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Sundance Festival tickets go on sale; free local screenings planned

Jan 16, 2025, 6:00 AM | Updated: 6:47 pm

Individual tickets for the 41st Sundance Film Festival go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for screening...

Individual tickets for the 41st Sundance Film Festival go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for screenings across Park City and Salt Lake City. (Maya Dehlin)

(Maya Dehlin)

PARK CITY — Despite the devastating fires in Los Angeles, which forced the postponement of many film industry events, the Sundance Film Festival will proceed as planned.

Deadline reports the Academy Awards nomination announcement, the Mammoth Film Festival, a handful of movie premiers and the the 2025 Critics Choice Award ceremony have been postponed, among other events, due to the fires.

In a letter signed by Eugene Hernandez, director of the festival, and Sundance CEO Amanda Kelso, the team wrote, “First and foremost, our hearts are with everyone in our Sundance Institute community and with all affected by the unfolding tragedy … right now, we may mourn, but we also know it is important to carry on.”

Individual tickets for the 41st Sundance Film Festival are scheduled to go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday for screenings across Park City and Salt Lake City. The events run from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 in person, and online starting Jan. 30.

Tickets are $35 for in-person and online screenings, and a short-film pass is $50. According to the website, all festival passes are sold out, and with ticket selection for package holders already open from Tuesday, several screenings have already filled up.

Movies to watch

Audiences are highly anticipating “Omaha.” This is the directorial debut of 20-year Utah resident Cole Webley; the film is primarily shot in Utah. Written by Brigham Young University professor Robert Machoian, the movie appears to have sold out. But anyone interested still has the option of purchasing an online ticket, according to the website.

Machoian also co-directed a short, “The Long Valley.” This short documents agriculture in the Salinas Valley, set to play in Short Film Program 5. Another animated short, “Paradise Man (ii)” was directed by Jordan Michael Blake, who went to BYU.

Please read the complete story and more from reporter Collin Leonard at KSL.com.

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