Roundup of Parties, Events, Panels and More

Wicker Panel
Chase Sapphire Reserve Experience, 660 Main St., 10:15-11:00 a.m. (Doors at 9:45 a.m.)
Daily film panels featuring casts breaking down the making of their films. Expected panelists: Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Olivia Colman and Elizabeth Debicki.

How I Get It Done: Redefining Power in Entertainment and Culture
UTA House, 508 Main St., 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
A conversation presented by Google Pixel, WIF and The Cut. Invite only.

Adobe x Variety Creative Collaborators Fireside Chats
Adobe House, 608 Main St., timing TBD
Creative Collaborators brings together editors and directors for chats about creative partnerships in bringing films to life. Each discussion offers a look at the collaborative process and decision-making that guide a project from raw footage to finished film.

NAACP’s From TV to Policy Panel
Acura House of Energy, 550 Swede Alley, 11 a.m.
Presented by Acura and NAACP, the conversation focuses on how portrayals of Black and brown communities in TV and film shape public perception, influence policymakers and impact laws.

Cinema Café: Ava DuVernay and Barbara Kopple
Cinema Café, Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., 11 a.m.
A conversation featuring the multihyphenate talent, who debuted her Middle of Nowhere at Sundance in 2012, and the documentary filmmaker, who premiered her film American Dream at Sundance in 1991.

Reimagining Rural America Through Storytelling
The Box at the Ray, 11:30 a.m.
Presented by Bridge Entertainment Labs, the panel focuses on how storytelling can reshape perceptions of rural America with Bridge Entertainment Labs’ Steven Olikara, Imagine Entertainment’s Amanda Farrand, UTA’s Nick Barnes, Modern Rural Collective’s Heather Malenshek, and National Domestic Workers Allliance’s Ai-jen Poo.

Bait Conversation
The Elvis Mitchell Suite, The Cabin on Main Street, 12-12:30 p.m.
Mitchell moderates a conversation between Riz Ahmed and Guz Khan.

Storytelling for Fans: Future of Audience Engagement
Adobe House, 12:30 p.m.
Presented by Adobe, the conversation brings together filmmakers, marketers and talent to discuss the new craft of collaboration across platforms to drive fandom for content. Moderated by Variety’s Angelique Jackson with Focus Features’ Jason Cassidy, TikTok’s Dawn Yang, Adobe’s Stacy Martinet and actor Mason Gooding.

Little Walnut Conversation
The Elvis Mitchell Suite, The Cabin on Main Street, 1-1:30 p.m.
Mitchell moderates a conversation between Moby and producing partner Lindsay Hicks at their company Little Walnut.

Gold House: After The Pitch — A Look Inside Developing A Studio Project Panel
Acura House of Energy, 550 Swede Alley, 1 p.m.
Presented by Acura, the panel discussion will feature producers, executives and creatives who have shepherded projects through the studio system sharing about the strategies, relationships and creative decisions that keep projects alive during development.

How AI is Evolving Storytelling with Flow from Google
Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., 1:30 p.m.
Presented by Google, the conversation will feature moderator Henry Daubrez with senior UX lead Nick Matarese and product manager Jessica Gallegos talking about how collaborations between filmmakers and technology are expanding creative potential and inspiring the development of new technologies, like Flow, Google’s AI filmmaking tool. The discussion includes a screening of Daubrez’s animated concept trailer The Light Within, followed by a scene-by-scene breakdown of the creative workflows used to bridge the gap between initial concept and final frame.

See You When I See You Conversation
The Elvis Mitchell Suite, The Cabin on Main Street, 1-1:30 p.m.
Mitchell moderates a conversation with the film’s Jay Duplass.

Documentary Film Party
The Park, 2 p.m.
Presented by EverWonder and South Stack Studios, the official Sundance event hosts documentary filmmakers (shorts and features) along with alumni, supporters and nonfiction insiders.

A Redford Legacy and Exploration: The Future of Environmental Film
The Box at the Ray, 2 p.m.
Presented by the Redford Center, the panel explores Robert Redford’s environmental film legacy, the ways it continues through his family and the work of the Redford Center, NRDC and at the Sundance Film Festival. Panelists: Redford Center’s Jill Tidman, filmmaker Sara Dosa, producer, board chair at the Redford Center and Redford’s grandson Conor Schlosser, and journalist and NRDC documentary film unit founder Daniel Hinerfeld.

Latino Filmmakers Network presents: Our Road to the Sundance Film Festival and Access, Allies & Action— Rethinking How Films Get Made
United Airlines Lodge on Main Street, 2 p.m.
Presented by United Airlines, the event will feature two panels: 1) Our Road to Sundance spotlights filmmakers whose movies are playing at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, exploring the journeys that led them to this defining moment; 2) Access, Allies & Action brings together filmmakers to share actionable approaches to creating access, championing underrepresented voices, and building sustainable careers with stories that resonate worldwide. Registration required for attendance.

