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Sundance Film Festival leaders outline Boulder debut, student access
Most Boulder venues will be within walking distance, transportation plans are still being finalized and student press tickets will be available for the 2027 Festival.
Edited transcript: Sundance Institute leaders on the move to Boulder, student access and press accreditation
Eugene Hernandez and Paula DuPré Pesmen spoke with Colorado student journalists about what the Festival wants to preserve from Park City, what will change in Boulder, transportation and lodging, student access, volunteering and how student newsrooms can apply for press credentials.
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At a Sundance Institute event at the University of Denver, Johnson looked back on arriving in Park City with “no money,” nowhere to stay and a student film Sundance had rejected.