" cooper has rarely shed sight of these goals , " redford continued . " he brings to the position an intense enthusiasm as well as a deepened insight of the sundance brand and culture . . . he is a natural person of time to spur the world into the 21st century . " and his other accomplishments for sundance are helping foster the establishment of new frontier on main program , a interactive combining of film , television and other artists forms , and helping grow the festival ' s internet presence — through its official net site ( www . sundance . org / festival ) , an online section of the fest , as well as the mcgregor institute ' s cooperation with itunes and netflix to showcase and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.