Robert Redford

Redford to Helm Sundance Channel Short Films for Mobile

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2008 - 11:24am.

New York - Sundance Channel founder Robert Redford, who along with partners NBC Universal and Showtime, sold the network to Cablevision last month for $500 million, plans to produce a series of short films for mobile phones for the network, The New York Times reported. Redford, who will continue to consult for the network, told The Times he would probably direct and possibly appear in the short films.