The Sundance Film Festival Trivia Questions

The festival's name derives from the Sundance Kid, the character Robert Redford played in the 1969 film 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'.

The Sundance Film Festival is organized by the Sundance Institute, a nonprofit founded by Robert Redford. The Academy runs the Oscars, not Sundance.

The Sundance Film Festival was founded by Robert Redford, not Clint Eastwood. Redford established it in 1978 to support independent filmmakers.

Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival in 1978, originally as the Utah/US Film Festival, before it was renamed in 1991.

The Sundance Film Festival takes place annually in Park City, Utah, not Los Angeles. It has been held there since 1981.

Quentin Tarantino's debut film 'Reservoir Dogs' had its world premiere at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, launching his career.

The Sundance Film Festival began as the Utah/US Film Festival in 1978, then was renamed in 1991 after the Sundance Institute took over.

Sundance only mandates world premieres for its competition categories; other sections accept films that have screened elsewhere. Thus, not all submitted films must be world premieres.