Here’s what Park City and SLC are doing to keep Sundance in Utah

Utah is in the bidding to keep the Sundance Film Festival after 2026, but five other cities also are competing for the honor.

(Utah Film Commission) Actors Morgen Call, left, and Max Steel portray characters from the 2007 movie "Once" outside the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, to entertain a delegation from the Sundance Institute on Aug. 27, 2024. Sundance Institute is looking at bidding cities for a location for the Sundance Film Festival in 2027 and beyond.

Here’s what Park City and SLC are doing to keep Sundance in Utah

Utah is in the bidding to keep the Sundance Film Festival after 2026, but five other cities also are competing for the honor.

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