Robert Redford to get ShoWest honor

Robert Redford will be honored at next week's ShoWest exhib confab in Las Vegas with a special Visionary Award for his pioneering work in bringing independent film to the big screen, Variety Magazine informs.

Redford will receive the special award on March 11 during ShoWest's opening luncheon, which will focus on indie and specialty film companies.

Redford founded the Sundance Institute in 1981 to nurture emerging filmmakers. In 1985, Redford and his institute launched the Sundance Film Festival, which has become the premiere film fest in the U.S.

Redford also has guided the creative direction of the Sundance Chanel. His latest venture is Sundance Cinemas, with two theaters in operation in Madison, Wis., and San Francisco.

Publication date: 04 March 2008

Source: Variety Magazine

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