The Sundance Film Festival boycotts all Hollywood films, and we don't foresee ever including them. The initial idea for our festival was back in 1978 when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival. However, it was not well known until 1981. It was then that Robert Redford became its and changed the focus to independent films, often made on very modest It was given its new name-the Sundance Film Festival-in 1991. Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films, but wanted to the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system
