2012 Slamdance Film Festival
Most people have heard about Park City's most famous film festival, which has grown into one of the biggest film festivals in the country, but have you also heard of Slamdance Film Festival?
Slamdance has also grown in prestige and attendance in recent years; in fact, they get around 3,200 submissions each year, about the same number as Sundance. At the same time, the festival is geared toward highlighting new talent so it's a great place for up-and-coming directors, writers and actors to be discovered. Slamdance is also held Park City, Utah at the same time as Sundance, so it is easy attend both festivals.
Slamdance has been held every January since 1995 in Park City, Utah. The next festival will be held Jan. 20–26, 2012. Because submissions aren't chosen until fall, it's hard to say what movies and shorts will be shown at the festival this next year, but in previous years there have been some high quality submissions including the short film Peluca by Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite.
Tickets and passes can be bought ahead of time or when you arrive in Park City. For those in the industry, All Access Passes, Student All Access Passes, and Industry Passes are available. Otherwise, individual tickets can be purchased for each event.
Slamdance has also grown in prestige and attendance in recent years; in fact, they get around 3,200 submissions each year, about the same number as Sundance. At the same time, the festival is geared toward highlighting new talent so it's a great place for up-and-coming directors, writers and actors to be discovered. Slamdance is also held Park City, Utah at the same time as Sundance, so it is easy attend both festivals.
Comparing Slamdance and Sundance
So what are the differences between these two festivals? Unlike most of the films submitted to Sundance, submissions to Slamdance must be from first-time directors, films without domestic theatrical distribution and having budgets of under $1 million. This makes Slamdance a great festival for creatives trying to make a name for themselves and break into the film industry. The festival accepts submissions for feature-length movies and documentaries as well as shorts, screenplays, and video games. For more information on the submission guidelines see Slamdance's official site.Slamdance Festival Details
Slamdance has been held every January since 1995 in Park City, Utah. The next festival will be held Jan. 20–26, 2012. Because submissions aren't chosen until fall, it's hard to say what movies and shorts will be shown at the festival this next year, but in previous years there have been some high quality submissions including the short film Peluca by Jared Hess, the director of Napoleon Dynamite. Tickets and passes can be bought ahead of time or when you arrive in Park City. For those in the industry, All Access Passes, Student All Access Passes, and Industry Passes are available. Otherwise, individual tickets can be purchased for each event.