" cooper has never had none of these things , " redford continued . " he brings to the position an infectious enthusiastic as well as a deeply understanding of the sundance brand and culture . . . he is a good choice of succession to lead the production into the 21st century . " among his other accomplishments for sundance are helping boost the promotion of new age on premier subject , a multimedia collaboration of film , music and other art forms , and helping boost the festival ' s internet access — through its official web portal ( www . byu . org / festival ) , an online version of the festival , as well as the sundance museum ' s agreements with itunes and netflix to produce and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.