For Immediate Release Media Contact: January 6, 2010 Kate McMillan (435) 776-7864
[email protected] 2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TAPS INTO DIVERSE HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSIC Eclectic Mix of Music Legends and Fresh Indie Talent will Appear in Film and Live Performances Lou Reed to perform at the annual CELEBRATION OF MUSIC IN FILM Artists Include Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Guster, Harry Belafonte, K’NAAN, Lou Reed, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and St. Vincent Park City, UT—Sundance Institute today announced the line-up of music-themed films and events at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s program features a diverse array of musical storytelling, past, present and future through soundtracks and scores, compelling documentaries, an eclectic live-music line-up and more. The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20-30, in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. A complete list of films and events is available at www.sundance.org/festival. Through its Film Music program and annual Composers Labs, to its esteemed appreciation for films that feature ground-breaking composers and original soundtracks, Sundance Institute continues to support and inspire innovative music in independent film. In that spirit, The Sundance Film Festival is a vibrant showcase for up-and-coming musicians. The official 2011 Sundance Film Festival credential costs $200 online or at the box offices and allows admission for the holder to the Sundance House, Filmmaker Lodge, New Frontier at Miner’s Hospital, daytime admission to the Sundance ASCAP Music Café, and the Salt Lake City Café.