The news that the annual indie festival will continue as planned comes after a week of cancellations of industry events, including the Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTA Tea Party and the WGA and PGA nominations. The 2025 festival is set to open in Park City, Utah on Jan. 23.

Individual tickets for the 41st Sundance Film Festival are scheduled to go on sale at Thursday morning for screenings across Park City and Salt Lake City.

Officials with the 2025 Sundance Film Festival say the event will go on despite the raging wildfires that have forced the cancellation of several film industry events.

Here's a list of the stars expected so far at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City and Salt Lake City. They include three Oscar winners, a former prime minister, the leader of The Roots, and a hobbit.

The Grammy Awards and Sundance Film Festival are among the significant events continuing as scheduled amid the destructive and deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires. The Sundance Film Festival in Park City,

In partnership with Daniel Dae Kim’s 3AD, Gold House and The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), Sunrise Collective will be situated at Pine Cone Ridge. The Sunrise Collective is invite-only and will feature AANHPI and multicultural creatives, filmmakers and industry leaders in conversation.

The Sundance Institute has named 16 jurors for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the group of five that deliberated on the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.

Beyond Film lineup was announced this morning, with Olivia Colman, Daniel Kaluuya, Marlee Matlin and more set for talks.

While the festival continues as expected, devastation remains in LA County. The National Weather Service put portions of LA County under a “particularly dangerous situation” warning through Wednesday morning as high winds with gusts up to 72 mph threaten rapid spreading of the fire, per the Los Angeles Times.

The Sundance Film Festival will go ahead in Park City, Utah, despite the Los Angeles wildfires. The decision aims to highlight the festival's commitment to resilience and community spirit.

Even as many Hollywood events are being postponed and cancelled due to the ongoing fires in the Los Angeles area, the Sundance Film Festival is still planning to move forward with the 11-day event next week in Park City, Utah. ( Also read: Oscars 2025 may get cancelled for the first time in 96 years due to LA wildfires: Report)