US EditionThe Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert Redford
- The 2026 Sundance Film Festival opens Thursday, Jan. 22, in Park City and Salt Lake City, marking the first edition without founder Robert Redford.
- Sundance cofounder Robert Redford began the festival to showcase independent filmmakers and open doors for unheard voices, pursuing it despite warnings it was a bad bet.
- Speaking to TODAY on Jan. 19, Amy Redford, filmmaker and daughter of Robert Redford, said he was playful and kind and raised the family between New York City and the mountains of Sundance, teaching stewardship.
- Organizers plan screenings, talks, and a Jan. 23 celebration to honor Redford and raise funds for independent artists, in the festival's final year in Utah.
- His legacy helped launch a lasting independent-film movement, and Amy Redford said it centers on giving forward through The Redford Center and supporting filmmakers from Sundance.
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North Platte Nebraska's NewspaperSundance bids farewell to Park City, Robert Redford
PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year. It will be familiar in some ways as it kicks off Thursday in Park City, Utah. There will be stars and breakout discoveries, tearjerkers, comedies,…
Sundance kicks off in Utah with powerful premieres and emotional tributes to Robert Redford
Robert Redford liked to say that everybody has a story. He’s not the only person who said it, but he is one of the few who did something to celebrate it, his daughter, Amy Redford, said Wednesday evening ahead of the Sundance Film Festival's opening day. Thanks to her father's vision, the Sundance Institute he founded and its year-round programs have helped shape and nurture American independent film for the past 40 years. This year's Sundance F…
Robert Redford Sundance Farewell: “My Dad Loved This Place And Its People,” Amy Redford Says Of Park City As Fest Exits In 2027
“Everyone has a story…” “Those were words out of my dad’s mouth on more than one occasion,” said Amy Redford tonight at the Sundance Film Festival welcome presser, underscoring the theme of the event’s final edition in Park City, UT before it departs for its new home of Boulder, Colo. next year. In a touching and eloquent sendoff, Amy Redford, held back the tears, and paid respect not only to her Oscar winning father and film festival archi…
For Sundance’s Last Festival In Park City, GLAAD Is Going All Out to Honor LGBTQ Storytellers of Past, Present & Future
GLAAD, the nation’s leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, has announced programming for this year’s Sundance Film Festival which marks its last in Park City, Utah. Among the organization’s activations for the January 22 – February 1st festival are GLAAD, Frameline and Newfest’s CHEERS, QUEERS event presented by Acura and IMDbPro, participation as part of a [...] The post For Sundance’s Last Festival In Park City, GLAAD Is Going All Out to …
Park City parking is at a premium during Sundance, and it carries a premium price
Parking will be at a premium in the Main Street core during the Sundance Film Festival. And it will carry a premium price. City Hall controls some of the parking most convenient to Main Street and the municipal government will significantly increase prices during the opening days of Sundance. The higher prices are seen as having the potential to nudge some drivers onto buses and, as a result, reduce traffic in the Old Town core. The key location…
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