Sundance Film Festival

I haven’t check my 43places list in a while…
so this is how it was:
I stayed at Salt Lake City for about 2 days.

I looked through a booklet that had all the activities tourists could do.

I saw the date for the Sundance Festival, I can’t remember it, I think I either missed it or I will have leaved before the event.

Now today I check my 43places list… and what doya know??
Haha, well at least I still have a chance to go in the future..

You should go even if you don’t end up seeing a film becuase you can just walk up and down the streets and see famous people. Hehe I got a picture with Jared Leto! It was AMAZING!

I try to go each year but have only made it twice.. I love watching movies so this is probably the only reason I would have to travel to Utah…. but that’s just me :)

the films are amazing.

Its pretty freaking cold. I was born in Utah and lived there most my life, I should know this, but dressing the wrong way for the weather kept me from enjoying more festivities. Pretty cool just to be in the atmosphere though

it was surreal. beautiful location but impossible to get into a lot of things without ‘credentials’ (ie affiliation with some film, studio, or celebrity) and also all of the films were sold-out in advance. i had a great time because i got to see my friend’s film premiere and hang out with him and a bunch of friends. i didn’t see any sundance films other than his. i hit up the ‘slamdance’ festival instead for a couple of films, because there were tickets available. everything is very expensive in park city, so again, if you either have a free place to crash (as i did, slumber-party fashion with 20 of us sleeping-bag-sardined in a 2 bedroom condo) or ample money, it’s a worthy trip. but contrary to how the media present it on tv and in magazines, sundance is not bursting at the seams with A-list celebs. mostly, i saw unrecognizable behind-the-scenes industry types or unknown indie people involved with some film and press. i saw one person on the street i recognized as a hollywood actor: the woman who plays “nina” on the WB show “everwood”.

Movies, Parties and Glamor – all bundeled up ….... everyone in that altitude lost the attitude!

Again (for the 3rd year), I’m fighting with the ticketing system. Once I get there and start finding the rhythm of walking, riding the shuttles, and adjusted to the altitude I’m fine. But the hassles of the ticketing system are almost enough to say forget it.

Went last year (2005) with a couple who were looking for celebrities all the time. She didn’t enjoy the films, and was disappointed that she didn’t see movie stars every moment. Needless to say they decided not to go this year. The rest of our party had a great time. Staying in Park City, it’s easy to get to many venues. With a car, you can take advantage of Salt Lake City and Ogden as well as Sundance Village: Utah is beautiful.

Hoping to meet up with some local friends again this year.

I will be going to Sundance from the 23rd to 29th to support my friend whose film, Moonshine, is part of the festival. I am so excited, but a bit worried about how much money everything is going to cost…

The Seattle International Film Festival was fun; it seems like this would be fun at least once. I wonder if I could lure my sister in on this one as well…