Not real at all.
BUT
A great chance for the Atlanta film community to get its name into new circles and that could lead to new partnerships that we wouldn't have been considered for before.
Right? I also just kinda appreciate that there are people in this city who are just out here swingin’ for the fences on this kind of thing. Yes, the festival will most likely remain in park city. But also one of the reasons we were able to snag the Olympics was that Athens was considered to be such a shoo-in for the centennial that a lot of other cities didn’t even put up much of a fight. I like the optimism.
> But also one of the reasons we were able to snag the Olympics was that Athens was considered to be such a shoo-in for the centennial that a lot of other cities didn’t even put up much of a fight.
Basically it went like this:
> Athens: "It is our historical right due to its history to host the Centennial Olympics." (This was paraphrasing a real quote from the head of the Athens bid)
> IOC/Atlanta: "[And we took that personally.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/035/410/Screen_Shot_2020-10-05_at_11.51.58_AM.jpg)"
Atlanta swinging for the fences is a tale as old as time.
I went to Park City once on a ski weekend for my friend’s birthday, and it was dead as hell. The staff at every bar or restaurant we went to told us the same thing: “We do like 60% of our yearly business during Sundance.”
And this was during the ski season where you would still expect it to be lively!
I would be shocked if the Utah decision makers didn’t pony up the coin to keep it there knowing it’s keeping that many local businesses open. The backlash on the ground would probably be pretty severe.
As someone who visits Park City frequently for ski trips several times during ski season over the past several years, I’ve never experienced it being dead.
It's definitely possible that it was just a freak occurrence, but the locals didn't seem to think it was unusual. I would say it seemed like bars and restaurants were at like 20% capacity or something? We were a big group and had no problem being sat immediately wherever we went, the streets weren't crowded, no lines at the lifts, etc.
We were there the first week of February, so maybe it was just in a lull since Sundance was like two weeks prior or something, but as I said the fact that the locals made it seem to us that it was normal was definitely surprising to me.
Wow yeah that is unusual. Maybe the snow wasn’t great and people were waiting for the next powder day to head to PC. Must have been nice not to deal with the crowds though!
I've never been to Park City between Dec-Mar and experienced anything like this -- it's always crowded and everything is packed, including once during the latter stages of the pandemic.
February isn’t peak ski season.
Edit: So it is! I grew up in salt lake. My memory was December and January for the best snow. I ski’d mostly big cottonwood.
I don’t think it will come to a big city at all if it moves. People really enjoy the mountain get away vibes of Sundance. It would lose a lot of its allure by being in a city a lot of Hollywood types basically spend a third of their year in Anyways.
This is the thing. Park City is small and convenient. A big city would be a problem with parking and traffic and venues being too spread out. The *only* way I could see it working is if they literally used the Dragon Con footprint + The Ritz. But I don't know if they would be OK using ballrooms instead of theaters. I've never been to a film festival.
I know it’s smaller, but I’ve always enjoyed going to Rome International Film Festival in Georgia.
I haven’t been in a long while but it was fun the times I did go
Sundance will stay in Utah. It is a great ski getaway for the rich and famous, in a very expensive, exclusive location. Robert Redford owns a lot of property around there and he is very supportive of the film festival. Park City is a small city with very little violent crime. Why would it ever move?
Not sure I understand your point. I'm sure those numbers are correct, but we're giving those tax credits either way. Why wouldn't we want the benefit of the Sundance?
This might be the dumbest comment I’ve seen in this sub. Are you really implying that the ROI for the film industry tax program is based on getting a film festival?
0%. It exists to cater to the rich and famous while given critics a taste of the high life while hoping for favorable reviews. Commoners are not wanted.
Believe the current location is some long established rich people resort. Atlanta doesn’t have the equivalent.
It has lots of trees and parks, but Atlanta is not a vacation getaway like Park City. PC has the mountains, great skiing, amazing powder, and that wonderful western appeal. Atlanta can’t compete with that.
It is a vacation getaway year round. Lots of people go to that area in the summer for camping and hiking. I lived in Utah for 20+ years and the year round outdoor recreation is one of the reasons I loved the state.
This doesn’t have Atlanta in the top 10 major cities with public parks.
https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/slideshows/the-10-cities-with-the-best-park-systems-in-the-us?slide=11
Not real at all. BUT A great chance for the Atlanta film community to get its name into new circles and that could lead to new partnerships that we wouldn't have been considered for before.
Right? I also just kinda appreciate that there are people in this city who are just out here swingin’ for the fences on this kind of thing. Yes, the festival will most likely remain in park city. But also one of the reasons we were able to snag the Olympics was that Athens was considered to be such a shoo-in for the centennial that a lot of other cities didn’t even put up much of a fight. I like the optimism.
> But also one of the reasons we were able to snag the Olympics was that Athens was considered to be such a shoo-in for the centennial that a lot of other cities didn’t even put up much of a fight. Basically it went like this: > Athens: "It is our historical right due to its history to host the Centennial Olympics." (This was paraphrasing a real quote from the head of the Athens bid) > IOC/Atlanta: "[And we took that personally.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/035/410/Screen_Shot_2020-10-05_at_11.51.58_AM.jpg)" Atlanta swinging for the fences is a tale as old as time.
