Atlanta Officially Submits Bid to Host Sundance Film Festival

ATLANTA — Could the Sundance Film Festival abandon the Wasatch Range for the Blue Ridge Mountains after Atlanta formally submitted a proposal to host the event traditionally held in Utah?

In a statement Monday, Atlanta officials said they had filed a request for proposal for Sundance organizers will take the world-famous festival eastward starting in 2027.

The city says it and its partners have pledged $2 million in support to host Sundance. Leaders too launched a website which details what Atlanta has to offer.

“We are honored that Atlanta is being considered as a potential host for the Sundance Film Festival in 2027 and beyond. Atlanta is where the worlds of film, entertainment, economic development, diversity and inclusion meet and grow cohesively,” said Mayor Andre Dickens. “We are ready to show the Sundance Institute that Atlanta is the place where opportunities are endless and Sundance can continue to shine.”

Present in Utah since its inception in 1981, the contract that the Sundance Institute currently has with Park City runs until 2026. Organizers plan to make the decision to keep the festival in Utah or move it to another place, by then. end of year or beginning of 2025.

Boulder, Colorado, has thrown its hat into the ring last week, while places like San Francisco and Minneapolis also shared interest in Sundance.