Louisville named 1 of 6 finalists to host Sundance Film Festival | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville is one of six finalists to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027, the Sundance Institute announced Friday.

Sundance said six finalists were selected to “move forward to the next phase as potential host cities for the Festival beginning in 2027.”

“As part of a thorough evaluation of each potential location, the Sundance Institute assessed each city’s infrastructure, ethos and equity values, event capabilities to host the Festival, and how each finalist could sustainably serve and support the ever-growing Sundance Film Festival community of independent artists and audiences,” the institute said in a news release Friday. “Each finalist was required to demonstrate how they would welcome and continue to foster the diverse Sundance community and culture of independent creativity that is an integral part of the Institute and Festival experience.”

The other five finalists are: