Editing Robert Redford (section)

==Sundance Institute==
With the financial proceeds of his acting success, starting with his salaries from ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' and ''[[Downhill Racer]]'', Redford bought a [[ski area]] on the east side of [[Mount Timpanogos]] northeast of [[Provo, Utah|Provo]], Utah, called "Timp Haven". He renamed it "[[Sundance Resort|Sundance]]" after his ''[[Sundance Kid]]'' character.<ref name=tca/> Redford's ex-wife Lola was from Utah and they had built a home in the area in 1963. Portions of the movie ''[[Jeremiah Johnson (film)|Jeremiah Johnson]]'' (1972), a film which is both one of Redford's favorites and one that has heavily influenced him, was shot near the ski area.

Redford went on to create the [[Sundance Film Festival]], which became the country's largest festival for independent films. In 2008, Sundance exhibited 125 feature-length films from 34 countries, with more than 50,000 attendees in [[Salt Lake City]], and [[Park City, Utah]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Adrienne |last=Papp |url=http://www.adriennepapp.com/pdf/Sundance%202008rev.pdf |title=2008 Sundance Insider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528223150/http://www.adriennepapp.com/pdf/Sundance%202008rev.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2008 |access-date=May 16, 2008}}</ref>

Robert Redford also founded the [[Sundance Institute]]; [[Sundance Cinemas]]; Sundance Catalog; and the [[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]]; all in and around Park City, 30 miles (48&nbsp;km) north of the Sundance ski area.<ref name=tca/> Redford also owned a Park City restaurant, Zoom, that closed in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Chris|date=November 10, 2016|title=Robert Redford's Park City Restaurant Zoom to Close Its Doors|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/robert-redfords-park-city-restaurant-zoom-close-doors-945483|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053416/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/robert-redfords-park-city-restaurant-zoom-close-doors-945483|archive-date=March 20, 2017|access-date=March 19, 2017|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

===Wildwood Enterprises, Inc.===
Robert Redford is the co-owner of [[Wildwood Enterprises, Inc]]., with Bill Holderman, producer, with the following film credits: ''Lions for Lambs''; ''Quiz Show''; ''A River Runs Through It''; ''Ordinary People''; ''The Horse Whisperer''; ''The Legend of Bagger Vance''; ''Slums of Beverly Hills''; ''The Motorcycle Diaries''; and ''The Conspirator''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/wildwood-enterprises-inc-50256/|title=Wildwood Enterprises, Inc. – Production Company – Backstage|website=backstage.com|access-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129004604/https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productioncompany/wildwood-enterprises-inc-50256/|archive-date=January 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Sundance Productions===
Redford is the president and co-founder of Sundance Productions, with Laura Michalchyshyn.

Most recently, Sundance Productions produced ''[[Chicagoland (TV series)|Chicagoland (CNN)]]'', ''Cathedrals of Culture'' ([[Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]]), ''[[The March (2013 film)|The March (PBS)]]'' and Emmy nominee ''All The President's Men Revisited'' ([[Discovery Channel|Discovery]]), [[Isabella Rossellini]]'s ''Green Porno Live!'', and ''To Russia With Love'' on [[Epix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sundance-productions.com/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are – Sundance Productions|website=sundance-productions.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123152152/http://sundance-productions.com/who-we-are/|archive-date=January 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since founding the nonprofit [[Sundance Institute]] in Park City, Utah, in 1981, Redford has been deeply involved with [[independent film]].<ref name=tca/> Through its various workshop programs and popular film festival, Sundance has provided support for independent filmmakers. In 1995, Redford signed a deal with Showtime to start a 24-hour cable television channel devoted to airing independent films. The [[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]] premiered on February 29, 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Gobi |date=1 January 1998 |title=Programming Profile: The Sundance Channel – And the Festival Goes on… Tv |url=https://realscreen.com/1998/01/01/20279-19980101/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Realscreen.com}}</ref>