Sundance Film Festival

Month : January
Place : Utah, U.S.A
Famous For : Film Festival
Attractions : Documentary Films, Dramatics, Various Non-Competitive Events

The Sundance Film Festival is a much awaited event in United States of America. It's organized every year during the month of January in Utah, U.S.A. The festival primarily focuses as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. Tagged as the largest independent cinema festival in the United States, the Sundance film festival venues include Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden as well as the Sundance Resort.

Major Attractions

The festival started as the Utah/US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. The first edition was held in Salt Lake City in th year 1978. It was founded by Sterling Van Wagenen, John Earle and Cirina Hampton Catania with a sole aim to showcase strictly American-made films, highlight what the potential of independent film could be and to increase visibility for filmmaking in Utah. The primary objective of the event was to conduct a competition for independent American films, present a series of retrospective films and filmmaker panel discussions and to celebrate the Frank Capra Award. Now the festival has evolved manifolds from a low-profile venue for small-budget, independent creators from outside the Hollywood system to a media extravaganza for Hollywood celebrities. It comprises of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature-length films and short films. There is also a a group of non-competitive showcase sections, including the New Frontier, Spectrum, and Park City @ Midnight.