Overview
- The festival runs Jan. 22–Feb. 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City with select programs online starting Jan. 30, and individual tickets go on sale Jan. 14.
- The slate pairs marquee names with discovery, including features with Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega, Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, and new work from Gregg Araki and Judd Apatow.
- Charli XCX appears in three premieres—The Moment, The Gallerist, and Araki’s I Want Your Sex—highlighting the festival’s cross‑over star power.
- Documentaries spotlight timely subjects, including films on Brittney Griner, Nelson Mandela, Salman Rushdie, Courtney Love, Billie Jean King, Gaza medical aid, artificial intelligence, and Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
- Coverage cites inconsistent submission totals for the 90 selections, with reports referencing either more than 16,000 entries or 4,255.