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Looking to expand his Sundance brand — and provide opportunities for minority filmmakers — Robert Redford has announced a new initiative in collaboration with the State of New Mexico.

Called “Sundance in New Mexico”, the project will see Redford’s Sundance Institute in Utah work with the Department of Cultural Affairs and the New Mexico Film Office to develop programs in film, arts and the environment. From the article,

“Redford said he was disappointed in the failure of two of his earlier ventures, a project 30 years ago to get movie cameras into the hands of Indian children and a more recent dream to make a series of New Mexico-based films from the books of mystery writer Tony Hillerman. “Sundance in New Mexico” is a new opportunity to work in that vein, he said.

‘It has a lot to do with the changes in the world around us, the fact that there’s change that’s in the air right now … and the positive has to do with arts and culture,’ he said.”

The new collaboration will kick-off this weekend — witha  series of talks and events. After that, it’s expected the project will “evolve” into additional opportunities for aspiring filmmakers; with the construction of “eco-lodges” for those in residence also on the table.

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