The Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah is without doubt the most important annual event of American independent cinema. Without relying on Hollywood's star system and featuring great cinematic art by low budget productions, it has had tremendous impact on the development and acknowledgement of closer-to-life cinema with social and political awareness, and has encouraged ever-growing creativeness in generic cinema such as sci-fi, action or musicals. Where would American independent cinema be without Sundance is a question best not answered.