Robert Redford is gone, and Park City will soon be a memory for Sundance Film Festival attendees — and organizers of this final edition say they will pay tribute to both, on and off the screen.

Programmers announced Tuesday that they will show one of Redford’s favorite movies, along with screenings of seven films that premiered over the years in Park City, the festival’s host since 1981. That relationship is ending after 2026, with the festival moving to Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027.

Senior programmer John Nein, who’s overseeing these tributes, noted in an interview ahead of Tuesday’s announcement that the move is “an evolution of independent storytelling, and Redford’s commitment to that over the years — and we have to be joyful about that. … We can hold both those things in our

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