The Sundance Film Festival announced its 2025 awards Friday morning during a ceremony held at The Ray Theatre in Park City. Grand Jury Prizes went to Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” (U.S. Dramatic Competition),

As it searches for a new home beyond Park City, Utah, the film festival showcases a neo-western, a promising comedic debut and two unsettling documentaries.

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.

Sundance: Directed by "Challengers" actress Hailey Gates, "Atropia" gives the War on Terror it's own take on "The Truman Show."

The Sundance Film Festival catalogue can be overwhelming to navigate, with around 90 feature films playing across 11 days.

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"Atropia," a satire of the Iraq War and military contractors' efforts to prepare soldiers to fight overseas, was one of the big winners at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's awards ceremony.

Robert Redford, Sundance Institute Founder and President ... Highlights from this year’s 100 World Premieres include, Atropia. Written and directed by Hailey Gates. Starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, and Jane Levy.

Notable past credits: As an actor, Gates has appeared in films like “Challengers” — which is how she connected with Guadagnino — and “Uncut Gems.” She hosted the Viceland series ...

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Hailey Gates’ feature debut has fun, insightful ideas, though it seldom expands on them. Like Gates’ short, “Atropia” opens with a near-identical scene of an Iraqi woman played by Alia ...