Sundance Festival Is Moving To Colorado

It’s official: the Sundance Film Festival has a new home, with the event leaving its Park City, Utah, home of four decades and heading to Boulder, Colorado for the 2027 iteration. Boulder beat out Cincinnati and Salt Lake City for the new ten-year contract with the festival. The move aims to ensure the future of […] The post Sundance Festival Is Moving To Colorado appeared first on Dark Horizons.

Mar 27, 2025 - 21:21

It’s official: the Sundance Film Festival has a new home, with the event leaving its Park City, Utah, home of four decades and heading to Boulder, Colorado for the 2027 iteration.

Boulder beat out Cincinnati and Salt Lake City for the new ten-year contract with the festival. The move aims to ensure the future of the festival which has seen a drop in attendance in recent years – 72,840 people attended in 2024, down from 116,800 in 2020.

Part of that is the price with housing for Sundance shooting up in price as Hollywood tightens its belt due to industry-wide cost-cutting. Locals also have reportedly grown tired of the influx of people to their small town which is already busy with peak ski season.

In addition, officials in the conservative state of Utah has reportedly grown increasingly hostile towards Sundance’s mission and core values. A Utah state senator recently posted on social media: “Sundance promotes alternative lifestyles. Sundance promotes anti-[Latter Day Saints] themes. Sundance does not fit in Utah anymore.”

Of the move, Sundance Institute president and founder Robert Redford says in a statement:

“As change is inevitable, we must always evolve and grow, which has been at the core of our survival. This move will ensure that the festival continues its work of risk-taking, supporting innovative storytellers, fostering independence, and entertaining and enlightening audiences. I am grateful to the Boulder community for its support, and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for the festival there.”

The festival’s new home will be serviced by the Denver International Airport which makes transportation easy. Hotels are also abundant and Sundance says it is working with hotels to ensure stable pricing without surges.

Source: THR

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