" cooper has never losing sight of these priorities , " hanks concluded . " he brings to the location an infectious interest as well as a deepened acceptance of the sundance brand and culture . . . he is a natural decision of succession to direct the festival into the 21st century . " among his other accolades for byu are helping foster the development of next pioneer on main program , a web conjunction of television , music and other art forms , and doing boost the site ' s internet presence — through its personal television site ( @ . hbo . me / festival ) , an online counterpart of the festival , as far as the sundance institute ' s relationships with itunes and netflix to showcase and distribute short films .
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.