innovator Award presented by Adobe was awarded to Little Death.
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Audiences came together in person over the weekend in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Sundance Resort with talent that included June Squibb, Pedro Pascal, Steven Yeun, Riley Keough, Kieran Culkin, Andre Holland, Zach Galifianakis, Saoirse Ronan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sasha Calle, Lio Mehiel, Andra Day, Jodie Foster, Justice Smith, Will Ferrell and more who walked press lines and red carpets for their world premieres.
The 2023 program available online includes all dramatic competition films featuring the buzzed-about movies and docs that include My Old Ass; Realm of Satan; A Real Pain, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story; Freaky Tales; Porcelain War; Love Machina; Little Death; Love Lies Bleeding; Love Me; Kneecap; Will & Harper; Dìdi; Sasquatch Sunset; Presence, and Thelma.
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Director Rose Glass’s thriller, Love Lies Bleeding, co-written by Weronika Tofilska and Glass, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brien caused a buzz on Day 4 of the fest, receiving a 3-minute applause from the cheering crowd. The film follows reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) who falls hard for Jackie (Katy O’Brien), an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
Chiwetel Ejiofor presented Rob Peace, the adaption of Jeff Hobb’s best-selling biography about Peace’s struggle to reconcile his academic ambitions with mounting economic and family pressures on Day 5. The film stars Jay Will in the titular role opposite an ensemble cast including Mary J. Blidge, Camila Cabello, Michael Kelly and Mare Winningham. The film Details Peace’s dual rise within the ranks of Yale and the Newark drug trade.
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Keep an eye out for these upcoming films: Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, starring Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe. Director Josh Margolin’s Thelma, features Oscar-nominated actress June Squibb as an unexpected action star. Also, director Mikko Mäkelä’s Sebastian, where breakout actor Ruaridh Mollicaat delivers a compelling performance as Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, who embarks on a double life as a sex worker to research his debut novel.
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The 2024 Sundance Film Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City.
This year’s juries are comprised of Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe (U.S. Dramatic Competition); Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham and Rudy Valdez (U.S. Documentary Competition); Anita Gou, Mira Nair and Rui Poças (World Cinema Dramatic Competition); Mandy Chang, Monica Hellström and Shaunak Sen (World Cinema Documentary Competition) and Zal Batmanglij (Next).
On Monday, January 22nd, Love Me, by filmmaker duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, was awarded the 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun portray the love story between a smart buoy and an orbiting satellite. Inhabited in different forms by Stewart and Yeun, the narrative spans a billion years, delving into the mysteries of being and consciousness.
Whether you’re a seasoned film fanatic or curious to discover new talent, check back for daily updates from the festival.
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Alessandra Lacorazza holds the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
(L-R) Ania Trzebiatowska, Jesse Eisenberg and Heidi Zwicker with the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the film A Real Pain
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Benjamin Ree (L) with Basil Tsiokos holds the Special Award for Cinematic Innovation for his film Ibelin
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Directors (L-R) Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev hold the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary for their film Porcelain War
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Directors (L-R) Brett Story and Stephen Maing hold the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for their film Union
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Directors (L-R) Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie hold the Directing U.S. Documentary Award for their film Sugarcane
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Directors (L-R) Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw hold the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for their film Gaucho Gaucho
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Carla Gutierrez holds the Editing Award for their film Frida
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Sean Wang holds the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award for their film Didi
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
(L-R) Natalie Rae and Angela Patton hold the U.S. Documentary Audience Award and Festival Favorite Award for their film Daughters
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Jules Rosskam holds the Special Jury Award for their film Desire Lines
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Jack Begert holds the Next Innovator Award for their film Little Death
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
(L-R) A guest, Director Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Jewerl Ross and Diana Arcega hold the World Cinema Grand Jury Award for the film Sujo
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 26: Director Rich Reppiatt holds the Next Audience Award for their film Kneecap during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards at The Ray on January 26, 2024 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Raha Amirfazli holds the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award for their film In the Land of Brothers
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Directors (L-R) Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan hold the World Cinema Documentary, Special Award for Craft for their film Nocturnes during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards at The Ray on January 26
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Benjamin Ree holds the Special Award for Cinematic Innovation for his film Ibelin
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
(L-R) Mari Riise and Silje Evensmo Jacobsen hold the World Documentary Directing Award for their film A New Kind of Wilderness
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
Director Shuchi Talati holds the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting for the film Girls will be Girls
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2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
(L-R) Sundance Programmers Shari Frilot, Ashley Hoyle, Sudip Sharma, Ania Trzebiatowska, Kim Yutani, Adam Montgomery, Heidi Zwicker, John Nein, Ana Souza, and Eugene Hernandez attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Awards
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
(L-R) Shondrella Avery, Efren Ramirez, Jon Heder, and Jon Gries attend the “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 24
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
Jon Heder
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
Efren Ramirez
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
Jeremy Coon
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
(L-R) Efren Ramirez and Jon Heder pose with the boondoggle case
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
(L-R) John Nein, Efren Ramirez, Jon Heder, Jon Gries, and Eugene Hernandez
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
Tom Lefler, Jeremy Coon, Jerusha Hess, Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Shondrella Avery, Efren Ramirez, Sean Covel, Chris Wyatt, and Curt Jensen attend the “Napoleon Dynamite” Special Screening
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “DIG! XX” Special Screening
David Timoner, Taylor Simonette, Keirda Bahruth, Zach White, David Deresinski, Miranda Lee Richards, Eric Hedford, Ondi Timoner, Jorge Diaz de Bedoya, Morgan Doctor, Zia McCabe, Tara Subkoff, Mike Wilson, Farah White, and Franny Lane attend the “DIG! XX” Special Screening during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theatre on January 23
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “Being (the Digital Griot)” Premiere
(L-R) Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Rashaad Newsome and Johnny Symons attend the “Being (the Digital Griot)” Premiere during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Egyptian Theatre on January 23
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – Cinema Cafe With Carla Gutierrez, Lucy Lawless And Lana Wilson
(L-R) Lucy Lawless, Carla Gutierrez and Lana Wilson attend a Cinema Cafe panel during 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 23
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – Cinema Cafe With Carla Gutierrez, Lucy Lawless And Lana Wilson
(L-R) Sudip Sharma moderates a Cinema Cafe panel panel with Carla Gutierrez, Lucy Lawless and Lana Wilson take part in a Cinema Cafe panel during 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 23
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2024 Sundance Film Festival – “War Game” Premiere
(L-R) Jack Turner, Nick Shumaker, Mark DiCristofaro, Ann Johnson, Jesse Moss, Tony Gerber, Lisa Harrison, Warren Littlefield, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Isabel Evans, Dan Shotz, Jessica Grimshaw, Todd Lubin and Eric Schmeltzer attend the “War Game” Premiere during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Prospector Square Theatre on January 23
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