Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, the Coen brothers, and more lose to a hit 2014 film in a new Top 10 ranking for the Sundance Film Festival. Founded in 1978 by Robert Redford, the Sundance Film Festival is held annually in Utah as a platform for showcasing independent filmmakers. Now the largest independent film festival in the United States, Sundance has launched the careers of many successful filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, the Coen brothers, and many more who would go to be nominated for and win Academy Awards.