Spotlight on Documentaries
Canon Creative Studio — Park City Museum, 528 Main St., 2 p.m.
Moderator Jay Holben, technical editor of American Cinematographer, will guide a wide-ranging discussion into the world of documentary filmmaking with cinematographers Helki Frantzen (Joybubbles) and Abd Alkader Habak (Birds of War) about their festival projects.

Changing the Narrative on Health in Storytelling
UTA House, 508 Main St., 2-4 p.m.
A conversation presented by Lilly. Invite only.

Queen of Chess Conversation
The Elvis Mitchell Suite, The Cabin on Main Street, 2:30-3 p.m.
Mitchell moderates a conversation with Rory Kennedy and Judit Polgar.

The Oldest Person in the World Premiere Party
402 Park Ave., 2:30-4:30 p.m.
A party for Sam Green’s Sundance selection.

The Lost Horses
Blue Sky Ski Lounge, Silver Star Drive, 3-6:30 p.m.
An unveiling of the Anthem PSA for The Lost Horses Campaign, a national awareness initiative fusing cinema with advocacy to “finally end the slaughter of America’s horses,” per the org. The PSA screening will be followed by a moderated Q&A with Zosia Mamet, filmmaker Ashley Avis and host Barb Phillips of Saving Gracie Foundation.

Built From Difference: How Dyslexic Thinking Shapes Creative Storytelling
Impact Lounge, 2175 Sidewinder Dr. 3–4 p.m.
David Flink, founder of Neurodiversity Alliance, and filmmaker Davis Guggenheim are teaming for a discussion on how dyslexic thinking “isn’t a limitation but a creative superpower — and how it’s shaped their work and storytelling,” per official intel.

The Friend’s House is Here Conversation
The Elvis Mitchell Suite, The Cabin on Main Street, 3:30-4 p.m.
Mitchell moderates a conversation with Hossein Keshavarz and Maryam Ataei.

Earth Lounge
Impact Lounge, Prospector Square, 3:30-7:30 p.m.
A dedicated space for filmmakers, brands and creative professionals “who know that environmentally informed storytelling of all kinds can help build the future we want.” Presenting partners Come Clean, Climate Spring, Universal Film, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance, NRDC Rewrite the Future, Redford Center and Jackson Wild with action partners Grow the Flow Utah and Great Salt Lake Hopeline. Produced by Hollywood Climate Summit with program partner Dropout. More here.

Great Salt Lake: The National Stakes & The Story That Will Define Us All
Earth Lounge at Impact Lounge, Prospector Square, 4:15 p.m.
A fireside chat with documentarian and Park City local Fletcher Keyes (The Lake) featuring actress and activist Alysia Reiner.

The Art of Casting for Independent Film Panel
The Box, 1768 Park Ave., 4:30 p.m.
A panel presented by the Casting Society featuring casting directors opening up with behind-the-scenes insights and sharing the challenges and performances that have defined indie films of the past and present. Moderator Erica A. Hart will steer a conversation with Eyde Belasco, Kharmel Cochrane, Richard Hicks and Jessica Kelly.

We Will Always Be Here: A Highlight Reel of LGBTQ+ Sundance Film Festival History
Acura House of Energy, 550 Swede Alley, 4:45 p.m.
Presented by the automaker, the discussion hosts LGBTQ+ filmmakers, creatives and activists as they share memories and visions for the future, moderated by Ryan Mitchell. The event will include remarks from the “Cheers, Queers” founders Alex Schmider (GLAAD), Allegra Madsen (Frameline) and David Hatkoff (NewFest).

Plot Holes, Busted! Game Show
Earth Lounge at Impact Lounge, Prospector Square, 4:45 p.m.
Presented in partnership with Come Clean and Sustainable Entertainment Alliance in collaboration with Dropout, comedian hosts Lily Du and Grant O’Brien host an interactive trivia game show that debunks environmental storytelling tropes. With audience prizes.

3rd Annual “Cheers, Queers”
Acura House of Energy, 550 Swede Alley
GLAAD re-teams with Frameline and NewFest — two of the nation’s high profile LGBTQ+ film festivals —for return of “Cheers, Queers,” a signature event to celebrate “the rich legacy and bold future of queer storytelling in cinema.” The event, presented in partnership with Acura and co-hosted by IMDbPro, was
founded by Alex Schmider (GLAAD), Allegra Madsen (Frameline) and David Hatkoff (NewFest).

Connecticut at the Last Dance
The Cabin, 427 Main St., 5-7 p.m.
For the first time, Connecticut comes to Sundance to host filmmakers, creatives, cultural leaders and industry insiders to spotlight the state’s role in independent film, innovation and production. It’s “equal parts cocktail hour and cultural exchange,” per official intel.

