The Sundance Film Festival may get a new home. Here are the 3 finalists.

Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Film Writer

The Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its hunt for a caller location down to 3 finalists.

One action remains a operation of Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, nan second its guidelines for complete 40 years. The different two, Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati would find nan country’s foremost showcase for independent movie putting caller roots down, nan Sundance Institute said Thursday.

Eugene Hernandez, nan festival’s head and caput of nationalist programming said that each of nan finalist cities “has shown america nan blend of breathtaking possibilities, values, and logistics needed to nutrient a vibrant, inviting, and inclusive Festival.”

For now, Sundance will proceed operating retired of Park City for nan 2025 and 2026 festivals. Changes won’t spell into effect until nan 2027 festival. Should nan statement instrumentality pinch Utah, nan show would halfway itself successful Salt Lake City, pinch immoderate elements successful Park City.

Local leaders each issued statements arsenic well. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said that Boulder is “the adjacent earthy home” for nan festival, touting Colorado’s imaginative communities. Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Kristen Schlotman, nan caput of Film Cincinnati said astir nan Ohio city’s dedication to nan arts and its expertise to connection a “dynamic, walkable and accessible caller venue.” Finally, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Park City Mayor Nann Worel and Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said they are eager to “forge an moreover stronger enslaved to animate artists and elevate nan show experience.”

The Robert Redford-founded show has been a launching pad for galore apical filmmakers complete nan years, from Quentin Tarantino to Ryan Coogler. It’s besides premiered galore eventual Oscar nominees and winners, including “CODA,” their first champion image winner, and nan past 3 documentary winners “20 Days successful Mariupol,”“Navalny” and “Summer of Soul.”

Last year’s hybrid show generated conscionable complete $118 cardinal for nan authorities of Utah, according to Sundance’s 2023 economical effect report. But location person been increasing concerns that it has outgrown its mountainside skis town. The show has agelong sparred pinch section skis resorts — Park City’s different awesome money shaper — arsenic much than 86,000 festivalgoers capable nan hotels and time off nan slopes virtually quiet for 2 weeks during highest skis season.

In April, nan Sundance Institute started exploring big cities extracurricular of its longtime home. The 3 finalists were winnowed down from a database of six, revealed successful July, that included Louisville, Kentucky; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Atlanta.

A last determination is expected successful early 2025.