The Top Film Festivals in the World
| June 25, 2018
Sundance
The top independent film festival in the world takes place every year in Utah – the Sundance Film Festival. Originally founded as the U.S. Film Festival, it was renamed Sundance in 1991, in honor of Robert Redford’s character from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Tons of filmmakers first appeared on the scene at Sundance, and subsequently made the transition to the mainstream. The Sundance organization is chaired by Robert Redford, who has been making moves to bring the festival to new locations all around the world, like London and Hong Kong.
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