Colorado bids to host Sundance Film Festival in Boulder

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Colorado wants to welcome more celebrities and movie stars to the Front Range. The state submitted a proposal to host the Sundance Film Festival in Boulder starting in 2027.

The state submitted the plans on behalf of the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau and a regional coalition of partners, including the City of Boulder, the Boulder Chamber, the University of Colorado Boulder and the Stanley Film Center.'The Sundance Film Festival has a deep history in the Mountain West, and we can think of no better home for its next act than Colorado.

's Executive Director, Eve Lieberman in a statement. On Thursday, the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved a one-time $1.5 million incentive as part of Colorado's proposal to host the Festival. According to the news release, the non-state match for this funding will substantially exceed one-to-one, with cash and in-kind contributions from the City of Boulder and the coalition of regional partners.

is also contributing an additional $325,000 to the proposal, including $250,000 from the COFTM over five years and one-time contributions from the Colorado Tourism Office and Colorado Creative Industries .

 

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