{"id":19308,"date":"2023-02-08T01:12:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T01:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=19308"},"modified":"2023-02-07T21:16:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:16:37","slug":"sun-valley-film-festival-hosts-presidents-day-weekend-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/sun-valley-film-festival-hosts-presidents-day-weekend-event\/","title":{"rendered":"SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL HOSTS PRESIDENTS\u2019 DAY WEEKEND EVENT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free or low-cost admission makes event accessible to local community<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By HAYDEN SEDER<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Sun Valley Film Festival\u2019s Presidents\u2019 Day weekend will kick off Sunday, Feb. 19 with National Geographic Documentary Film\u2019s Fire of Love screening 2:30 p.m. at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum. Photo courtesy Sun Valley Film Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over two days of Presidents\u2019 Day weekend, the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) is putting on three events at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum. These events are a great precursor to the actual Film Festival, taking place March 29\u2013April 2, 2023.<\/p>\n

The weekend will kick off on Sunday, Feb. 19, with an encore screening of National Geographic Documentary Films\u2019 Fire of Love <\/i>at the Argyros at 2:30 p.m. An extraordinary love story of French scientists Katie and Maurice Krafft, this film captures spectacular imagery of their greatest passion: volcanoes. The Academy Award-nominated film for Best Documentary Feature is directed by Sara Dosa and narrated by Miranda July. The screening will be accompanied by a Q&A with associate producer Elijah Stevens. Admission is free and open to the public, though priority access will be given to 2023 festival passholders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the Fire of Love<\/i> screening is \u201cMovie Night in Sun Valley\u201d with Boise State Public Radio and Morning Edition\u2019s George Prentice. Described by Festival founder and executive director Teddy Grennan as a \u201cfilm geek society\u201d night, the event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Argyros and will be a fun, fast-paced showcase of the most talked about (and sometimes debated) films of the season. There will be some exclusive moments with the year\u2019s most celebrated storytellers and a sneak peek at what the 2023 Film Festival will bring. With prizes, games, and plenty of surprises, it promises to be a fun night! General admission is $10 or included with the purchase of a 2023 festival patron pass.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final event of the weekend is a SVFFirst Look of the third season of Outer Banks<\/i>. Festival attendees to the 2022 event will remember the cast of Outer Banks<\/i> in attendance and the many events throughout town the cast participated in. On Monday, Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Argyros, there will be an advance screening of the third season of the show followed by a Q&A with show actor Charles Esten, creator\/showrunner\/executive producer Josh Pate, and producer Sunny Hodge. Admission is free and open to the public for this event, though priority access is given to 2023 festival passholders.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Presidents\u2019 Day weekend series of events is a continuation of the SVFF\u2019s seasonal programming that takes place throughout the year. Other recent seasonal programming includes two special screenings in December 2022 of Women Talking <\/i>and Wildcat<\/i>, which the director Trevor Frost was in attendance for. In January of this year, there was an SVFFirst Look screening of Bruiser <\/i>followed by a Q&A with director Miles Warren.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grennan explains that these events aren\u2019t just for people visiting or who come specifically for a film festival event. \u201cWe want people who are visiting Sun Valley to be aware of the film fest, but also for people to know that there\u2019s other things to do on top of everything else the Valley has to offer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With such an amazing lineup of events, it\u2019s somewhat surprising that admission is either free or low-cost to this slate of programming. But for Grennan and the SVFF, it\u2019s important to make sure the festival and many of its events remain accessible to the local community. \u201cOur Coffee Talks are free, so it\u2019s in that spirit that we wanted to keep costs low,\u201d Grennan explains. \u201cWe want people to come and take the time to visit. These sneak peeks\u2014it\u2019s us sharing with the town.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Following in that spirit, the SVFF has created a new program to make participation in the festival more accessible to high school and college students. Student passes, priced at $75 for the festival, include admission to five festival films, the Screenwriters Lab, the Sun Valley Junior Film Competition screening, and meet-and-greet events. Festival supporters also have the ability to sponsor a student through the \u201cpass it forward\u201d program for local students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Passes for the Film Festival are on sale now and often sell out, so be sure to get them now so you can have continued access to the high-caliber films and events put on by SVFF. Grennan says there\u2019s an unbelievable lineup of films for this year, in addition to amazing filmmakers, events, parties, bands, and more! <\/span><\/p>\n

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