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Sundance Unveils 54-Title Shorts Slate for 2026 and Park City Legacy Program

The lineup spotlights global voices for the festival’s final year in Park City.

Overview

  • The 2026 shorts selection totals 54 films across eight programs spanning fiction, documentary and animation from 22 countries.
  • A Park City Legacy showcase will reprise past Sundance shorts with filmmakers in attendance to mark the end of the Utah era.
  • Individual ticket sales open Jan. 14, and the festival runs Jan. 22–Feb. 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City.
  • Multitude Films, FWD-Doc and Untitled Pennhurst Film launched a nine-month apprenticeship for disabled nonfiction filmmakers, naming fellows Andie Madsen, Gabriel “Gabo” Ponte Fleary, Maya Wise and Vega Darling with Indie VISIBLE coordinating access.
  • The American Cinematheque’s Tribute to the Crafts is set for Jan. 16 at the Egyptian Theatre, honoring work across 13 categories and presenting a career award to production designer Jack Fisk.