Press Office Services
Sundance Film Festival
January 21-31, 2010
Sundance Film Festival Press Office
Ballrooms 1 and 2, Festival Headquarters
Park City Marriott
1895 Sidewinder Dr.
Park City, UT 84060
Phone: 435-776-7960
Hours of Operation:
Early Credential Pickup Only
January 20, 2010
Noon-6 p.m.
January 21-30, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Credentials
Press Credentials - Access to Press and Industry theatres, complimentary waitlist tickets at public theatres.
Publicists Credentials - Access to Press and Industry theatres on a space available basis, must pay for waitlist tickets at public theatres.
Daily Special Board
The Press Office features a board listing Special Events of the Day indicating ticket availability to films, panels, and other events.
Festival Video Library
DVD copies of Festival films are available for screening on a first come, first serve basis to accredited Press and Industry members. The video library houses four screening stations and is located in the Press Office. Please note: not every Festival title is available. As a courtesy to our filmmakers, DVDs may not be removed from the Press Office.
Film Footage
Available press clips and trailers from Festival films can be obtained from the Press Office Materials Desk. Clips available electronically will be made available on www.image.net.
HQ Café and Lounge
The Headquarters Café offers accredited press and industry members a friendly place to meet, grab a bit to eat and access free wireless. Located in the Park City Marriott on the mezzanine, the Café is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and is presented by Entertainment Weekly, HP, Honda, and Sundance Channel. Open Friday, January 22 - Saturday, January 30.
Interview Requests
The Press Office is here to coordinate interviews with Festival programmers, Institute staff, operations personnel, and other officials, as well as with filmmakers, New Frontier artists, musicians, talent, and crew. We will do our best to accommodate all requests, recognizing it is not always possible to do so. In order to meet press deadlines, advanced notice is always appreciated.
Interview Sites/Backdrops
Village at the Yard will serve as the 2010 Sundance Film Festival official and preferred host site for film events, press junkets and hospitality for filmmakers and Festival guests. Housed in the former Anderson Lumber space at 1251 Kearns Boulevard in Park City, it is centrally located near theatres, hotels, and Festival Headquarters. The 100,000-square-foot venue features generous space for Festival press conferences and junkets, a photo studio, full-service diner, welcome lounge, special-event space, ample parking, and a sledding hill, among other features. Village at the Yard will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily from Friday, January 22, 2010 through Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Additional information can be found at www.villageattheyard.com.
The deck at Festival Headquarters and upper patio at the Sundance House are available to accredited film crews for reporter stand ups on a first-come, first-serve basis. We have a number of other locations available. See the Press Office for more information.
Photography & Film Stills
For film stills and Festival images, go to press.sundance.org/press or www.image.net.
Press and Filmmaker Reception
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Shabu
333 Main Street
Park City, UT 84060-5102
Press and Industry (P&I) Screenings
Journalists, sales agents, publicists, and buyers play essential roles at the Festival. The purpose of P&I screenings is to grant as much visibility as possible for Festival films while allowing for the hectic schedule of these core constituents. It is the goal of the Festival to allow screening room access to both our colleagues in the film industry and accredited journalists while ensuring the safety, security, and comfort of all patrons. Anyone who performs in an unprofessional way or violates the ground rules of access will risk a withdrawal of their accreditation.
As a service to our filmmakers, we monitor the attendance at Press and Industry screening rooms as well as at the video screening stations located in the Press Office. If a Festival Volunteer or staff member stops to ask your name or see your badge please do not be insulted; this person is only doing his or her job. Industry members should contact the SIO for lists of industry representatives and journalists who have seen films at these locations. Film publicists should contact the Press Office for the same.
To get up-to-the-minute updates on Press and Industry TBAs, follow the Press Office on Twitter:
Press Lines at Theatres (aka "Red Carpets")
Press lines for most screenings will open 90 minutes before screening start time. Press will not be permitted to wait inside venues if they arrive more than two hours before the screening. Accredited photojournalists and TV camera crews wanting to photograph or film the arrival of filmmakers and talent at theatres must gather at the designated space where they will be accompanied by a member of the press office to take their place on the line. Due to limited space, it is advised that photographers bring their own stands. Please note: press lines for films in the Premiere category are overseen by the films' publicists in conjunction with the Festival Press Office. It is ultimately the decision of that publicist as to the order and number of press outlets on the line. Any member of the press who behaves in a manner deemed unsuitable (inappropriate questions, arguing over camera positions, etc.) risks having his or her Press Credential revoked.
Radio Studios and ISDN
The local NPR station, KPCW, has studio time/ISDN line available for rental at $250 per hour (one hour minimum; engineering costs are included in this fee). Studio time, beginning daily at 10:00 a.m. (MST), is based on availability with 24-hour notice for scheduling required. To schedule, please contact Suzy Hanney at (435) 649-9004, ext. 307 or KPCW's new studios are located at 460 Swede Alley, directly behind the Egyptian Theatre. Parking is extremely limited.
RSS Feeds
Journalists interested in keeping up-to-date on news and announcements from Sundance Film Festival can subscribe to our RSS feeds to have the latest press information sent directly to their desktop:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/sundancefest_press
Social Networking
Facebook
To view our pages on Facebook, search for Sundance Film Festival. Visitors need a Facebook account to view these pages.
Twitter
To view our Twitter feed, visit:
http://twitter.com/sundancefest
For specific Press Office updates, follow @SFFPress
Waitlist Tickets
The waitlist has become a Sundance tradition and each year hundreds of Festivalgoers see popular films without advance tickets. There's no need to go to the Main Box Office-just go directly to the theatre of the screening you wish to attend. Arrive two hours before the scheduled screening time to pick up your waitlist number (one per person). For each theatre's first screening of the day, waitlist numbers will be distributed one hour before the scheduled screening time. Once you have your number, you can go grab a coffee or a sandwich, but you must return no later than 30 minutes before the screening time. Waitlist ticket sales begin no sooner than 30 minutes prior to the screening. You'll then line up according to number, and tickets are sold in sequential order. Waitlist tickets are $15. Only cash is accepted, so be sure to stop by the ATM before coming to the theatres. If no space is available, ticketed waitlist patrons receive a full refund. A waitlist number does not guarantee tickets are available for purchase. All timetables for waitlist tickets are subject to change at the discretion of the theatre manager.
Information for Film Publicists
Publicist Pass Benefits
A Publicist Pass provides full access to all non-ticketed venues, as well as limited access to Public and Press and Industry Screenings. The limited access for screenings includes:
Public Screenings
Pre-Screening Admittance - Permitted to enter theatre in order to escort entourage through press area and for film introduction.
Screening Admittance - Not permitted to take seat in theatre without a hard ticket.
Post-Screening Admittance - Permitted to re-enter theatre for Q&A session with talent.
Press & Industry Screenings
Press and Industry screenings are held in Park City at Holiday Village Cinemas, 1776 Park Ave., theatres I, II, and III.
Press and Industry screenings are reserved for credentialed press and industry members only. Credentials must be presented for admittance.
Availability - Once all Press & Industry Pass Holders are seated, Publicist Pass Holders will be admitted based on remaining availability.
Timing - Entrance will be granted five minutes prior to screening.
Sign-in - Required to sign in on attendance sheet.
