US EditionPark City mayor deeply disappointed with Sundance departure
- After being established in 1981 by Robert Redford and spending over 40 years in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival will move to Boulder, Colorado starting in 2027, marking the first time the festival will take place outside of Utah.
- The decision to relocate came after a long process where Boulder was selected over finalist cities like Cincinnati, Ohio, following a detailed evaluation of key components essential to creating their Festival.
- Boulder was chosen for its small-town charm, engaged community, distinctive natural beauty, and vibrant arts scene, aligning with the Sundance Institute's commitment to discovering independent artists and broadening the landscape through storytelling.
- Robert Redford expressed gratitude for Park City's decades-long support, while Ebs Burnough, Sundance Institute board chair, stated, "During the process, it became clear that Boulder is the ideal location in which to build our Festival's future, marking a key strategic step in its natural evolution."
- Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed the festival, emphasizing the arts and film industry as key economic drivers and job creators, anticipating more jobs and benefits for small businesses with the move, although some believe politics and money played a role in the decision.
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Utah’s governor licked his wounds and moved on quickly from the news that the Sundance Film Festival is leaving the state for Boulder, Colorado in 2027. Just hours after the Robert Redford founded Park City-based shindig revealed it is pulling up stakes and heading to the nearby Blue States after next year, Gov. Spencer Cox […]
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Did Utah’s conservative politics drive the Sundance Film Festival to the blue state next door?
Asked Thursday if Utah’s conservative political climate factored into the decision to move the Sundance Film Festival to adjacent blue state Colorado after four decades in the Wasatch Mountains, Ebs Burnough, the chair of the Sundance Institute’s board, said, “The short answer is no.”
·Salt Lake City, United States
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