"Cooper has never lost sight of these goals," Redford continued. "He brings to the position an infectious enthusiasm as well as a deep understanding of the Sundance brand and culture... He is a natural choice of succession to lead the festival into the 21st century." Among his other accomplishments for Sundance are helping foster the development of New Frontier on Main program, a multimedia conjunction of film, music and other art forms, and helping boost the festival's Internet presence — through its official Web site (www.sundance.org/festival), an online version of the festival, as well as the Sundance Institute's agreements with iTunes and Netflix to showcase and distribute short films.
Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance Film Festival.