Film Independent announces a new honor for the Film Independent Spirit Awards: the Robert Redford Environmental Vision Award. The award is designed to recognize narrative film and television works that engage with environmental issues through creative storytelling. According to multiple outlets, Film Independent is introducing the award in partnership with The Redford Center, and it will be presented for the first time at the upcoming Spirit Awards ceremony. The Hollywood Reporter describes the award’s purpose as celebrating works that address environmental themes in a way that emphasizes “creativity and possibility.” Variety and IndieWire similarly report that the award focuses on American narrative feature films and narrative television, highlighting innovation and impact in relation to environmental topics. The sources agree that the new category is intended to broaden the Spirit Awards’ recognition of environmentally focused storytelling, and that the naming honors Robert Redford in connection with The Redford Center’s mission. The outlets do not provide additional details such as submission requirements or eligibility terms beyond the general focus on environmental-themed narrative works.