The film about the Pulitzer Prize-winning picture, 'The Stringer,' is scheduled to debut next week at the Sundance Film Festival.

Film festival season has arrived, and film lovers are now converging on Park City, Utah for this year's Sundance Film Festival. That includes Cinema Chat co-host and Marquee Arts cinema program director,

Cincinnati is one of three finalists vying to host the Sundance Film Festival, competing against Boulder, Colorado, and a joint bid from Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, which aims to retain the festival in the Beehive State.

And as organizers have done since September, when three finalist host cities were announced (Boulder, Colorado; Cincinatti, Ohio; and a joint Salt Lake City/Park City bid), Eugene Hernandez declined to give any hint of an answer. "The answer is 'no, not yet,'" he said.

Chloë Sevigny, Olivia Colman, and Steven Yeun are among the panelists for the Sundance Film Festival 2025 Beyond Film.

The City of Cincinnati put $2.5 million upfront to secure a deal, with at least $2.5 million more promised if the Queen City is selected as the host. The council estimated that Sundance coming to Cincinnati would be an investment for the future that would potentially bring in at least $120 million per year for a decade.

While the Sundance Film Festival is a celebration of discovery, this year’s event is also a time when the public and film industry can come together in support of the wildfires that have taken at least 24 lives and destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Hernandez said.

Sundance Film Festival is a hot bed for terrific indie movies. Watch 10 all-timers that launched there, including "Get Out" and "Napoleon Dynamite."

There are so many opportunities to get involved and participate in the 10 day Sundance Film Festival. One of those stops could be the Filmmakers

GTU braves the cold temperatures and takes on the opening day at Sundance Flim Festival. Senior programmer, John Nein, joined Deena and Surae to

Part II summarizes the films and programs from Sundance 2025 that are part of The Utah Review coverage. For Part I which is an overview of the state of the film industry in Utah, see here. Among the Sundance feature-length films with a significant Utah connection is Omaha,