Sundance Film Festival is leaving Utah. Here’s why, and what Utah offered it to stay.
After more than four decades in Park City, the independent film festival will move to Colorado in 2027.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Park City’s Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The festival, which has called Park City home since 1981, will be moving to a new location in 2027.
Sean P. Means has been reporting and editing for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1991 — including 25 years as movie critic. Since 2018, he has reported on arts and culture reporter, and breaking news — and was part of The Tribune’s COVID-19 reporting team. He reviews movies for MovieCricket.net and X96’s “Radio From Hell” program.
Sean P. Means has been reporting and editing for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1991 — including 25 years as movie critic. Since 2018, he has reported on arts and culture reporter, and breaking news — and was part of The Tribune’s COVID-19 reporting team. He reviews movies for MovieCricket.net and X96’s “Radio From Hell” program.