Can the Sundance Film Festival Survive Leaving Park City?
variety.comOwen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic In a highly unusual competition that’s been taking place over the last year, all pegged to the future location of the Sundance Film Festival (“Hey, cities of America!
Want to host a world-class independent film festival? Enter our sweepstakes now!”), the most unusual moment had to be the unveiling, this week, of the three finalists that are vying to be the new seat of Sundance.
They are: Boulder, Cincinnati, and Salt Lake City/Park City. That last option was a real eyebrow-raiser, since it’s where the Sundance Film Festival takes place right now.
You were led to wonder: Has this entire contest been a giant subterfuge, a way for Sundance to simply secure a new deal, or maybe a better deal, with its original home base?
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