Sundance Film Festival to leave longtime Utah home for Boulder, Colorado
'Boulder is an art town, tech town, mountain town, and college town. It is a place where the Festival can build and flourish,' Amanda Kelso, the institute's acting CEO, said in a news release. 'This is the beginning of a bold, new journey as we invite everyone to be part of our community and to be entertained and inspired. We can't imagine a better fit than Boulder.'
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