Sundance Institute Honors Founder Robert Redford: ‘Inspired Generations of Artists and Redefined Cinema’

As tributes to Hollywood icon Robert Redford continue to roll in, the Sundance Institute remembered its founder with a message of its own.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder and friend Robert Redford. Bob’s vision of a space and a platform for independent voices launched a movement that, over four decades later, has inspired generations of artists and redefined cinema in the U.S. and around the world,” the non-profit shared on Tuesday.

“Beyond his enormous contributions to culture at large, we will miss his generosity, clarity of purpose, curiosity, rebellious spirit and his love for the creative process,” the organization continued. “We are humbled…