Overview
- Sundance closed its final Park City edition and confirmed the festival’s next staging in Boulder in 2027, with senior leadership already planning the transition.
- Colorado’s reported $70 million incentive package, which Utah did not match, was cited in coverage as a factor in the move.
- University of Colorado Boulder and local organizers are preparing volunteer opportunities and classroom engagement with visiting filmmakers.
- Sundance leaders thanked Utah and emphasized continuity of mission, while keeping the Sundance Institute Labs at Sundance Mountain Resort and maintaining a Park City office.
- A little more than half of the festival’s volunteers are from Utah and may face tough choices about participating in Colorado, as Utah assesses economic impacts that recently included $132 million in GDP from the 2024 festival.