2023 Sundance Film Festival

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2023 Sundance Film Festival
Location Park City, Utah
Founded1978
Hosted by Sundance Institute
Festival dateJanuary 19 to 29, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Website Sundance

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

U.S. Documentary Competition

Premieres

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

World Cinema Documentary Competition

Next

Midnight

Special Screenings

Spotlight

Kids

Indie Episodic

Awards

The following awards were given out: [5]

Grand Jury Prizes

Audience Awards

Directing, Screenwriting and Editing

Special Jury Prizes

Short Film Awards

Special Prizes

Acquisitions

Source: [6]

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References

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