Colorado lawmakers want to put millions of dollars in state tax credits on the table to lure the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder.

As Sundance Film Festival organizers consider leaving for Colorado or Ohio, Utah’s governor is making a final financial push to keep the annual event in its longtime home.

Colorado lawmakers offer up to $34 million in tax credits to attract Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, boosting local economy and film industry.

Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees of the Sundance Film Festival are making their final push to keep the world-renowned independent film festival in the state as its directors consider uprooting it.

EXCLUSIVE: No final decision has been made on if the Sundance Film Festival will stay in Utah or move to either Boulder or Cincinnati in 2027, but for attendees of the 2025 gathering a big change on Park City's Main Street has received a full thumbs-up so far.

And as organizers have done since September, when three finalist host cities were announced (Boulder, Colorado; Cincinatti, Ohio; and a joint Salt Lake City/Park City bid), Eugene Hernandez declined to give any hint of an answer. "The answer is 'no, not yet,'" he said.

There would be no shortage of help for Saunders against Colorado. While BYU came into Tuesday averaging just 70.3 points per game against Big 12 foes, the Cougars scored 83 against the Buffaloes, with 25 coming from Saunders and eight players adding another 58.

On Wednesday, the Colorado House Business Affairs & Labor Committee passed a measure to introduce a tax credit to encourage the Sundance Film Festival, and other smaller film festivals, to call Colorado home in 2027.

Alpaca International, a store on Main Street, displays a sticker in support of retaining the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

A Boulder restaurant and a Boulder chef were named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.