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.
Films
U.S. Dramatic Competition
- The Accidental Getaway Driver, directed by Sing J. Lee
- All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, directed by Raven Jackson
- Fair Play, directed by Chloe Domont
- Fancy Dance, directed by Erica Tremblay
- Magazine Dreams, directed by Elijah Bynum
- Mutt, directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
- The Persian Version, directed by Maryam Keshavarz
- Shortcomings, directed by Randall Park
- Sometimes I Think About Dying, directed by Rachel Lambert
- The Starling Girl, directed by Laurel Parmet
- Theater Camp, directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman
- A Thousand and One, directed by A.V. Rockwell
U.S. Documentary Competition
- ', directed by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto
- Bad Press, directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler
- Beyond Utopia, directed by Madeleine Gavin
- The Disappearance of Shere Hite, directed by Nicole Newnham
- ', directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
- Going Varsity in Mariachi, directed by Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn
- Joonam, directed by Sierra Urich
- ', directed by Lisa Cortés
- ', directed by Amanda Kim
- A Still Small Voice, directed by Luke Lorentzen
- The Stroll, directed by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker
- Victim/Suspect, directed by Nancy Schwartzman
Premieres
- Cassandro, directed by Roger Ross Williams
- Cat Person, directed by Susanna Fogel
- Deep Rising, directed by Matthieu Rytz
- The Deepest Breath, directed by Laura McGann
- Drift, directed by Anthony Chen
- Earth Mama, directed by Savanah Leaf
- Eileen, directed by William Oldroyd
- Fairyland, written and directed by Andrew Durham
- Flora and Son, directed by John Carney
- Food and Country, directed by Laura Gabbert
- Invisible Beauty, directed by Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng
- It's Only Life After All, directed by Alexandria Bombach
- Jamojaya, directed by Justin Chon
- Judy Blume Forever, directed by Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok
- Landscape with Invisible Hand, directed by Cory Finley
- A Little Prayer, directed by Angus MacLachlan
- Murder in Big Horn, directed by Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin
- Passages, directed by Ira Sachs
- Past Lives, directed by Celine Song
- PLAN C, directed by Tracy Droz Tragos
- The Pod Generation, written and directed by Sophie Barthes
- ', directed by Lana Wilson
- Radical, directed by Christopher Zalla
- Rotting in the Sun, directed by Sebastián Silva
- Rye Lane, directed by Raine Allen-Miller
- ', directed by Davis Guggenheim
- You Hurt My Feelings, directed by Nicole Holofcener
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Animalia, directed by Sofia Alaoui
- Bad Behaviour, directed by Alice Englert
- Girl, directed by Adura Onashile
- Heroic, directed by David Zonana
- MAMACRUZ, directed by Patricia Ortega
- Mami Wata, directed by C.J. Obasi
- La Pecera, directed by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez
- Scrapper, directed by Charlotte Regan
- Shayda, directed by Noora Niasari
- Slow, directed by Marija Kavtaradze
- Sorcery, directed by Christopher Murray
- When It Melts, directed by Veerle Baetens
World Cinema Documentary Competition
- 20 Days in Mariupol, directed by Mstyslav Chernov
- 5 Seasons of Revolution, directed by Lina
- Against the Tide, directed by Sarvnik Kaur
- The Eternal Memory, directed by Maite Alberdi
- Fantastic Machine, directed by Axel Danielson
- Iron Butterflies, directed by Roman Liubyi
- Is There Anybody Out There?, directed by Ella Glendining
- The Longest Goodbye, directed by Ido Mizrahy
- Milisuthando, directed by Milisuthando Bongela
- Pianoforte, directed by Jakub PiÃÂ
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- Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, directed by Anna Hints
- Twice Colonized, directed by Lin Alluna
Next
- Bravo, Burkina!, written and directed by Walé Oyéjidé
- Divinity, written and directed by Eddie Alcazar
- Fremont, written and directed by Babak Jalali
- Kim's Video, written and directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin
- King Coal, directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon
- Kokomo City, directed by D. Smith
- To Live and Die and Live, written and directed by Qasim Basir
- The Tuba Thieves, written and directed by Alison O'Daniel
- Young. Wild. Free., directed by Thembi L. Banks
Midnight
Special Screenings
Spotlight
Kids
Indie Episodic
Awards
The following awards were given out:
Grand Jury Prizes
- U.S. Dramatic Competition â A Thousand and One (A.V. Rockwell)
- U.S. Documentary Competition â ' (Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition â Scrapper (Charlotte Regan)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition â The Eternal Memory (Maite Alberdi)
Audience Awards
- Festival Favorite â Radical (Christopher Zalla)
- U.S. Dramatic Competition â The Persian Version (Maryam Keshavarz)
- U.S. Documentary Competition â Beyond Utopia (Madeleine Gavin)
- World Cinema Dramatic Competition â Shayda (Noora Niasari)
- World Cinema Documentary Competition â 20 Days in Mariupol (Mstyslav Chernov)
- NEXT â Kokomo City
Directing, Screenwriting and Editing
Special Jury Prizes
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast â The cast of Theater Camp
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting â LÃÂo Mehiel for Mutt
- U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision â The creative team of Magazine Dreams
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision â The Stroll (Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucke)
- U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Freedom of Expression â Bad Press
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography â LÃÂlis Soares for Mami Wata
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Performance â Rosa Marchant for When it Melts
- World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Creative Vision â Sofia Alaoui for Animalia
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision â Fantastic Machine
- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Verité â Against the Tide
Short Film Awards
- Short Film Grand Jury Prize â When You Left Me on That Boulevard
- Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction â Rest Stop
- Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction â The Kidnapping of the Bride
- Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction â Will You Look at Me
- Short Film Jury Award: Animation â The Flying Sailor
- Short Film Special Jury Award, International: Directing â AliEN0089 by Valeria Hoffman
- Short Film Special Jury Award, U.S.: Directing â The Vacation by Jarreau Carrillo
Special Prizes
- Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize â The Pod Generation
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction â Jess Devaney for ItâÂÂs Only Life After All
- Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction â Kara Durrett for The Starling Girl
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Nonfiction â Mary Manhardt
- Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Fiction â Troy Takaki
- Sundance Institute/NHK Award â Olive Nwosu for Lady
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