SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TO FEATURE TRIBUTES TO LATE CO-FOUNDER REDFORD

The upcoming Sundance film festival will feature multiple tributes to its late co-founder Robert Redford including a screening of his first independent movie, organisers said on Tuesday.

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Hollywood legend Redford, who starred in hits like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid before becoming an Oscar-winning director, died last month at the age of 89.

Redford’s passing caused an outpouring of grief from the US film-making community — many of whose leading lights got their start at the indie movie festival he created, including Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh.

“Robert Redford’s dedication to the power of storytelling shaped independent cinema,” said a festival statement.