Sundance Film Festival announced that boosters will be required for all in-person attendees

Park City, Utah — Due to the rise of the omicron variant of COVID-19, organizers of the Sundance Film Festival announced that boosters will be required for all in-person attendees to the 2022 event.

Previously, the festival had required guests to be fully vaccinated within two weeks of the festival but added the booster requirement Thursday.

When guests arrive on-site, vaccination and booster verification will be checked.

Masks are recommended to be worn while inside venues and public places at the festival, but not mandated.

Festival artists and press members must be tested within 48 hours of arriving at the event or be tested at one of the free COVID-19 testing locations on-site.

Both PCR and rapid antigen tests will be conducted at the following event hubs:

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