Sundance Film Festival
Late January· Boulder, Colorado
Why the circuit stops here
Independent film’s marketplace, in a new home: from 2027 the festival leaves Park City for Boulder, a university town under the Flatirons. The premieres are the showroom; the eight-figure acquisition bidding between streamers happens off-screen, over private dinners and in hotel suites.
The money signal
A single festival hit can sell for $15-25M before the closing weekend.
Book around the stop
with GetYourGuideFrom 2027 the festival is in Boulder: screenings downtown and on the CU campus, foothills at the edge of town, Rocky Mountain National Park about an hour north.
- Boulder: tours and hikesGuided walks, rides and foothill hikes for the hours between screenings.See options
- Rocky Mountain National Park: day tripsGuided days in the park from Boulder and Denver. In late January the high trails are snow country.See options
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Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Sundance Names 8 Restored Films for Its First Boulder Festival, From Memento to Y Tu Mamá También
The first 2027 selections screen 27 to 31 January in Boulder. Passes and packages are on sale now; single film tickets go on sale 8 January.
Read article DispatchSundance Film Festival: reading the film layer, 10 September 2026
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Read articleWho's there
Streaming-war money, film financiers, talent agencies entertaining buyers.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in January: Palm Beach winter season · ART SG & Singapore Art Week · World Economic Forum: Davos · Hahnenkamm Races · Snow Polo World Cup · I.C.E. St. Moritz