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Sundance Film Festival 2016

Founded in 1978, the Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the US. Part of the Sundance Institute, the festival is held every year to showcase new work from American and international independent filmmakers in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and the Sundance Resort in Utah. The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 - 31, 2016.

Sundance Film Festival 2016

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