Sundance is a spring board for stars. (See: Elisabeth Olsen, Jennifer Lawrence, Carey Mulligan.) So who to watch this year, when the film festival kicks off on Jan. 19?

Start with these seven. Denim line 7 For All Mankind and entertainment agency Gen Art are honoring the below batch of little known actors and actresses at the fifth annual 7 Fresh Faces in Film celebration on Jan. 20. Past honorees include "Winter's Bone" star and Oscar nominee Lawrence, "Like Crazy" star Felicity Jones, and "Friday Night Lights" mainstay Zach Gilford (who made his film debut at Sundance in 2009).

If these newcomers generate Park City buzz, you might be seeing a lot of them in the coming months.

1. Alexia Rasmussen  ("The Comedy")

2. Ari Graynor ("For A Good Time, Call . . ."  and "Celeste and Jesse Forever")

3. Christopher Abbott ("Hello I Must Be Going")

4. Dreama Walker ("Compliance")

5. Gina Rodriquez ("Filly Brown")

6. Lizzy Caplan ("Bachelorette" and "Save the Date")

7. Zachary Booth ("Keep The Lights On")