Sundance Institute Brings $70 Million to Utah With 2013 Sundance Film Festival 10-Day Event Generates Close To $5.8 Million in Tax Revenue, Supports 1,407 Jobs, Attracts Worldwide Media Exposure Valued at $56.8 Million
Posted Jun 26, 2013
Park City, UT Sundance Institute today announced that the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which took place in Park City, Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah in January, generated an overall economic impact of close to $70 million for the State of Utah, according to the independent annual economic and demographic study conducted by the University of Utah's Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the David Eccles School of Business (BEBR).
The Economic Report, posted in full on the Sundance Institute website, also found that the 2013 Festival: supported over 1,407 jobs; generated over $56.8 million in international media exposure; provided nearly $5.8 million in tax revenue; and was attended by nearly 46,000 people. More than 65 percent of festival attendees traveled from outside of Utah, including nearly 4,000 visitors from international locations, and more than 40 percent of tourist attendees indicated that they intend to visit Utah again during the next year.
Over the last five years, Sundance Institute, through its annual Sundance Film Festival, has brought in more than $375.6 million dollars in economic activity, $21.9 million dollars in tax revenue, supported more than 8,224 jobs and attracted more than 219,987 festival attendees. Over the last ten years, the Sundance Film Festival has generated in excess of one-half billion dollars in economic activity for Utah. The Festival is the state's largest annual international event, bolstering tourism and attracting worldwide media attention.
Laurie Hopkins Co-Managing Director of Sundance Institute, said, Sundance Institute is proud to be a leading example of how investing in the arts can create jobs, boost tourism and support local businesses as well as provide a cultural experience for residents. The more than $375 million in economic value that the Sundance Film Festival has brought to the state of Utah over the past five years demonstrates how the arts can support a local economy in a big way.
Utah is truly proud to be the official Sundance Film Festival host state. The Festival not only promotes tourism and educational opportunities for local schools, it provides consistent economic value annually, said Governor Gary R. Herbert. Our collaboration with Sundance Institute also allows a unique opportunity to network with worldwide business leaders and highlight Utah as a great place to do business.
Sarah Pearce Co-Managing Director of Sundance Institute, said, The Sundance Film Festival continues to be a collaborative community effort that showcases Utah to the world and promotes the best in independent film. We are pleased to work with so many local volunteers, vendors and partners to make this event a success and bring $70 million to the State of Utah.
Over 13,000 Utah residents participated in 2013 Sundance Film Festival Utah Community programming. Notable events at the 2013 Festival included the annual Salt Lake Gala, attended by Governor Herbert, legislators and community leaders. In the Governor's welcoming remarks, he commented on the value of hosting the Festival in Utah, as evidenced by its cultural and economic impact on the state. Sundance Film Festival offers two high school student screening programs that reached a combined 8000 students. The programs bring together students and filmmakers for screenings and discussions on the art of storytelling and an array of social and cultural issues. Over 500 Utah based non-profit and community leaders attended the Festival via the Institute's complimentary Outreach Tickets. The Festival also welcomed Hill Air Force Base for a special screening at Ogden's Egyptian Theatre. Upon the conclusion of the Festival, many Utah locals attended Best of Fest, free public screenings of the Festival's award-winning films.
Business Exposure for the State of Utah
During the 2013 Festival, Zions Bank and the Governor's Office of Economic Development hosted two networking events targeting CEOs and other top-level executives in the fields of technology, finance, sports and more who visit Utah specifically to attend the Festival: Utah Business Ambassadors and the fifth annual Sundance Institute Business + Technology Connection. Attendees represented companies including Oracle, Adobe, Expedia, HP, Hilton Hotels and Microsoft. Keynote speakers included Governor Gary R. Herbert; Scott Anderson, President and CEO of Zions First National Bank; Ben Lewis, director of Google and the World Brain; and Jerusha Hess, director of Austenland.
Building Audiences at Home and Abroad
Between the announcement of the film program in late November 2012 through wrap-up articles in February 2013, Sundance Institute and the 2013 Festival generated more than 31,100 print and online articles. From January 15 to February 15, 2013, the Festival generated 11,900 television pieces. In total, publicity value from the Festival totaled more than $56.8 million.
Over 900 registered press from 16 countries attended the Festival, including Australia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Macedonia, Kosovo, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Taiwan, Russia and Venezuela.
Sundance Institute's social media and website content strategy continues to expand to reach new audiences across the world to inspire dialogue and raise awareness for independent film. The Institute's website, Sundance.org, had unique visitors from 218 countries. Top countries outside the United States included the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Germany. In addition, the Festival now has over 1 million fans and followers across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and Google+ platforms.
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Sundance Institute Brings $70 Million to Utah With 2013 Sundance Film Festival 10-Day Event Generates Close To $5.8 Million in Tax Revenue, Supports 1,407 Jobs, Attracts Worldwide Media Exposure Valued at $56.8 Million