The New & Next Queer Cinema: A Conversation with Queer Icons of Then and Now
Acura House of Energy, 550 Swede Alley, 5:10 p.m.
The panel hosts queer icons that shaped the New Queer Cinema movement and those building on its legacy.

Josephine Premiere Party
Chase Sapphire Reserve Experience, 660 Main St., 5:30–7:30 p.m.
A celebration for the film and its cast including Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Syra McCarthy, Phillip Ettinger, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Stefanie Este and Mason Reeves.

Bait Preview
Audible Listening Lodge, 675 Main St., 5:30-8 p.m.
Audible and Amazon MGM Studios are hosting a special preview and live conversation built around the Riz Ahmed-starrer Bait. Ahmed will sit for a chat with co-star Guz Khan.

Voices of a People’s History: The People Speak and Sing!
Impact Lounge, Prospector Square, 5:30 p.m. (performance), 6:30 p.m. (cocktail reception)
Presented by Impact Lounge, Voices of a People’s History, Diversity & Inclusion Film Festival and produced by Heather Mason, Anna Strout and Sola Fasehun, the invite promises an “unforgettable evening” with the power of music and spoken word to celebrate the voices of the people. Inspired by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove’s book, the performance will feature Tatiana Maslany, Aasif Mandvi, Alysia Reiner, Brendan Hines, Gabriela Ortega, Cassie Bradley, H. Lynn Pai, Sola Fasehun and Tanya Selvaratnam.

Earth Lounge Mixer & Party
Earth Lounge at Impact Lounge, Prospector Square, 5:30 p.m.
Presented in partnership with Climate Spring and NRDC Rewrite the Future with an impact focus on Save Our Great Salt Lake, the celebration will feature an immersive storytelling installation. Local conservation partners will be on-site.

Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford
Grand Hyatt Deer Valley, 1702 Glencoe Mountain Way, 6:30 p.m.
Sundance Institute’s marquee fundraiser. This year’s honorees include Gyula Gazdag and Ed Harris (Robert Redford Luminary Award), Chloé Zhao (Trailblazer Award Presented by Google), Nia DaCosta (Vanguard Award Presented by Acura for Fiction), and Geeta Gandbhir (Vanguard Award Presented by Acura for Nonfiction). Presenters include Woody Harrelson, Tessa Thompson, Amy Redford, Ava DuVernay, Ethan Hawke, David Lowery, Michelle Satter, Taika Waititi and more.

19th Annual Shabbat Dinner
Shabbat Lounge, Address upon RSVP, 6 p.m.
A sit-down dinner with Sundance filmmakers, industry executives and film enthusiasts to celebrate the festival’s opening weekend. Limite4d seating. Kosher catering. Taste of Shabbat tickets also available. Reservations here.

UTA Advisory’s Brand Leaders Dinner
UTA House, 508 Main St., 7-10 p.m.
Presented by Warner Bros. Discovery. Invite only.

Self Custody Special Screening and Q&A
The Cabin, 427 Main St., 7:30 p.m.
Inspired by a true story, the short film screening is followed by an intimate Q&A with actor and director Garrett Patten, actor Adrien Grenier and co-director Fernando Ferro. Invite only.

Creative Coalition’s Fab 50 Leaders Dinner
Buona Vita, 804 Main St., 7:30 p.m.
Seated dinner for 50 executives and talent designed as a “thought-leaders dinner” to help kick off this year’s festival.

Music Lodge Live!
255 Main Street, 8-10 p.m. and 10:30-midnight
Music Lodge’s stage finale at Park City hosts the Music Lodge Live! final show sets for Utah. The early show hosts five performances with solo artists Kris Gruen, Byland, Judd Warrick, Kendall Jane Meade and a finale with Foxy Shazam, a six-member band. The late show features three performances with Brooklyn Dylan, Ashley Paul and Latin Grammy winner Paulina Aguirre. More intel here.

Acura House of Energy Kickoff Party
Acura House of Energy, 550 Swede Alley, 8 p.m.
Presented by the automaker, the bash features live music from artists like DJ Cardi at 8 p.m. before DJ Nice takes the stage from 9–11 p.m.

I Want Your Sex Premiere Party
Chase Sapphire Reserve Experience, 660 Main St., 8:30–10:30 p.m.
A celebration for the Gregg Araki film that stars Olivia Wilde, Chase Sui Wonders, Cooper Hoffman and Mason Gooding.

MovieMaker Celebration of Indie Film
The Cabin, 427 Main St., 9:30-11 p.m.
Presented by TBK Productions, the late-night celebration will host filmmakers and industry insiders for a special party rolled out by the publication MovieMaker.

The Shitheads Premiere Party
Chase Sapphire Reserve Experience, 660 Main St., 11 p.m.–2 a.m.
A celebration for the film that stars Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson, Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun and Peter Dinklage.