Overview
- Beth de Araújo’s Josephine won both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. dramatic audience award.
- Nuisance Bear took the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize, with Shame and Money and To Hold a Mountain winning the top World Cinema honors and The Incomer named NEXT Innovator.
- A24 acquired Olivia Wilde’s The Invite after a reported 72‑hour bidding war for an eight‑figure sum, with release plans not yet announced.
- Additional sales included Neon buying Leviticus, Sony Pictures Classics picking up Ha‑Chan, Shake Your Booty!, and Shudder acquiring Saccharine, as many other titles remained in active talks.
- The 2026 festival continues through Feb. 1 in its final Park City edition before relocating to Boulder in 2027, with discovery emphasized by a slate featuring about 40% first‑time feature filmmakers and visible political tensions on site.