Ed Harris & Gyula Gazdag: Sundance Institute Luminary Award

Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag receive the Robert Redford Luminary Award for their decades of contributions to the Sundance Institute, supporting independent filmmakers through its labs and programs. Honors Robert Redford vision.

Added Gazdag: “The Sundance Institute film writers and supervisors laboratories became my second home throughout the years, where every little thing is about supporting independent art, and that is second nature to every person that is part of it. It has actually offered me with fresh air, inspiration, sociability, moral support, and love. I always felt that making an initiative to reciprocate all of that results in a rewarding procedure of cost-free creation. Becoming part of the Sundance Institute family members is just one of the very best things that ever happened to me.”.

Robert Redford Luminary Award

Added Sundance Institute acting CEO Amanda Kelso: “We are pleased to introduce the Robert Redford Luminary Award to Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag, that have actually played critical roles in the Sundance Institute laboratories for over 20 years and highly exemplify the goal that Mr. Redford established for the organization. By committing their time to mentoring artists and teaming up with the others that have actually come via the laboratories, they have been influential in the development of generations of filmmakers. We are happy to continue this important work with them.”.

Harris’s and Gazdag’s Contributions

In addition to his enviable acting resume, Harris has offered as a creative expert for the Sundance Institute screenwriters and supervisors laboratories given that 2002. He has actually served as a creative advisor for the Sundance Institute directors and film writers labs considering that 1994 and imaginative director for the directors laboratory because 1997.

The annual fundraiser at which they will certainly be toasted sustains the nonprofit institute by gathering funds to support independent musicians year-round via labs, intensives, grants, fellowships, a continuum of assistance and public programs. The 2026 Sundance Movie Celebration, its last in Park City, Utah, will certainly be held from Jan. 22– Feb. 1, 2026.

Sundance Institute’s Mission

“This will certainly be a greatly purposeful year for Sundance Institute as we honor our founder, Robert Redford. This special night supports the mission that he built this company upon,” said Ebs Burnough, Sundance Institute board chair. “This annual occasion makes it possible for the nonprofit institute to continue to introduce and boost the job of independent musicians from all over the globe through laboratories, grants, and public programs. We look forward to our visitors joining us in celebrating the vision and recognizing that we will continue.”.

Said Harris: “I’ve fortunately been asked to take component in the laboratory as a consultant for the past 19 years. I’m eternally happy to Robert Redford for his vision and interest.

In addition to his excellent acting resume, Harris has actually functioned as a creative advisor for the Sundance Institute film writers and directors laboratories given that 2002. Gazdag is a film, movie theater and film writer director, professor emeritus (UCLA), imaginative consultant (Binger Film Lab, Amsterdam) and advisor at Script Station (Berlinale Talents). He has actually acted as a creative consultant for the Sundance Institute film writers and supervisors labs since 1994 and creative director for the directors laboratory considering that 1997.

Gazdag’s Perspective

Added Gazdag: “The Sundance Institute screenwriters and directors laboratories became my second home throughout the years, where every little thing is about supporting independent art, and that is 2nd nature to every individual that is component of it. Included Sundance Institute acting Chief executive officer Amanda Kelso: “We are delighted to present the Robert Redford Star Award to Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag, that have actually played important duties in the Sundance Institute labs for over two decades and highly exemplify the mission that Mr. Redford established for the organization.

The Robert Redford Star Award is being established to celebrate and recognize “individuals who have, in a visionary way, utilized their sources, insights and reach to create possibility where there wasn’t, thus doing their component to make the world a better area.” Harris and Gazdag will certainly be acknowledged for their decades-long contributions as creative consultants for the Sundance Institute Supervisors Lab.

Star Award Established

Ed Harris of ‘Riff Raff’ poses in the Getty Images portrait workshop offered by IMDb and IMDbPro during the Toronto International Movie Celebration at InterContinental Toronto Centre on Sept. 9, 2024. (Image by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb).