Show Sundance to stay in Park City until 2018 Jeff Dixon The Globe 22 million in 10 days That's the economic impact of the Sundance Film Festival on Park City and Summit County according according according accord accord- ing to the Craig McCarthy of the Park City Chamber of Commerce The festival which runs from January 19 to January 29 celebrates celebrates celebrates cele cele- brates its anniversary this year It has risen to prominence as being the premier independent film festival in North America since Robert Redford founded the profit non-profit Sundance Institute in 1981 Prior to 1981 the event was known as the Utah U.S. Film Festival which started in the summer summer summer sum sum- mer of 1978 The Sundance Institute which hosts the festival recently renewed its commitment to Park City by relocating its administrative tive headquarters there from Salt Lake City and by agreeing to keep the festival there through 2018 much to the pleasure of local business business busi busi- business ness owners Many popular movies such as Napoleon Dynamite and directors directors directors tors like Quentin got their big break at Sundance The festivities arent aren't limited to celebrating independent cinema The festival coupled with Utah's famous snow attracts attracts' celebrities and alike who attend the festival mainly to see and to be seen seen fn orto or to get away from places like New York or Los Angeles Corporate sponsors and name big-name stars have shelled out up to a million million million mil mil- lion dollars to rent out private clubs or and/or residences to host exclusive parties This year the festival will feature feature feature fea fea- ture 47 shorts and feature films from 29 different countries Many of the films will be shown in downtown Salt Lake City at the newly created Festival District along South as well as at the Tower Theater near and The Festival District will be anchored by the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center near West and the Broadway Centre Cinemas just east of State St. St For box office information call 2000 M-F M 10 am a.m. to 4 pm p.m. For more festival information call M-F M 9 am a.m. to 5 pm p.m. or visit their at fes- fes |