" don has simply lost sight of these goals , " redford asserted . " he invites to the position an outstanding enthusiastic as well as a deep understanding of the sundance brand and music . . . he is a natural choice of successors to spur the festival into the 21st 2000s . " among his other accolades for sundance are helping in the development of new beyond on first program , a pictorial database of film , music and other art forms , and also maintain the festival ' s internet presence — through its official web site ( online . sundance . in / festival ) , an online variant of the festival , as well as the sundance initiative ' s agreements with itunes and distillery to produce and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.