April 10, 2012
If history teaches us anything, the first annual Sun Valley Film Festival in beeyootifull Sun Valley, Idaho is going to be a smash hit.
Ketchum, Idaho has been welcoming the film industry since Averell Harriman opened America's first ski resort in 1936. In 2012, the Sun Valley Film Festival will bring the area's rich cinematic tradition into the 21st century by welcoming cutting-edge independent films, premieres, exciting children's programming and previews of new television and web series. This spring, filmmakers from around the world bring their vision to the Sun Valley Film Festival and you're invited to watch it come into focus.It's true: Sun Valley was the first ski resort in the United States. A savvy businessman (and diplomat), Harriman was looking for a way to increase ridership on one of his railroads. Capturing the country's love for winter sport in the aftermath of the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid proved to be a smart move: even Bill Gates has a house there now. So does Oprah. Wonder if they hang out?