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Utahns can buy Sundance Film Festival passes on Monday — before everyone else

Locals SLC Pass, Locals 10 Ticket Package, Grand Theatre Pass, Salt Lake City 10 Ticket Package and student-only package go on sale.

The Egyptian Theatre is pictured on the eve of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Park City, Utah. The 2018 edition of the festival runs Jan. 18 to 28 in Park City, and venues in Salt Lake City and the Sundance resort. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Utah movie lovers can buy passes for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, getting a two-day head start on the rest of the world.

A presale of festival passes and ticket packages for Utah residents happens Monday, from noon to 8 p.m. Mountain time, on Sundance’s website.

Utah residents can buy the following packages and passes:

• Locals SLC Pass, for $500, gives full access to Salt Lake City screenings, with one photo credential.

• Locals 10 Ticket Package, for $300, good for 10 tickets for screenings in all locations, with two credentials.

• Grand Theatre Pass, for $300, gives full access to screenings at the Grand Theater in Salt Lake City, with one photo credential.

• Salt Lake City 10 Ticket Package, for $250, good for 10 tickets for Salt Lake City screenings, with two credentials.


• Utah Student 10 Ticket Package, for $150, good for 10 tickets for Salt Lake City screenings, with one credential. (Only open to students with valid student ID for full-time students currently enrolled in a Utah college or university.)

All other passes and packages go on sale to everyone Wednesday at noon.

People who buy ticket packages will get to choose their tickets Jan. 2 to 5. Individual tickets go on sale to Utah residents Jan. 11-12, and to everyone starting Jan. 16.

The 2018 Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 18-28 in Park City and at venues in Salt Lake City and the Sundance resort.