The Sundance Institute announced Wednesday it will celebrate the legacy of its founder, Robert Redford, with the introduction of the Robert Redford Luminary Award, a new honor recognizing individuals who have made visionary contributions to independent filmmaking.

Inaugural award recipients — Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag, two artists from the Sundance Institute labs — will be recognized during the annual event, “Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford,” on Jan. 23 in Park City.

As a tribute to Redford, who died in mid-September, the event will celebrate the enduring impact Redford made on independent filmmaking, while also highlighting the rising generation of filmmakers he influenced.

Recipients of the Robert Redford Luminary Award are individuals who have d

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