Multiple actors and directors whose movies premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival shared why they enjoy being in Utah for the festival and why they think it’s important. “This is the best place to bring a movie into the world,

Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees of the Sundance Film Festival are making their final push to keep the world-renowned independent film festival in the state as its directors consider uprooting it.

While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027 , the 2025 program is under way. The event’s 41st edition kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest so far.