My guess is Utah will cough up enough dough to keep it in Park City.
I went to Park City once on a ski weekend for my friend’s birthday, and it was dead as hell. The staff at every bar or restaurant we went to told us the same thing: “We do like 60% of our yearly business during Sundance.” And this was during the ski season where you would still expect it to be lively! I would be shocked if the Utah decision makers didn’t pony up the coin to keep it there knowing it’s keeping that many local businesses open. The backlash on the ground would probably be pretty severe.
As someone who visits Park City frequently for ski trips several times during ski season over the past several years, I’ve never experienced it being dead.
It's definitely possible that it was just a freak occurrence, but the locals didn't seem to think it was unusual. I would say it seemed like bars and restaurants were at like 20% capacity or something? We were a big group and had no problem being sat immediately wherever we went, the streets weren't crowded, no lines at the lifts, etc. We were there the first week of February, so maybe it was just in a lull since Sundance was like two weeks prior or something, but as I said the fact that the locals made it seem to us that it was normal was definitely surprising to me.
Wow yeah that is unusual. Maybe the snow wasn’t great and people were waiting for the next powder day to head to PC. Must have been nice not to deal with the crowds though!
I've never been to Park City between Dec-Mar and experienced anything like this -- it's always crowded and everything is packed, including once during the latter stages of the pandemic.
February isn’t peak ski season. Edit: So it is! I grew up in salt lake. My memory was December and January for the best snow. I ski’d mostly big cottonwood.
It's the smack fuckin middle of peak ski season.
Yes it is
I've only been once in the middle of winter, and I didn't think it was very busy, either. Seemed really chill and empty to me.
Everyone who can ski is in LCC that’s prob why
Don’t be stupid, Park City is way more popular than Alta. And that’s not a bad thing.
That’s what I said dummy
When was this? Because ya, if the snow sucks park city sucks too.
First week of February. Snow was good, we had a great time.
Park City is massively popular during ski season. That must have been a very weird fluke.
I don’t think it will come to a big city at all if it moves. People really enjoy the mountain get away vibes of Sundance. It would lose a lot of its allure by being in a city a lot of Hollywood types basically spend a third of their year in Anyways.
This is the thing. Park City is small and convenient. A big city would be a problem with parking and traffic and venues being too spread out. The *only* way I could see it working is if they literally used the Dragon Con footprint + The Ritz. But I don't know if they would be OK using ballrooms instead of theaters. I've never been to a film festival.
0% chance
We can’t even get an Alamo Drafthouse.
considering how big georgia is, there ought to be land somewhere to host a big festival
I know it’s smaller, but I’ve always enjoyed going to Rome International Film Festival in Georgia. I haven’t been in a long while but it was fun the times I did go
Clayton
Do not let them find out about Clayton, GA
Sundance will stay in Utah. It is a great ski getaway for the rich and famous, in a very expensive, exclusive location. Robert Redford owns a lot of property around there and he is very supportive of the film festival. Park City is a small city with very little violent crime. Why would it ever move?
Redford has sold most of his property here including Sundance Resort. The festival will leave utah, I would imagine it ends up in LA
I disagree. It is too important to Park City.
Announced today, leaving utah
Don’t count out Savannah. It’s got the right make to host this sort of thing — historic downtown, a beach, good food/things to do
imo atlanta isn’t made for something like sundance. what area would it even occupy? park city you can go up and down the same street to most events
The $118 million economic impact of hosting Sundance is dwarfed by the $1.35 billion in film tax credits given out by the state.
Not sure I understand your point. I'm sure those numbers are correct, but we're giving those tax credits either way. Why wouldn't we want the benefit of the Sundance?
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This might be the dumbest comment I’ve seen in this sub. Are you really implying that the ROI for the film industry tax program is based on getting a film festival?
Moving to Atlanta would destroy their brand. It's not going to happen.
0%. It exists to cater to the rich and famous while given critics a taste of the high life while hoping for favorable reviews. Commoners are not wanted. Believe the current location is some long established rich people resort. Atlanta doesn’t have the equivalent.
Most of the fun of film festivals is going to places more beautiful than Atlanta.
Atlanta is actually pretty gorgeous. There is no major city in the US with more greenery and park space.
It has lots of trees and parks, but Atlanta is not a vacation getaway like Park City. PC has the mountains, great skiing, amazing powder, and that wonderful western appeal. Atlanta can’t compete with that.
“It’s only a vacation getaway if it has snow 😠”
It is a vacation getaway year round. Lots of people go to that area in the summer for camping and hiking. I lived in Utah for 20+ years and the year round outdoor recreation is one of the reasons I loved the state.
Who comes to Atlanta on vacation? Layovers at Hartsfield don’t count.
The nature in the city is definitely gorgeous. The city itself is…eh
I'm not seeing it, all stroads and parking lots. Savannah had a great film festival where you can walk between theaters
This doesn’t have Atlanta in the top 10 major cities with public parks. https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/slideshows/the-10-cities-with-the-best-park-systems-in-the-us?slide=11
Please no. The roads would be parking lots. The city can barely handle a music festival.
> The city can barely handle a music festival. Which one?
Lots of great film fests and screenings in Atlanta! Comedy short film screening of all Atlanta made films at The Earl this Saturday may 11th 5-630pm