" cooper has never lost sight of these goals , " redford began . " he brings to the position an infectious enthusiasm as whole as a deeper understanding of the sundance brand and culture . . . he is a natural choice of succession to lead the festival into the 21st year . " among his other accomplishments for sundance are , foster the development of new frontier on main weekend , a global hybrid of film , performance and other entertainment form , and helping improve the festival ' s internet connection — through its official www website ( www . sundance . org / project ) , an web extension of the festival , as opposed as the goethe institutes ' s agreements with itunes and netflix to display and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.