HB25-1005 offers $34M in tax credits to attract Sundance Film Festival to Boulder
By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance
Colorado’s film-incentive program has generated division among legislators since its inception. The state’s effort to attract the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, however, is getting near-unanimous support.
The House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Wednesday approved the creation of a new incentive tax credit to draw what is arguably America’s most prestigious film festival away from its long-time home in Park City, Utah. Having outgrown the 8,400-person town, the 11-day festival that attracts some 70,000 annual attendees has narrowed its search for a new home to three locations: Salt Lake City (in conjunction with Park City), Cincinnati and Boulder.
Under House Bill 1005, sponsored by House Majority Leader Monica Duran of Wheat R...
