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After months of proposals and site visits, Sundance has whittled the swath of contenders for a potential new home for the festival down to three. Among the trio, there is a bit of the old, a bit of the new, and a bit of WTF? To that end, with a possible relocation set for 2027, the united Utah…

Editor’s Note: In this article Utah Film Commission director Virginia Pearce stated that state, county, and local governments in Utah are “supporting the Sundance Institute with a little over $4 million right now annually, and with another $2 million with in-kind services.” Actually, as Deadline has been i…

Picturehouse has acquired North American rights to Porcelain War, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. The film directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev will be released in theaters throughout North America in the fall, in advance of an expected Oscar…

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On Monday, the Sundance Institute unveiled a few key bits of information surrounding the next Sundance Film Festival, which is slated to take place as usual in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 23 – February 2. In a letter to the film community, Director, Sundance Film Festival and…

After months of taking bids, the Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a possible new home beginning in 2027 to to six contenders. One of five far-flung cities across the nation could be the new setting for the Robert Redford-founded indie festival, or Sundance could stay in its long-time…

EXCLUSIVE: Daughters – one of the most talked about documentaries of the year – is getting its first trailer ahead of the film's Netflix debut on August 14. Watch it above. The feature, directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, centers on a father-daughter dance that takes places behind the walls of…

EXCLUSIVE: Already under probation with the Department of Justice, scandal riddled and safety plagued Boeing is about to be grounded by one of America's leading documentarians, again. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing director Rory Kennedy has re-teamed with Imagine Documentaries with Netflix back on…

EXCLUSIVE: The snowy streets of Minneapolis are seeking to snatch Sundance from the snowy slopes of Park City. Leading with a tagline of “You Couldn’t Cast A Better Location,” Minnesota's most populous metropolis is among the select cities and jurisdictions that has submitted a detailed bid for the…

EXCLUSIVE: "I hope the folks at Sundance have the clarity of perspective to recognize that it would be in their best interest to bring the festival to Georgia," Sen. Raphael Warnock says of the Peach State's unique triple bids for the Robert Redford-founded film festival to move to Hollywood South…

EXCLUSIVE: A terrifying near real-life look at America's possible political future is coming to the big screen this summer – – and I don’t mean the GOP convention in Milwaukee next month. Depicting another January 6 attack on democracy and the certification of a presidential election in near real…

EXCLUSIVE: BET+’s Sundance Film Festival acquisition Young.Wild.Free. has dropped its official trailer (above) ahead of its streaming premiere on June 27. The feature starring Sanaa Lathan, Mike Epps, Algee Smith and Sierra Capri is directed by Thembi L. Banks. Young.Wild.Free. follows Algee Smith…