" cooper has never lost sight of these goals , " redford commented . " he carries to the position an outstanding enthusiasm as well as a deep understanding of the movie brand and culture . . . he is a natural switch of successors to lead the festival into the 21st century . " and his other accomplishments for pbs are helping in the development of new frontier on premier film , a multimedia conjunction of film , music and other artistic forms , and helping raise the festival ' s network presence — through its authorized web site ( www . sundance . org / festivals ) , an website version of the festival , as and as the festival festival ' s agreements with youtube and netflix to showcase and broadcast documentary films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.