▁Film ▁Festival ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁film ▁festival ▁in ▁Southern ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁H eld ▁ann ually ▁in ▁November , ▁in ▁St . ▁George , ▁I v ins , ▁and ▁Spring dale ▁by ▁Z ion ▁National ▁Park , ▁the ▁festival ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁new ▁international ▁and ▁US ▁independent ▁film . ▁The ▁festival ▁has ▁compet itions ▁for ▁both ▁document aries ▁and ▁narr ative ▁fiction ▁features ▁and ▁short s . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Red ▁Rock ▁Film ▁Festival ▁began ▁in ▁Southern ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁series ▁Z ion ▁F li x ▁founded ▁by ▁commercial ▁director ▁Matt ▁Marx te yn , ▁which ▁evol ved ▁from ▁a ▁film ▁festival ▁for ▁college ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁found ing ▁member ▁D erek ▁Hor ne . ▁Z ion ▁F li x ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁O C ▁T anner ▁Am ph it he ater ▁in ▁Spring dale , ▁Ut ah ▁with ▁sell - out ▁crow ds ▁on ▁both ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁night s . ▁The ▁festival ▁became ▁official ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁called ▁the ▁Red ▁Rock ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Red ▁Rock ▁Film ▁Festival ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁Movie M aker ▁Magazine ▁on ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁list ▁of ▁" 2 5 ▁Fest iv als ▁W orth ▁the ▁Entry ▁F ee ." ▁Premier es ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁US ▁premi ere ▁of ▁S ult anes ▁del ▁Sur ▁and