Sundance Film Festival
United States
All genres
A well-received screening and positive press review within the Premiere, World Cinema and Shorts Programs of Sundance can greatly benefit a film’s positioning for the US. Sundance is industry recognised as one of the major film international film festivals.
In 2024 it will celebrate its 40th edition and the program will include 90+ feature films and 60+ shorts. Sundance has a long history of showcasing the works of emerging and established Australian directors.
SECTIONS
US Dramatic Competition
US Documentary Competition
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
World Cinema Documentary Competition
NEXT
Short Film Competition
Premieres
Spotlight
Midnight
Kids
Episodic
New Frontier Exhibitions and Performances (for VR/ AR/ MR/ XR)
Awards
2023
- Won
- Shayda
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition - Audience Award
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
2015
- Won
- Face of Ukraine, The: Casting Oksana Baiul
- Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction
2015
- Won
- Partisan
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematography
2014
- Won
- 52 Tuesdays
- Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic
2011
- Won
- Deeper Than Yesterday
- Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking
- Shorts
2010
- Won
- Animal Kingdom
- World Cinema Jury Prize
- Features
2009
- Won
- Jerrycan
- Honourable Mention in Short Filmmaking
- Shorts Program
2008
- Won
- Spider
- Honourable Mention in Short Film Making - Nash Edgerton
- Short Film Program
2004
- Won
- Harvie Krumpet
- Special Mention By the Jury
- Shorts Program
Screenings
2025
- Premiere
- Jimpa
2025
- Episodic Pilot Showcase
- Never Get Busted!
2025
- Short Film Program
- Stranger, Brother
2024
- 40th Edition Celebration Screenings And Events
- Babadook, The
2024
- U.S. Documentary Competition
- Every Little Thing
2024
- Midnight
- Moogai, The
2023
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition - Audience Award
- Shayda
2023
- Midnight, World Premiere
- Run Rabbit Run
2023
- Midnight, International Premiere
- Talk to Me
2023
- Kids
- Blueback
2022
- World Dramatic Competition
- You Won't Be Alone
2022
- New Frontier
- Gondwana
2022
- Shorts Competition
- Shark
2021
- World Cinema Documentary Competition
- Playing With Sharks
2021
- New Frontier
- Prison X - Chapter 1: The Devil and the Sun
2021
- Short Film - Animation Spotlight
- GNT
2020
- Midnight
- Relic
2020
- Shorts Preceding Features
- Backpedal
2019
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Judy & Punch
2019
- Premieres
- Animals
2019
- Premieres
- I Am Mother
2019
- Premieres
- Top End Wedding
2019
- Midnight
- Little Monsters
2019
- Spotlight
- Nightingale, The
2018
- Indie Episodic
- Mr Inbetween series 1
2018
- New Frontier VR Experiences
- Summation of Force
2018
- New Frontier Exhibitions
- Awavena
2018
- Spotlight
- Sweet Country
2017
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Berlin Syndrome
2017
- Kids
- RED DOG: True Blue
2017
- Midnight
- Killing Ground
2017
- US Documentary Competition
- Casting JonBenet
2017
- Shorts
- Slapper
2016
- New Frontier VR Experiences
- Collisions
2015
- Sundance Shorts
- Followers
2015
- Sundance Shorts
- Face of Ukraine, The: Casting Oksana Baiul
2015
- New Frontier Artists
- Assent
2015
- New Frontier Program
- Sam Klemke’s Time Machine
2015
- World Dramatic Competition
- Partisan
2015
- World Dramatic Competition
- Strangerland
2014
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- 52 Tuesdays
2014
- New Frontier
- 52 Tuesdays
2014
- Park City at Midnight
- Babadook, The
2013
- New Frontier
- Coral Rekindling Venus
2013
- Premieres
- Top of the Lake series 1
2013
- Premieres
- Adoration
2012
- Shorts Competition
- Bear
2012
- World Dramatic
- Wish You Were Here
2011
- Shorts
- Deeper Than Yesterday
2011
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Mad Bastards
2011
- World Cinema Documentary Competition
- Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
2010
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition/First Feature/World Premiere
- Animal Kingdom
2010
- Spotlight/Comedy/Music
- Bran Nue Dae
2010
- Premieres/World Premiere
- Cane Toads: The Conquest
2010
- Shorts/World Premiere/Comedy
- My Rabbit Hoppy
2009
- Shorts Program
- Jerrycan
2009
- Shorts with Features
- Lessons from the Night
2009
- Shorts Program
- Miracle Fish
2009
- Shorts Program
- Netherland Dwarf
2009
- Premieres
- Mary & Max
2008
- Shorts Program
- Spider
2008
- Shorts Program
- Advantage
2008
- Shorts Program
- Crossbow
2008
- Shorts Program
- Dugong
2008
- Shorts Program
- I Love Sarah Jane
2007
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Noise
2007
- Premieres
- Clubland
2007
- Shorts Program
- William
2006
- shorts program
- Clara
2006
- spectrum
- Jewboy
2006
- shorts program
- Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, The
2006
- spectrum
- Proposition, The
2006
- World Cinema Documentary Competition
- Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
2005
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Wolf Creek
2005
- Shorts Program
- Fuel
2005
- Shorts Program
- Green Bush
2005
- Shorts Program
- Plains Empty
2005
- World Cinema Documentary Competition
- Dhakiyarr vs the King
2005
- Shorts Program
- It's Like That!
