Then There Were Three: Sundance Shaves Contenders For 2027 Relocation Down To Final Hopefuls

After months of proposals and site visits, Sundance has whittled the swath of contenders for a potential new home for the festival down to three.

Utah Film Chief Says Efforts To Keep Sundance Is “Like Trying To Woo Back A Long-Term Lover”; Relocation Process In Final Stage Among Six Finalists

Among the trio, there is a bit of the old, a bit of the new, and a bit of WTF?

To that end, with a possible relocation set for 2027, the united Utah bid of Salt Lake City/Park City has made the cut, along with Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Coming out of a process that started in April when organizers said that the festival was open to proposals to move , the winner will be unveiled early next year around the time of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City. The Robert Redford founded SFF will remain its home of nearly four decades for the 2026 shindig before pulling up stakes – if Boulder or Cincinnati grab the indie film golden ring.

An unlikely and head scratching contender for many when the final six locations (SLC/Park City, Atlanta, GA, Boulder, CO, Cincinnati, OH, Louisville, KY, and Santa Fe, NM) were made public in late July, Cincinnati is said to have charmed Sundance brass with its riverside and ambition, I’m told.

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