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Sundance Weighs Interest From Atlanta, S.F., Santa Fe & More Over Potential 2027 Move; Park City & SLC Offer Joint Effort To Keep Festival
The Robert Redford-founded festival is considering a move in a couple of years, but the locals are determined to keep Sundance in Utah
EXCLUSIVE: Like an applause filled debut at Park City’s Eccles Theatre, the Sundance Film Festival’s potential move in 2027 to a new location is attracting a lot of big bidders, as well as a significant swing from the hometown crowd. Despite the metropolis’ aiming to get their name in the hat and Slamdance’s recent revelation that they are moving to LA next year, Park City isn’t prepared to bid adieu to the festival that brought tens of thousands of visitors, over $118 million to the state’s economy, and the world’s media to Utah in 2023. Focusing on “completing a fair and comprehensive review of all possible partners” through the RFI and RFP processes, a Sundance Institute spokesperson said they “will not be commenting at all on interest expressed or communities that submitted requests for information or those that bid.”
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