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 uproot

When Sundance leaves in 2027, attendees are weighing the pros and cons of the three finalists, Salt Lake City, Boulder, and Cincinnati.

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.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox walked the press line for the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Train Dreams” at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. “It’s going to be an amazing festival, 41 years of Sundance here in Utah,” Cox said. “I think this is going to be the best one ever.”

Located right in the heart of Main Street (where most of the Sundance action is based), the lounge has become a staple at Sundance over the past 15 years that Chase has been the festival's presenting sponsor. This year was no different, and Cosmo had (snow) boots on the ground to survey the scene.

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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.

So far, the Sundance Film Festival has seen a wide variety of celebrity fashion, from gowns to fur-covered clogs.

Nothing lasts, everything fades, and all is ultimately forgotten, and yet if Train Dreams roots itself in that melancholic viewpoint, it also fights against such inevitability by remembering a life overlooked.