Sundance 2026: UK films and co-productions
Extra Geography (Dir. Molly Manners)
Explore the 17 UK films, co-productions and documentaries announced at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
With 16 world premieres announced so far, UK titles shine across World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competition, Premieres, Next, Episodic, Family Matinee and Spotlight Strands.
Lady (Dir. Olive Nwosu)
Filipiñana (Dir. Rafael Manuel) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Sundance 2026 Official Selection
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
EXTRA GEOGRAPHY | Dir. Molly Manners | Wri. Miriam Battye
World Premiere | UK
Supported by Film4, BFI, Screen Yorkshire
FILIPIÑANA | Wri-dir. Rafael Manuel
World Premiere | Singapore, UK, Philippines, France, Netherlands
Supported by Film4
LADY | Wri-dir. Olive Nwosu
World Premiere | UK, Nigeria
Supported by BFI, Film4, Screen Scotland
Birds of War (Habak Films) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
One in a Million (Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
World Cinema Documentary Competition
BIRDS OF WAR | Wri-dirs. Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak
World Premiere | UK, Syria, Lebanon
EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET | Dir. Felipe Bustos Sierra
World Premiere | UK
HANGING BY A WIRE | Dir. Mohammed Ali Naqvi
World Premiere | USA, UK, Pakistan
ONE IN A MILLION | Dirs. Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes
World Premiere | UK
Next
THE INCOMER | Wri-dir. Louis Paxton
World Premiere | UK
Supported by the BFI, Screen Scotland
The Incomer (Dir. Louis Paxton)
Frank & Louis (Dir. Petra Biondina Volpe) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Rob Baker Ashton
Premieres
ANTIHEROINE | Dirs. Edward Lovelace, James Hall
World Premiere | UK, USA
THE DISCIPLE | Dir. Joanna Natasegara
World Premiere | USA, UK
Supported by Film4
FRANK & LOUIS | Wri-dir. Petra Biondina Volpe | Wri. Esther Bernstorf
World Premiere | Switzerland, UK
THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2 | Dir. Amir Bar-Lev
World Premiere | USA, UK
TROUBLEMAKER | Dir. Antoine Fuqua | Wri. Michael Toomey Mann
World Premiere | South Africa, USA, UK
Troublemaker (Antoine Fuqua) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Bait (Riz Ahmed) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Amazon MGM Studios
Episodic
BAIT | Dir. Riz Ahmed
World Premiere | UK, USA
Family Matinee
FING! | Dir. Jeffrey Walker | Wris. David Walliams, Kevin Cecil
World Premiere | Australia, UK
Spotlight
BROKEN ENGLISH | Wri-dirs. Jane Pollard, Iain Forsyth | Wri. Ian Martin
US Premiere | UK
THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM | Dir. Mark Cousins
World Premiere | UK
