End Of An Indie Era? Sundance Could Leave Park City As Festival Opens Bids For New Location; Utah Resort Town Vows Fight To Keep It
deadline.comAfter nearly 40 years in Park City, the Sundance Film Festival may be pulling up stakes. With its current contract expiring after the 2026 festival, organizers of the iconic Robert Redford-founded indie film shindig in the Utah mountain town said Wednesday that they have opened a bid process for a possible move to a new city.
As Deadline exclusively reported last summer, Sundance has quietly been considering a change for a while. At the same time, with the 2025 and 2026 festivals still set for Park City, we hear the incumbent location remains in the mix.
To that end, Sundance is also exploring a renewal of its latest 13-year-old deal with the pricey resort town if a strong enough local offer is placed on the table.
The verdict to open the process now, with more than six months to go before any renewal with Park City had to be decided upon, was signed off on by founder and board president Redford himself, we hear. RELATED: Sundance Sets Dates For 2025 Festival Starting today and running until May 1, Sundance is putting out a Request for Information for interested U.S.
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