Sundance Film Festival Reveals 2026 Short Film Selections

Sundance has revealed its short film selections for the 2026 film festival. This year’s selections include 54 titles that will be screened across eight distinct programs.

Coming from 22 countries and territories around the world, the shorts represent various genres and styles in fiction, documentary and animated storytelling. This year’s festival will also have a special Park City Legacy short film program, playing shorts from past editions of the festival with the filmmakers in attendance to honor its final year in the Utah city.

Sundance’s Director of Programming Kim Yutani states, “We are looking forward to presenting these short films as part of our 2026 selection this coming January. Each one is a testament to the creative talent working in the short film space, proving that powerful storytelling is impactful across formats. This year’s program is rich with explorations of belonging, resilience, and the unexpected ways people navigate both the everyday and the extraordinary.”

The Sundance Film Festival will be held Jan. 22-Feb. 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. Individual ticket sales for the short film programs and other screenings and events begin Jan. 14.

See the full list of short film selections on the Sundance website here.

Monday, December 15

‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and More to be Honored at American Cinematheque’s Third Annual Tribute to the Crafts

See the full Tribute to the Crafts honorees below:

Casting: “Sinners” (Francine Maisler) – Warner Bros. Pictures
Cinematography: “Train Dreams” (Adolpho Veloso) – Netflix
Choreography: “Wicked: For Good” (Christopher Scott) – Universal Pictures
Costume Design: “Hedda” (Lindsay Pugh) – Amazon MGM Studios
Editing: “One Battle After Another” (Andy Jurgensen) – Warner Bros. Pictures
Hair and Makeup: “Frankenstein” (Mike Hill, Cliona Furey & Jordan Samuel) – Netflix
Production Design/Set Decoration/Prop Master: “Frankenstein” (Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau & Christopher Geggie) – Netflix
Score: “Sinners” (Ludwig Göransson) – Warner Bros. Pictures
Song: “Golden” – KPop Demon Hunters (EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, IDO, 24, & TEDDY) – Netflix
Sound: “F1” (Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary Rizzo, Juan Peralta & Gareth John) – Apple Original Films
Stunts: “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” (Wade Eastwood) – Paramount Pictures
Trailer: “Weapons” (John Stanford & Susie Shen on behalf of Warner Bros.; Jared Sapolin, Joel Walden, James Edgington, Greg Brotherton, John Salazar & Nate Rowe on behalf of Mark Woollen and Associates) – Warner Bros. Pictures
Visual Effects: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon & Daniel Barrett) – 20th Century Studios