The Utah Legislature is increasing the money for the state's bid to keep the Sundance Film Festival from moving out of state.

Utah lawmakers want to set aside $3.5 million to keep the Sundance Film Festival, according to their budget recommendations. Why it matters: Organizers of the independent film festival are exploring a potential move to Boulder,

DD: The biggest story out of Park City this year is that the festival that Robert Redford built outgrew the town that the festival built. And so, it is moving, or so it says. Our film critic Harlan Jacobson has more.

The Utah Legislature has increased its funding proposal in an effort to keep the Sundance Film Festival here in Utah. This comes as Sundance nears a decision on its future home.

Utah lawmakers are putting more chips on the table in the effort to keep the Sundance Film Festival from leaving the state. A proposal to set aside $3.5 million from the state’s budget to the Sundance Film Festival was among a list of funding items released Friday by the Utah Legislature’s Executive Appropriations Committee.

Keeping the Sundance Film Festival in Utah isn’t the top priority, but it is one item Utah leaders are looking to include as they work this week to finalize a nearly $30 billion budget. The state’s proposed final budget includes $3.