As announced a few months ago, the Sundance Film Festival to move from Park City venue to another city within the United States, starting with its 2027 edition.
The Sundance Institute has revealed the Six cities shortlisted to host Sundance 2027, In addition to the possibility of staying in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Boulder, Colorado
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
Organizers looked at elements such as the infrastructure and event capabilities of each of the cities mentioned, and the cities were asked to show how they could embrace Sundance's diverse community and independent creative culture, according to reports from the Sundance Institute.
Park City and Salt Lake City will remain home to the Sundance Film Festival in 2025 and 2026.
Eugenio Hernández, director of the festival and director of public programming, said in a press release (via Variety):
“Each of these cities has a vibrant creative ecosystem, either expanding or established, and has allowed creativity to flourish in their cities through their support of the arts. These cities understand our ethos, are aligned with our core values, and have shown us exciting possibilities for partnering with our festival – for our artists, audiences, and everyone who wants to be a part of the Sundance Film Festival – and that makes us want to see more.”
Hernandez continued:
“Throughout this process, we engaged in thoughtful, lively, creative and supportive conversations with governors, mayors, arts advocates, film commissioners and other local leaders from across the country. We have been encouraged by the tremendous enthusiasm and submissions from cities across the country and deeply appreciate the energy that went into each proposal.”
Sundance Institute Board Chair Ebs Burnough and Sundance Institute Interim Executive Director Amanda Kelso added their comments to the statement:
“For more than 40 years, Sundance has supported, sustained and helped highlight independent filmmakers and their work.. While we carefully consider this important decision for our Festival, we believe these six finalists provide us with the best opportunity to not only secure a sustainable future for our Festival, but also to build on its legacy as we continue to support the next generation of storytellers and highlight bold new works of art.”
The committee in charge of selecting the new venue will visit each of the finalist cities in the coming weeks.
The Sundance Film Festival was inaugurated in 1978 in Park City under the name US Film Festival of Utah and the Robert Redford image to attract audiences, studios and distributors. Held annually in the last two weeks of January, it is recognized as the industry's premier independent film festival. The Sundance Institute Filmmakers/Directors Lab was founded in 1981 by Redford to bring together colleagues to foster and support independent film.
Before the end of each edition, awards are given to the most outstanding, with the Grand Jury Prize being its most important award.
In 1991 it changed its name to Sundance Film Festival.
Source: https://cine3.com/sundace-se-muda-seis-ciudades-edicion-2027/
