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Sundance 2023 to offer both online and in-person screenings

Dec 13, 2022 11:52AM ● By Jenniffer Wardell

A selection of some of the movies in the Sundance Film Festival 2023 lineup. Photo collage courtesy of Sundance Film Festival

It’s the perfect Christmas gift for any movie fans in your life. 

Ticket packages are now on sale for next year’s Sundance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 19-29, 2023. This year the festival will offer both in-person and online screenings of most of its lineup, giving Utah residents a variety of options for getting their Sundance fix. With 99 feature films announced for their 2023 lineup and even more episodic and short content, there’s a movie sure to please everyone. 

“The program for this year’s Festival reiterates the relevancy of trailblazing work serving as an irreplaceable source for original stories that resonate and fuel creativity and dialogue,” said Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming. “In so many ways this year’s slate reflects the voices of communities around the world who are speaking out with urgency and finally being heard. Across our program, impactful storytelling by fearless artists continues to provide space for the community to come together to be entertained, challenged, and inspired.”

This year’s biggest movies cover a wide range of cinematic experiences, from horror movies like “Run Rabbit Run” to dramas like “Shayda” and thrillers like “The Accidental Getaway Driver.” Documentaries touch on everything from the life of Little Richard to one of the only video stores left in the U.S. 

“We are honored to share the compelling selection of work at this year’s Festival from distinct perspectives and unique voices,” said Robert Redford, Sundance Institute Founder and President.

In-person screenings will be available throughout the entire run of the festival. Though many of the venues are in Park City, this year’s Sundance also includes several Salt Lake venues. Broadway Centre Cinemas (111 East Broadway), Salt Lake Community College’s Grand Theatre (1575 South State St.), and Rose Wagner Centre (138 West 300 South) are all familiar venues to Sundance regulars. This year, they’ve also added Megaplex Theatres at Gateway Mall (400 West 200 South). 

Online screenings will be available during the second half of the festival, which starts Jan. 24. All of the competition titles will be included, which means the movies in the running for awards. These include all movies in the U.S. Dramatic, U.S. Documentary, World Cinema Dramatic, World Cinema Documentary, and NEXT categories. There will also be a selection of films from other categories, including Short Films and the Indie Episodic lineup.  

Currently, only ticket packages are available for sale on the festival’s website. The online packages are generally less expensive than the in-person screening packages, with the least expensive option being six days of online access to the Indie Episodic screenings and select Short Films programs. Depending on the viewing set-up in your home, online screenings can also offer viewing opportunities for more than one person. 

Individual tickets for both in-person and online screenings go on sale Jan. 12. Demand for tickets is always high, so make sure you shop early and have backup options if your first choices are no longer available. 

For more information, including a detailed list of competition films, visit festival.sundance.org.