He Sundance Dinner Festival revealed the programming of the 2026 editionwhich will take place from January 22 to February 1, 2026 in Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Sundance Resort, in Utah.
Also known as the most prestigious independent film festival in the film industryopens its doors every year to the media, studios and filmmakers from all over the world, serving as a stage for the screening of independent proposals, while bringing them closer to exhibitors with the purpose of leaving the festival with a secured distributor. He Sundance Film Festivalfounded by the late Robert Redford, has been the cradle of an immense amount of talent and projects that have become a reference in the seventh art.
For Sundance 2026, one of the projects that captures our attention is the horror film Buddyfrom co-writer and director Casper Kellywhich will celebrate its world premiere with a screening in the section Midnight.
What is the Midnight section?: From horror and comedy to works that defy genre classification, these films will keep you awake, even in the darkest hour. Films that have been released in this category in recent years include FRESH, Hereditary, Mandy, Relic, Assassination Nation y The Babadook.
Without a doubt, Buddy is in the best of company.
Kelly directs the script he co-wrote with Jamie King.
SYNOPSIS:
“A brave girl and her friends must escape from a children's television show where they face chilling events that test their bravery and friendship.”
The main cast includes Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Delaney Quinn (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Topher Grace (The Waterfront), Keegan-Michael Key (Only Murders in the Building), Michael Shannon (The Bikeriders), Patton Oswalt (The Abandons).
Los productores son Tyler Davidson, Drew Sykes, Raphael Margules, J.D. Lifshitz, y Tracy Rosenblum.
Sundance 2026 will be the last edition of the festival to be held at its historic headquarters in Utah. Starting in 2027, the festival will move to Boulder, Colorado, to host Sundance 2027 and its future editions.
The Sundance Film Festival It opened in 1978 based in Park City, under the name US Film Festival of Utah and Robert Redford as president and founderin order to attract audiences, studios and distributors. Held annually in the last two weeks of January, it is recognized as the industry's largest independent film festival. The Sundance Institute Filmmakers/Directors Lab was founded in 1981 by Redford with the goal of bringing together colleagues to encourage and support independent film.
Before concluding each edition, recognitions are given to the most outstanding, with the Grand Jury Prize being its most important prize.
In 1991 it changed its name to Sundance Film Festival.
First look at Buddy:
Source: https://cine3.com/primer-vistazo-proyecto-terror-buddy-premiere-sundance-2026/
