Robert Redford
The actor and director who bought a ski area under Mount Timpanogos, founded the Sundance Institute and helped make Utah's January the film world's most watched month.
| Born | August 18, 1936. Wikipedia |
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| Died | September 16, 2025, at his home in Sundance, Utah, at 89. Wikipedia |
| Utah ties | Bought a ski area on the east side of Mount Timpanogos, northeast of Provo, then called Timp Haven, and renamed it Sundance. Wikipedia |
| Institute | Founder and president of the Sundance Institute at the time of the festival's 2025 move announcement. CBS News |
Sundance in Utah
Redford bought the ski area under Mount Timpanogos and renamed it Sundance. Sources we checked give differing years for the purchase and for the Institute's founding, so this profile states neither. Wikipedia
The Sundance Institute, which he founded, runs the Sundance Film Festival. The festival was held in Park City for about 40 years. NBC News
The festival leaves Utah
In March 2025 the Sundance Institute's board announced that the festival will move to Boulder, Colorado, beginning in 2027, after a roughly year-long search in which Cincinnati and Salt Lake City were also finalists. KSL · CBS News
Boulder officials were reported to have offered $34 million in tax credits over 10 years, and Utah officials said they were disappointed. CBS News Redford said change is inevitable and that the move would let the festival keep taking creative risks. CBS News
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The years Redford bought the ski area and founded the Institute, the resort's current ownership, and what the 2027 move means for the Institute's Utah programs and for Sundance Mountain Resort.