PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.

Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah anymore; Just an internet connection.

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Hollywood made its return to Utah Thursday for the first day of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. It's expected to bring in thousands of people from all over the world, creating a big payoff for Utahns and businesses.

As Sundance considers moving out of Utah, the indie film community weighs how much of its identity is rooted in Park City.

S tanding in line outside the Eccles for the opening-night premiere of "Twinless," a group of Park City locals affixed bright yellow stickers reading "KEEP SUNDANCE IN UTAH" to th

This year saw a slightly subdued Sundance with more first-time directors, resulting in slightly less star power on Main Street—until Sunday, at least, when Jennifer Lopez arrived for the premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman.

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.