Park City's Sundance Film Festival - One of The Top Five Film Festivals in The World
Sundance Film Festival 2011 in Park City, Utah is the latest version of what has evolved into one of the top five film festivals in the world! Sharing accolades with Cannes, Toronto, Venice, and Berlin, it's the largest independent film festival in the U.S. And yes, it's in Utah!
Park City and ... to a lesser extent ... Salt Lake City, Ogden, and the Sundance Resort, hosts this event every January. It has evolved into the most important venue for presenting new work by both American and ... in a lot of cases ... international independent filmmakers. And Sundance central is Park City.
Sundance has grown into an extravaganza drawing Hollywood celebrities, paparazzi, and people who congregate wherever people like that do. If you like that sort of thing, come to Park City in January. This year, in 2011, it runs from January 20-30.
Robert Redford has often been given credit for starting this festival. Sure he's been involved from the beginning but a BYU film graduate ... Sterling Van Wagenen ... started it along with Utah's Film Commissioner John Earle.
During an event such as the Sundance Film Festival, the population of Park City blows up from 8,000 full-time residents to over 60,000.
More Cramped Than Usual In Park City
This year, at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, one of the festival's normal 600-seat venues ... the Park City Racquet Club theater ... won't be available. The club is undergoing an extensive renovation. Although the gymnasium itself isn't being touched, the profusion of construction equipment makes it impossible to set up the usual red-carpet and wait-list tents.
How have they tried to make this lost seating up? By adding seats to the other venues. They're starting movies earlier. They're starting them later. And they're using the Redstone Cinemas down the road at Kimball Junction.
This leaves one large venue ... the 1,270-seat Eccles Theater. And seven other theaters ranging in size from the 478-seat Library Center Theater to the miniature Holiday Village Cinemas.
A little advice might come in handy. If you're planning on going, make sure you have tickets. The usual wait-list people might waiting a long time.
Venues In Park City
- Eccles Theatre (1,270 seats) - each U.S. Dramatic competition film gets one screening at Eccles.
- Library Center Theater (478 seats) - late-night screenings each night. And also a shorts program on "Day One".
- Egyptian Theatre (290 seats) - with its signature marquee.
- Holiday Village Cinemas (164 or 156 seats) - one screen for the public. Three for the press and industry.
- Prospector Square Theatre (336 seats)
- Redstone Cinemas (175 and 193 seats) - at the Kimball Junction multiplex with shuttle buses from downtown Park City.
- Temple Theatre (314 seats) - currently listed on the United States and the Wisconsin Registers of Historic Places.
- Yarrow Hotel Theatre (295 seats) - will offer midnight screenings for the first time. Good luck to the hotel guests trying to sleep.
Want To Know A Secret"?
Some of the best venues are found away from Park City. Salt Lake City and Ogden also host festival screenings. They may lack the celebrities, the crowds, and even some of the excitement. But you can expect to find a parking spot much more easily. And ... yes ... avoid those crowds.
Other Festivals During Sundance
There are several other festivals that try to take advantage of local and national interest created by Sundance. The three biggest are:
Slamdance Film Festival - this year is the 17th edition. It runs from January 21-27 at the Treasure Mountain Inn. And concentrates on small-budget emerging filmmakers who haven't earned a distribution deal yet.
LDS Film Festival - 2011 will be the 10th annual festival. Features films and shorts by or about LDS (Mormon) people. This year, it runs from January 26-29 at SCERA Theatre in Orem.
X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival - was kicked off in 2001. The goal? To showcase summer and winter sports films. This year, it runs from January 22-25 at The Depot in Salt Lake City.
Park City and ... to a lesser extent ... Salt Lake City, Ogden, and the Sundance Resort, hosts this event every January. It has evolved into the most important venue for presenting new work by both American and ... in a lot of cases ... international independent filmmakers. And Sundance central is Park City.
Sundance has grown into an extravaganza drawing Hollywood celebrities, paparazzi, and people who congregate wherever people like that do. If you like that sort of thing, come to Park City in January. This year, in 2011, it runs from January 20-30.
Robert Redford has often been given credit for starting this festival. Sure he's been involved from the beginning but a BYU film graduate ... Sterling Van Wagenen ... started it along with Utah's Film Commissioner John Earle.
During an event such as the Sundance Film Festival, the population of Park City blows up from 8,000 full-time residents to over 60,000.
More Cramped Than Usual In Park City
This year, at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, one of the festival's normal 600-seat venues ... the Park City Racquet Club theater ... won't be available. The club is undergoing an extensive renovation. Although the gymnasium itself isn't being touched, the profusion of construction equipment makes it impossible to set up the usual red-carpet and wait-list tents.
How have they tried to make this lost seating up? By adding seats to the other venues. They're starting movies earlier. They're starting them later. And they're using the Redstone Cinemas down the road at Kimball Junction.
This leaves one large venue ... the 1,270-seat Eccles Theater. And seven other theaters ranging in size from the 478-seat Library Center Theater to the miniature Holiday Village Cinemas.
A little advice might come in handy. If you're planning on going, make sure you have tickets. The usual wait-list people might waiting a long time.
Venues In Park City
- Eccles Theatre (1,270 seats) - each U.S. Dramatic competition film gets one screening at Eccles.
- Library Center Theater (478 seats) - late-night screenings each night. And also a shorts program on "Day One".
- Egyptian Theatre (290 seats) - with its signature marquee.
- Holiday Village Cinemas (164 or 156 seats) - one screen for the public. Three for the press and industry.
- Prospector Square Theatre (336 seats)
- Redstone Cinemas (175 and 193 seats) - at the Kimball Junction multiplex with shuttle buses from downtown Park City.
- Temple Theatre (314 seats) - currently listed on the United States and the Wisconsin Registers of Historic Places.
- Yarrow Hotel Theatre (295 seats) - will offer midnight screenings for the first time. Good luck to the hotel guests trying to sleep.
Want To Know A Secret"?
Some of the best venues are found away from Park City. Salt Lake City and Ogden also host festival screenings. They may lack the celebrities, the crowds, and even some of the excitement. But you can expect to find a parking spot much more easily. And ... yes ... avoid those crowds.
Other Festivals During Sundance
There are several other festivals that try to take advantage of local and national interest created by Sundance. The three biggest are:
Slamdance Film Festival - this year is the 17th edition. It runs from January 21-27 at the Treasure Mountain Inn. And concentrates on small-budget emerging filmmakers who haven't earned a distribution deal yet.
LDS Film Festival - 2011 will be the 10th annual festival. Features films and shorts by or about LDS (Mormon) people. This year, it runs from January 26-29 at SCERA Theatre in Orem.
X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival - was kicked off in 2001. The goal? To showcase summer and winter sports films. This year, it runs from January 22-25 at The Depot in Salt Lake City.
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