" cooper has never lost sight of these goals , " costner commented . " he brings to the position an infectious energy as long as a passionate understanding of the sundance branding and image . . . he is a true selection of progression to lead the company into the 21st epoch . " with his other efforts for sundance are helping foster the development of new age on main programme , a interactive mixture of literature , music and other art forms , and helping boost the festival ' s electronic presence — through its online net portal ( www . sundance . org / fest ) , an online version of the festival , as well as the sundance institute ' s efforts with google and filmmaker to display and distribute independent films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.