{"id":29218,"date":"2025-03-27T14:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29218"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:34:16","slug":"sundance-moving-to-boulder-colorado-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=29218","title":{"rendered":"Sundance Moving to Boulder, Colorado in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a thoughtful and thorough process to identify the future location of the Sundance Film Festival<\/a>, today the nonprofit Sundance Institute\u2019s Board of Trustees is proud to announce that\u00a0Boulder, Colorado, will become the Festival\u2019s home beginning in 2027.\u00a0<\/b>Boulder offers small-town charm with an engaged community, distinctive natural beauty, and a vibrant arts scene, making it the ideal location for the Festival to grow. The Sundance Film Festival is the largest artist program of the nonprofit Sundance Institute. Its Artist Programs cultivate a vibrant ecosystem, supporting artists and connecting their work with audiences. The Festival stands as the pre-eminent gathering of original storytellers and audiences seeking new voices, fresh perspectives, and a celebration of independent film and storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision was informed by a detailed evaluation of the key components essential to creating our Festival. 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,\u201d said\u00a0Ebs Burnough, Sundance Institute Board Chair. \u201cWe have a profound appreciation for the finalist cities and their communities \u2014 including Boulder, Colorado, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Salt Lake City, Utah \u2014 who presented overwhelmingly strong proposals and dedicated their time, passion, and commitment every step of the way. We have deep respect and gratitude to these communities for their hard work and partnership throughout the past year. Additionally, we sincerely value the steadfast support from our staff and board as we have ventured on this exploration together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sundance Film Festival is a catalyst for innovation, creative expression, and the discovery of groundbreaking independent films that inspire and shape the future of storytelling. This process provided the opportunity to imagine how we design the Festival while staying true to our programming and mission. We extend our appreciation to the staff, artists, partners, volunteers, and audiences who have and continue to support that mission,\u201d said\u00a0Amanda Kelso, Sundance Institute Acting CEO. \u201cBoulder is an art town, tech town, mountain town, and college town. It is a place where the Festival can build and flourish. This is the beginning of a bold, new journey as we invite everyone to be part of our community and to be entertained and inspired. We can\u2019t imagine a better fit than Boulder.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

Together with the Boulder host committee, the Institute envisions the heart of the Festival centered in downtown Boulder utilizing a wide array of theaters and venues, and incorporating spaces around the Pearl Street Mall, a pedestrian-only street. Nearby spaces will offer dedicated locations for our community to gather, including select spots on the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder campus. The majestic Rocky Mountains will frame the horizon for festival goers. The Festival will work with the host committee to enhance infrastructure and accommodation options, ensuring that attendees can gather and celebrate independent storytelling in an affordable and sustainable way \u2014 key to allowing independent films to shine and maintaining access for our community.<\/p>\n

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Boulder\u2019s storied and vibrant community of audiences, artists, and filmmakers allows the Sundance Institute to lay the foundation for a strong future for the Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford<\/a> founded the nonprofit Institute with a commitment to championing the creation of unique work by storytellers, with the Festival consistently offering a space for artists to share their stories with the world and audiences to discover them. This evolution will preserve the experience that attendees and the global independent film community recognizes and values.<\/p>\n

\u201cI founded the Sundance Institute with a commitment to discovering and developing independent artists, with the Sundance Film Festival serving as the platform for stories to help expand audiences and broaden the landscape,\u201d said\u00a0Robert Redford, Sundance Institute President and Founder. \u201cThat mission remains even more critical today and will continue to be our core principle. Words cannot express the sincere gratitude I have for Park City, the state of Utah, and all those in the Utah community that have helped to build the organization. What we’ve created is remarkably special and defining. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boulder’s welcoming environment aligns with the ethos the Sundance Film Festival developed in Park City \u2014 growing with a community rooted in independent thought, artistic exploration, and social impact. The city\u2019s convergence of arts, technology, music, food, entrepreneurship, and education presents unique and exciting programming opportunities for future iterations of the Festival.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n

\u201cThe Sundance Film Festival\u2019s move to Boulder, Colorado in 2027 preserves and builds on its four-decade journey. Together we continue to create a Festival that acts as a vibrant space for independent films and filmmakers to shine. A place where each January, a community of artists, industry, and audiences can gather to discover what\u2019s new in global storytelling,\u201d saidEugene Hernandez, Sundance Film Festival Director and Head of Public Programming. \u201cThis city is ready to embrace emerging and established global storytellers, our staff and volunteers, and, of course, global audiences. Whether you are a Sundance Film Festival regular, or someone who has dreamed of experiencing the Festival in person, we invite you to join us in January 2026 in Utah and then come along to nearby Colorado in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cColorado is thrilled to welcome the Sundance Film Festival to its new home in Boulder starting in 2027,\u201d said\u00a0Governor Jared Polis.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cHere in our state we celebrate the arts and film industry as a key economic driver, job creator, and important contributor to our thriving culture. Now, with the addition of the iconic Sundance Film Festival, we can expect even more jobs, a huge benefit for our small businesses including stores and restaurants. Thank you to the Sundance Institute and all of the partners like the City of Boulder, Visit Boulder, the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, and I also want to thank the bipartisan legislators and leadership who have worked tirelessly to make this possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply honored that Boulder has been selected to host the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027,\u201d said\u00a0Charlene Hoffman, Visit Boulder CEO. \u201cCreativity, innovation, and expression are at the heart of what makes Boulder special, and we\u2019re ready to welcome storytellers and cinema lovers from around the world. Our walkable downtown, iconic venues, and beautiful landscape at the base of the Rocky Mountains sets the stage for the Sundance Film Festival to flourish in its next chapter. It\u2019s been a remarkable experience getting to share our vibrant community with the Sundance Institute and we eagerly await the Festival\u2019s debut in beautiful Boulder, Colorado with excitement and gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Institute and its Board of Trustees want to thank the Festival\u2019s current home and beating heart for more than 40 years \u2014 Park City together with the state of Utah. Park City and Utah will always be a formative part of the Festival. The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will take place in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 22 to February 1, 2026, with acknowledgment and profound respect for the roots that the community has laid in the Wasatch Mountains. Park City and Utah\u2019s independent spirit continues to inspire the Institute, and the beloved communities are invited to celebrate the Festival in Utah.<\/p>\n

Sundance Institute\u2019s Board also would like to acknowledge and thank the finalist cities of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Salt Lake City, Utah, for their tremendously comprehensive and compelling proposals, as well as their commitment to collaboration and discussion during this exploration. Each of the cities presented dynamic and engaging visions for encapsulating opportunities to imagine and continue to invigorate the Festival both for artists and audiences. After deep analysis and extensive spirited and constructive conversations, the Board of Trustees enthusiastically supports making Boulder the place to experience the incomparable Sundance Film Festival in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

The Sundance Institute’s year-long process included a request for information (RFI) on locations, request for proposals (RFPs), meetings and site visits of finalists. The process included a comprehensive evaluation of finalists’ infrastructure, ethos and equity values, event capabilities, and how each finalist could sustainably serve and support the Festival’s ever-growing community of independent artists and audiences. Each finalist demonstrated how they would welcome and continue to foster the diverse Festival community and culture of independent creativity.<\/p>\n

Sundance Institute, which is based in Utah, was founded by Robert Redford in 1981 to support, sustain, and discover independent filmmakers and storytellers. The Sundance Film Festival, which celebrated its 41st edition earlier this year, serves as an essential space to introduce unique voices and transform careers. Each January, audiences at the Festival are the first to discover and celebrate bold, creative visions, and exciting emerging independent talent.<\/p>\n<\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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