Sundance Film Festival

Jorrybell Agoto, a 31-year-old actress from Ilocos, reprises her role as Isabel in Rafael Manuel's feature film Filipiñana, which won the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The languid class satire follows an underpaid tee girl at an elite Manila golf course uncovering sinister secrets, executive produced by Jia Zhangke and acquired by Kino Lorber for North American distribution. It builds on her breakout role from the 2020 short film that secured a Silver Bear at Berlin.

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The coming-of-age drama If I Go Will They Miss Me, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by indie distributor Rich Spirit in a nearly $1 million deal. The agreement covers U.S. rights and select international territories, with a fall theatrical release planned. Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernandez, the film stars Bodhi Dell, J. Alphonse Nicholson and Danielle Brooks.

Rian Johnson expressed excitement about fresh voices shaping the future of Star Wars following Kathleen Kennedy's exit from Lucasfilm. The director, known for The Last Jedi, shared his thoughts during an interview at the Sundance Film Festival. Kennedy, who led the franchise for 14 years, is being replaced by Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan.

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At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, director Adam Meeks premiered his feature debut 'Union County,' a raw portrait of addiction in rural Ohio starring Will Poulter and Noah Centineo. The film, expanded from a 2020 short, features nonprofessional actors from a local recovery court to authentically depict the opioid epidemic's toll. Meeks praised Poulter's commitment, inspired by his role in 'Dopesick.'