Here's what Utah is proposing to keep Sundance Film Festival

Utah is pledging millions to keep Sundance Film Festival from leaving the state
The Utah Legislature is increasing the money for the state's bid to keep the Sundance Film Festival from moving out of state.
Here's what Utah is proposing to spend to keep the Sundance Film Festival
Utah lawmakers want to set aside $3.5 million to keep the Sundance Film Festival, according to their budget recommendations. Why it matters: Organizers of the independent film festival are exploring a potential move to Boulder, Colorado or Cincinnati, Ohio starting in 2027. Utah leaders are campaigning to keep it in Park City and Salt Lake City.
Final state budget bill proposes $3.5M to keep Sundance in Utah
The Utah Legislature has increased its funding proposal in an effort to keep the Sundance Film Festival here in Utah. This comes as Sundance nears a decision on its future home.
Legislature adds to offer to keep Sundance in Utah
Utah lawmakers are putting more chips on the table in the effort to keep the Sundance Film Festival from leaving the state. A proposal to set aside $3.5 million from the state’s budget to the Sundance Film Festival was among a list of funding items released Friday by the Utah Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee.
Why Cincinnati might get the Sundance film festival - and what's hurting its effort
It doesn’t hurt that Cincinnati’s arts and cultural community is thriving. The city’s ArtsWave campaign is the largest arts fundraising campaign in America. The art museum, ballet and symphony are widely respected. And the city punches above its weight class when it comes to quality restaurants.
The uncertainty of the future home of the Sundance Film Festival
DD: The biggest story out of Park City this year is that the festival that Robert Redford built outgrew the town that the festival built. And so, it is moving, or so it says. Our film critic Harlan Jacobson has more.
Utah leaders look to offer $3.5M ahead of Sundance’s anticipated decision
Keeping the Sundance Film Festival in Utah isn’t the top priority, but it is one item Utah leaders are looking to include as they work this week to finalize a nearly $30 billion budget. The state’s proposed final budget includes $3.
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Sundance waves goodbye with stories pitched between fame and obsession
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Nearly 100 Utah leaders urge Hollywood: Keep Sundance here
The Sundance Film Festival is over for 2025, but Utah’s full-court press to keep America’s preeminent independent film showcase is still rolling. A half-page ad that appeared Monday in the ...
Producer Christine Vachon Has a Pick for the Future Home of the Sundance Film Festival
"Someone could read my comments and say, quite correctly, 'What the fuck does she know?'" But the veteran Killer Films ...