" cooper has never abandoned sight of these goals , " redford continued . " he brings to the position an extraordinary appreciation as whole as a deep understanding of the coca name and culture . . . he is a naturally candidate of time to lead the festival into the 21st century . " among his other achievements for byu are helping foster the development of new journey on main film , a multimedia combination of film , music and other artwork formats , and helping foster the festival ' s internet connection — through its official web pages ( www . filmmaker . org / festival ) , an online version of the festival , as well as the sundance organization ' s agreements with itunes and netflix to showcase and distribute feature films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.