" hunter has never lost sight of these goals , " sundance continued . " he brings to the position an infectious appetite as deeply as a deep understanding of the sundance legacy and culture . . . he is a happy choice of sequence to lead the festival into the 21st century . " among his other activities for festivals are supporting foster the development of its frontier on principal program , a multimedia database of film , music and other artworks forms , and " boost the festival ' s media presence — through its official web pages ( website . sundance . org / festival ) , an official version of the event , as well as the sundance group ' s partnerships with itunes and mtv to showcase and distribute short titles .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.