As fans peer in from the street outside, Robert Redford, right, shakes hands following an interview with Steven Henry Madoff of Art Forum at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.
A sign outside Park City welcomes festival goers to the Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Park City, Utah. The 11-day haven for independent film runs through Jan. 27. The festival has been a launching pad for crossover indies such as "Junebug" and "Little Miss Sunshine," and is also widely respected for its spotlight on documentaries.
The Egyptian Theater, where many films will be screened, is shown on Main Street during the Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Park City, Utah. Filmmakers and agents at the film festival are hoping the writers strike-prompted halt to production means studios will buy up more movies than ever, at higher prices than usual.
Director Quentin Tarantino speaks at the 2008 Ray Ban Visionary Awards in partnership with The Creative Coalition where he was honored during the Sundance Film Festival, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Park City, Utah.
Actress Emily Blunt arrives at the premiere of "The Great Buck Howard" at the Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Actors Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson pose together at a party prior to the premiere screening of their film "Blind Date" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.
Actor Colin Farrell, right, walks down Main Street with an unidentified man on the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.
Robert Redford speaks at the opening news conference for the Sundance Film Festival, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, in Park City, Utah.
Robert Redford speaks to the crowd gathered for the screening of the opening night film "In Bruges", at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.
Actor Colin Farrell arrives at the premiere of "In Bruges" at the Sundance Film Festival, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, in Park City, Utah. Farrell plays Ray, a hit man who ends up in Bruges - the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, with his colleague Ken, played by Brendan Gleeson.
Colin Farrell appears on stage before the screening of his film "In Bruges," at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The film was the opening night movie for the festival.
Actress Mary-Kate Olsen sits in the screening of the opening night film "In Bruges", at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. Scheduled star attendees at Sundance include Colin Farrell, U2, Quentin Tarantino, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Clarkson, 50 Cent and Josh Groban.
Director Martin McDonagh arrives at the premiere of "In Bruges" at the Sundance Film Festival, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, in Park City, Utah. The Sundance opener is McDonagh's first feature film. He won an Academy Award in 2006 for his short film "Six Shooter."
Rapper Chamillionaire, right, and his guest Tracy Nguyen at a dinner party hosted by Von Dutch CEO Tonny Sorensen on the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.
Executive Chef James Boyce prepares the meals for a dinner party hosted by Von Dutch CEO Tonny Sorensen on the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.