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The Sundance Film Festival Might Be Making a Huge Change · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: The Sundance Film Festival, which is undoubtedly the most iconic
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Speaker 2: in the States, has been famously held in Park City, Utah,
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Speaker 2: since its very first year in nineteen eighty four, heading
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Speaker 2: up into the mountains to the small ski town. It's
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Speaker 2: been a big part of the indie filmmaking experience, but
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Speaker 2: it may finally be come to an end, as the
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Speaker 2: Robert Redford found that Sundance Institute has confirmed they've opened
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Speaker 2: bids for a new city to host after twenty twenty six,
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Speaker 2: when the current contract ends. They are not ruling out
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Speaker 2: returning to Park City, but want to consider all options,
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Speaker 2: according to Sundance Program Director Eugene Hernandez, who says, we're
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Speaker 2: in a unique moment for our festival and our global
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Speaker 2: film community, and with the contract up for renewal, this
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Speaker 2: allows us to consider how we best continue sustainably serving
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Speaker 2: our community while maintaining the essence of the festival experience.
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Speaker 2: According to the Deadline, the festival may be outgrowing the
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Speaker 2: small town, which is a limited amount of space for
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Speaker 2: events and screenings and places for people to stay. Will
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Speaker 2: Sundance leave Park City? We'll have to see.
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Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood,