By Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — When Sundance kicks off in a little under two months, it will face a unique challenge. Unspooling for the last time in its longtime home of Park City, Utah, the festival must somehow pay tribute to the legacy and history of an event that has become very tied to the bundled-up, snow-capped romanticism of that specific place.

At the same time, there needs to be an air of excitement and expectation about moving on to the festival’s new home in Boulder, Colorado, beginning with the 2027 edition.

“We can hold both of those things in our hearts at the same time,” says John Nein, senior programmer and director of strategic initiatives, in a video interview this week from Los Angeles, with a warm smile.

On Wednesday, Sundance released its upcoming

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