Sundance
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Sundance is a popular ski resort located between Park City and Provo, Utah. It was founded and is owned by the actor Robert Redford. The resort is named after the role Redford played in the 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
The Sundance Film Festival, held in Park City, is a competition for independent film makers that has become a popular January mecca for glitterati, the press and those that yearn to see and be seen. At its core, however, is the convergence of indie film makers, not only highlighting their own work, but sharing ideas and forging relationships with one another. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, and perhaps in the world.
The festival was borne out of the Sundance Institute, which was also launched by Robert Redford, in 1981.