WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the announcement that the Sundance Film Festival will move to Boulder, Colorado in 2027.
“As mayor and governor, we worked to make Colorado an economic and cultural powerhouse,” said Hickenlooper. “Sundance is an iconic festival, and Boulder is the perfect backdrop for such a cultural force.”
“I’m pleased by the news that the Sundance Film Festival is moving to Boulder,” said Bennet. “This annual film festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. – I’m so glad it will be calling Colorado home.”
The festival, which is the largest independent film festival in the U.S., will be centered around the Pearl Street Mall and CU campus in Boulder and will involve an array of venues in the region, potentially including the Stanley Film Center in Estes Park.
Hickenlooper advocated for Colorado’s bid to host the Sundance Film Festival after the Sundance Institute announced last April that it was weighing a potential move to a new host city.
For the past 40 years, Colorado has made investments designed to make Colorado the best place in the country to live and do business. As Mayor of Denver, Governor of Colorado, and now U.S. Senator, Hickenlooper has helped champion efforts to expand Colorado’s creative communities and attract recent graduates and young professionals.
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