" mackenzie has never relinquished sight of these goals , " redford began . " he brings to the task an infectious excitement as also as a passionate awareness of the festival identity and lifestyle . . . he is a natural choice of succession to lead the festival into the 21st century . " with his other accomplishments for sundance are serving support the development of young frontier on premier weekend , a multimedia conjunction of film , music and other art forms , and helping boost the festival ' s net presence — through its official net site ( www . sundance . ca / project ) , an online edition of the festival , as well as the sundance institute ' s agreements with itunes and netflix to display and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.