Sun Valley Film Festival hits the spotlight in USA Today

2/19/2013
Media Contact:  Carol Waller, CW Communications, 208. 720. 3965, carol@cw-communications.com  

"Sun Valley Film Festival hits the spotlight in USA Today”

Sun Valley, ID……USA Today has featured the SunValley Film Festival as one of the “Ten great places for a fabulousfilm festival ” in today’s issue.  The article appears in USA Today’s Weekend Life travel section as part of the publication’s pre-Oscars coverage.  Other festivals noted include the Miami International Film Festival, Shortfest in Palm Springs, Maui Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Atlantic Film Festival, among others.

USA Today’s weekend issue is out Friday through Sunday with a print circulation of nearly 2 million.  The article is also featured on www.usatoday.com which has over 1.4 million online viewers.

Sun Valley Film Festival Director Candice Pate noted this impressive national publicity will definitely help spur interest in the new event.  “This is fantastic exposure and we are thrilled to have the Sun Valley Film Festival be recognized by USA Today, and especially given that it is only our second year.  Clearly, we are breaking through as a film festival not to be missed,” she remarked.  

About the Sun Valley Film Festival:  
The 2nd annual Sun Valley Film Festival, March 14-17, presented by Zions Bank, will feature a curated slate of over 60 cutting edge films and TV premieres, engaging coffee talks with industry insiders like Hollywood legend Jodie Foster, fabulous parties with top entertainment including indie rock legends Built to Spill, a Screenwriter’s Lab led by Independent Spirit Award nominee Will McCormack, and a spectacular Alaska Airlines Closing Awards Après-Ski Ceremony.  This spring, filmmakers from around the world will bring their vision to the Sun Valley Film Festival and movie lovers are invited to watch it come into focus.  

For Festival details and tickets: www.sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.  Get Festival updates on Facebook and Twitter.  The Festival is presented by Zions Bank.  Major sponsors include Alaska Airlines, Nat Geo WILD, Sun Valley Resort, Tito's Handmade Vodka, SVPN, and InkTip.

News tag(s): Communities Travel film Business International