As Sundance Film Festival director considers options for the festival's future, Utah officials and residents launch a campaign to keep it in its home state of 41 years. The festival's leadership is weighing offers from Colorado, Ohio, and its current location in Park City, Utah.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. 9 hours ago It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist — Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado — beginning in 2027.
Cincinnati approved a resolution allocating $2.5 million to Sundance if festival leaders relocate to southwest Ohio. Yet money may not be the ultimate draw. “If it goes to Cincinnati, maybe once in a blue moon we would go, but it wouldn't be a regular thing," Carin Ehrenberg said. “For us, it’ll lose its appeal.”Nineteen years of fond memories at Sundance helped inspire Dr. Rhonda Taubin to relocate her family from Atlanta to Heber City — Park City's neighboring town. She has no ties to the film industry but has become a fervent advocate for keeping the festival in her new home state.
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