Opening and Closing Weekends
OPENING WEEKEND EVENTS
OPENING NIGHT SCREENING
The 25th Sundance Film Festival kicks off this special celebration of independent film with the first screening of 2009.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
6:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Eccles Theatre
Screening ticket required. Waitlist is available and encouraged.
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Welcome! The 2009 Sundance Film Festival opens with our annual welcoming celebration as filmmakers and Festival friends reunite or meet for the first time to share their stories.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Legacy Lodge
1310 Lowell Avenue
On shuttle route. Parking is available. Party ticket required.
SALT LAKE CITY GALA SCREENING
The Sundance Film Festival celebrates the opening weekend of its 25th year with a special screening in Salt Lake City.
Friday, January 16, 2009
6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
Salt Lake City
Screening ticket required. Waitlist is available and encouraged.
SALT LAKE CITY GALA
Celebrate the 2009 Sundance Film Festival at our Salt Lake City Gala. Following the Gala Screening, film enthusiasts gather for a dessert reception and share their passion for new independent film.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Pierpont Place
163 Pierpont Ave.
Salt Lake City
Reception ticket required. Waitlist is available and encouraged.
CLOSING WEEKEND EVENTS
CLOSING FILM
The Closing Film screening in Park City signals the Festival’s final weekend of celebrating new stories.
Friday, January 23, 2009
9:30 p.m.
Eccles Theatre
Screening ticket required. Waitlist is available and encouraged.
AWARDS CEREMONY
The culmination of the Sundance Film Festival is the Awards Ceremony. The competition juries, comprised of individuals from the worldwide film community with original and diverse points of view, select films from both the documentary and dramatic categories to receive a range of awards. Decided by Festivalgoers’ ballots, Audience Awards are bestowed upon films in each of the Festival’s four competition categories.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Time TBD
Park City Racquet Club
1200 Little Kate Road
On shuttle route. No parking available. Ceremony ticket required.
AWARDS NIGHT PARTY
The Sundance Film Festival celebrates the diverse achievements of storytelling in independent film with participating filmmakers, guests, and patrons.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
9:30 p.m. to midnight
Park City Racquet Club
1200 Little Kate Road
On shuttle route. No parking available. Party ticket required.
Access Festival evening parties via the free shuttle system. Detailed information is located in our Festival Transit Map. You can also check Festival Information Booths or with Transportation Liaisons (at bus stops) for specific party shuttle information. Park City party venues have no parking available.
