Redford Relieved This Year’s Sundance Is Ending

First Published: January 30, 2011 8:42 PM EST Credit: Getty Images

PARK CITY, Utah -- Caption Robert Redford smiles for the press during Sundance’s opening dayFounder Robert Redford is glad this year’s Sundance Film Festival is coming to a close.

The 74-year-old actor says it’s “always a relief” when the 10-day event wraps because “it’s really exhausting.”

He’s happy, though, about the success of this year’s festival, with about 45 films being sold — up about 220 percent from 2010, when only 14 films were sold.

Redford believes the studios are taking an interest in the movies at Sundance because they’re realizing “there are audiences” for independent films.

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