# Sundance expands Boulder programme and cinema capacity for 2027

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sundance-film-festival-boulder-expanding-competition-lineup-making-big-cinema-upgrades-for-2027-event/
- Published: 2026-07-30T05:32:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T11:47:27+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/sundance-film-festival-2027-boulder-1237012055/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Sundance 2027 in Boulder will have more films and upgraded cinemas.
- All four main competition sections will expand to 12 films.
- Macky Auditorium will host premieres with Dolby sound and a larger screen.

## Summary

Sundance Film Festival will expand its programme and upgrade several cinemas for its first 2027 edition in Boulder, Colorado, as it prepares to move from Utah. The changes matter because the festival expects its new, more compact venue network to accommodate its usual audience of more than 85,000 while allowing more films, talks and industry activity.

Each of the four main competition sections will increase to 12 films, while strands including Premieres, NEXT, Midnight and Family Matinee will also grow. Macky Auditorium will become the principal premiere venue with a new Dolby sound system and Sundance’s largest-ever screen, alongside improvements to other Boulder venues; New Frontier returns as New Frontier FLUX, and FIPRESCI will introduce awards for debut international narrative and documentary films.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Sundance expands Boulder programme and cinema capacity for 2027](https://deadline.com/2026/07/sundance-film-festival-2027-boulder-1237012055/)
- [Variety: Sundance Teases New Theaters in Boulder, Expanded Competition Slots as Industry Heads to Colorado for ‘Orientation’](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sundance-boulder-venues-festival-map-orientation-1236823439/)

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