2004
- Online Film Festival
- Sounds Like Techno
2004
- Shorts Program
- Teratoma
2004
- Native Forum
- Turn Around
2004
- Shorts Program
- Harvie Krumpet
2004
- Native Forum
- Flat
2003
- Premiere
- Garage Days
2003
- Native Forum
- Shit Skin
2003
- Native Forum
- Beneath Clouds
2003
- Shorts Program
- Wilfred
2003
- Animation Spotlight
- Pa
2002
- Shorts Program
- Inja
2002
- Shorts Program
- Taste
2002
- Shorts Program
- Indefinable Moods
2002
- Native Forum
- One Night the Moon
2002
- Shorts Program
- Tree
2002
- World Cinema
- Australian Rules
2002
- Shorts Program
- Pitch, The
2001
- World Cinema
- Dish, The
2001
- Shorts Program
- Big House, The
2001
- Shorts Program
- In Search of Mike
2001
- World Cinema
- Chopper
2000
- World Cinema
- Chasing Buddha
2000
- Shorts Program
- Slim Pickings
2000
- World Cinema
- Soft Fruit
2000
- World Cinema
- Original Schtick
2000
- Shorts Program
- Burnout
2000
- Shorts Program
- Deadline
1999
- World Cinema
- Praise
1999
- Premiere
- Two Hands
1999
- Shorts Program
- Two Girls And A Baby
1998
- World Cinema
- Castle, The
1998
- Shorts Program
- Boy
1998
- Shorts Program
- What's the Deal
1998
- Shorts Program
- Titsiana Booberini
1998
- World Cinema
- Well, The
1997
- Shorts Program
- Down Rusty Down
1997
- Premiere
- Blackrock
1997
- World Cinema
- Children of the Revolution
1997
- Premiere
- Love Serenade
1997
- World Cinema
- Fistful of Flies
1997
- Shorts Program
- Shooting the Breeze
1997
- World Cinema
- Love and Other Catastrophes
1996
- World Cinema
- Angel Baby
1996
- Premiere
- Shine
1996
- Shorts Program
- Swinger
1995
- Special Screening
- Muriel's Wedding
1995
- Shorts Program
- Gap, The
1994
- Premiere
- Sirens
1994
- Shorts Program
- Excursion To The Bridge Of Friendship
1994
- Special Screening
- Nostradamus Kid, The
1994
- Shorts Program
- Just Desserts
1993
- Park City at Midnight
- Hercules Returns
1993
- Premiere
- Last Days Of Chez Nous, The
1993
- Special Screening
- Black Harvest
1993
- Shorts Program
- Amelia Rose Towers
1992
- Sundance Film Festival
- Holidays on the River Yarra
1992
- Shorts Program
- Resonance
1992
- Special Screening
- Proof
1990
- Special Screening
- Sweetie
1990
- Shorts Program
- Soul Mate
1988
- Special Screenings
- Cannibal Tours
1987
- U.S. Premiere
- Fringe Dwellers, The
1987
- Documentary Non Competition
- Chile: Hasta Cuando?
1986
- Independent Australia
- Emoh Ruo
1986
- Independent Australia
- Fast Talking
1986
- Independent Australia
- Fran
1986
- Independent Australia
- Going Down
1986
- Independent Australia
- Half Life
1986
- Independent Australia
- On the Loose
1986
- Independent Australia
- Rocking The Foundations
1986
- Independent Australia
- Allies
1986
- Independent Australia
- Bliss
1986
- Independent Australia
- Couldn't Be Fairer
1986
- Independent Australia
- For Love or Money: A History of Women and Work in Australia
1986
- Independent Australia
- Singles
1986
- Independent Australia
- Street to Die, A
1986
- Independent Australia
- Traps
1986
- Independent Australia
- Unfinished Business
1986
- Independent Australia
- Wrong Side of the Road
1986
- Independent Australia
- Wrong World
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Between Wars
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Moving Out
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Silver City
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Night the Prowler, The
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Strikebound
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Monkey Grip
1985
- International Showcase: New Australian Cinema
- Squizzy Taylor