" smith has never lost sight of these targets , " duvall continued . " he bringing to the position an infectious enthusiasm as well as a deep understanding of the indie concept and culture . . . he is a natural pick of succession to lead the festival into the 21st century . " among his other accomplishments for sundance are helping foster the development of new dawn on core program , a multinational conjunction of film , music and other art forms , and help boost the festival ' s internet profile — through its web web site ( page . discovery . org / festival ) , an website adaptation of the festival , as well as the sundance institute ' s relationships with itunes and netflix to promote and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.