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 decade-old deal with the pricey resort town if a strong enough local offer is placed on the table.

"This exploration allows us to responsibly consider how we best continue sustainably serving our community while maintaining the essence of the festival experience," says fest director Eugene Hernandez.

The Sundance Film Festival may kick the snow off its boots once and for all. The annual celebration of independent film announced on Wednesday that it is open for pitches from cities across the United States on becoming the new permanent home of the festival starting in 2027.

The Sundance Film Festival may not always call Park City, Utah, home. The Sundance Institute has started to explore the possibility of other U.S. locations to host the independent film festival starting in 2027,

The Sundance Film Festival announced Wednesday that it will start courting potential new hosts, signaling a potential exit from Utah.

Sundance will launch a process to consider host cities other than Park City, Utah, for the 2027 festival and beyond.

The Sundance Film Festival has announced a process to “explore viable locations in the United States to host” the festival, beginning in 2027. It could determine whether the festival stays in Utah, where it started in 1978,

In 2027, the Sundance Institute’s contract to host the festival in town goes up for renewal, so the nonprofit is announcing a formal Request for Information to explore possible viable locations in Utah and the United States that may host the 10-day event beginning that year.

The possibility of the famed indie film festival hosting it event nears the end of its contract in Utah, but a film critic explains why that may be a bad idea.

The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday it is beginning a process “to explore viable locations in the United States to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027.” The institute is asking for formal proposals in an initial information gathering period — "the first step in a comprehensive selection process designed to gather critical logistical information from potential host locations,