Students at the Festival

LOCAL STUDENT OUTREACH

• Utah High School Screening Series
• Utah Student Package

NATIONAL STUDENT OUTREACH

• University Students at the Festival

LOCAL STUDENT OUTREACH

Utah High School Screening Series

Sundance Institute offers Utah students and teachers the incredible opportunity to participate in one of the world's premiere film festivals through the Sundance Film Festival High School Screening Program. With a selection of documentary and narrative films, the program presents an opportunity for students to explore the medium of film as entertainment, and as a powerful tool for raising awareness of issues that shape political and social landscapes-nationally and internationally. After each screening, the filmmaker conducts a question and answer session with the students. Utah students have been among the first to view films such as Napoleon Dynamite, March of the Penguins, and An Inconvenient Truth.

This program presents films from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival specially chosen by Institute staff to reflect issues and interests relevant to high school students. Rigorous attention is given to ensure films contain content appropriate for this age group. Through the support of the Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks Program and the Summit County Recreation, Arts & Parks Program, these screenings are free to students.

We host daytime screenings in Salt Lake City at the Broadway Theatre Monday-Friday. Screenings times are approximately 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. We host two screenings in Ogden (date TBD). Teachers are required to get students to the venue of the screenings. In 2009, we hosted 34 schools and over 5,000 students, and we hope to include even more participants in 2010!

Please email studentprograms@sundance.org by Monday, December 1, 2009 to let us know of your interest.

LOCALS-ONLY STUDENT PREFERRED PACKAGE [January 22-31, 2010]
$300

As part of Sundance Institute's dedication to the discovery and development of independent artists, and our commitment to local community involvement, we invite local college students to access the Festival through an exclusive Locals-Only Student Preferred Package.

* This program offers full-time undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at a college or university in the state of Utah the opportunity to purchase a Locals-Only Student Preferred Package. Student will be required to provide a valid student ID upon collection of the ticket package,
Benefits Include:

• For $300, select a total of 20 tickets to screenings in Salt Lake City and Ogden. Limit four tickets per screening.
• A Ticket Package valued at a 20% discount off of the Locals-Only SLC/Ogden Preferred Package.
• Ability to have priority to select tickets before Locals-Only Advance Individual Tickets and National Advance Individual Tickets go on sale.
• Two Festival Credentials give students access to our non-theatre venues in Park City to experience music and panels with a friend.
• Ability to register and purchase additional individual tickets through local and national sales if interested.

FILM SCHOOL PASS [B Week: Wednesday, January 27 - Sunday, January 31, 2010]
$300

The perks of being a student have never been greater at the Sundance Film Festival. New for 2010, the Film School Pass offers an exclusive path for students to fully immerse in the year's most celebrated gathering of the independent film community. Full-time undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at a college or university will have special access to films, panels, events, parties, and more.

Film School Pass Perks:

• Admission to all film screenings 11:00 a.m. or earlier, and 11:00 p.m. or later.
• Admission to all Off Screen events including panels and Cinema Café.
• Film School Pass orientation to meet other students, share itineraries, and get insider tips from Festival staff on navigating the Festival.
• Just for students gatherings at the Sundance House with Festival programmers and filmmakers.
• Industry Round Table with key independent film distributors.
• New Frontier on Main guided tour with emerging and established new media artists.
• Admission for one to the Awards Night Party on Saturday, January 30, 2010 (MUST BE 21 to attend).
• A chance to screen your film with your fellow students during the Festival.
• Opportunity to be a part of the Live@Sundance online coverage team by writing blog posts, tweeting from the ground, and sharing photos for the official Sundance Film Festival website.
• Student discounted ski passes to hit renowned Utah Ski Resorts.

Sample Film School Pass Day-at-a-Glance:

Getting Here:

As a student, you're probably on a budget. We want to help you find the easiest way to access the Festival at a fraction of the costs. From places to stay to planning your on-the-ground transportation, we can offer you tips to help you navigate Park City and we'll put you in touch with your fellow student Festivalgoers to coordinate plans before you arrive.

Don't let the cost of lodging scare you - check out this student-friendly option:

• The National Ability Center, just six miles past the Eccles Theatre, offers dorm rooms for $80 per night for two people and includes a continental breakfast. They run a limited shuttle into town, you can take a taxi, or you can rent a car and park at the YARD for $10 per day.
• Click here for other lodging options.

*All students will be required to provide a valid student ID upon collection of the pass.