2009 Sundance Film Festival
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The 2009 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 15, 2009 until January 25 in Park City
, Utah. It was the 25th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival
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Documentary Jury
World Dramatic Jury
World Documentary Jury
Shorts Jury
Alfred P. Sloan Jury (Award presented to the writer and director of an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character)
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
, Utah. It was the 25th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
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Award winners
- Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - We Live in PublicWe Live in PublicWe Live in Public is a 2009 documentary by Ondi Timoner which profiles Internet pioneer Josh Harris. It has as its theme the loss of privacy in the internet age.- Synopsis :...
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by SapphirePrecious (film)Precious , is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, and Paula Patton...
- Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic - The Maid (La Nana)
- Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary - Rough AuntiesRough AuntiesRough Aunties is a 2008 documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto about a group of women who protect and care for abused, neglected and forgotten children in Durban, South Africa. It won the Grand Jury Prize in the 'World Cinema — Documentary' category at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival....
- Audience Award: Documentary - The Cove
- Audience Award: Dramatic - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by SapphirePrecious (film)Precious , is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, and Paula Patton...
- World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary - Afghan Star
- World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic - An EducationAn EducationAn Education is a 2009 British coming-of-age drama film, based on an autobiographical article in Granta by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David,...
- Documentary Directing Award - Natalia Almada for El GeneralEl GeneralEl General is a Panamanian Reggae artist considered by some to be one of the Fathers of Reggaeton. During the early 1990s, he initiated the Spanish spoken dancehall that would later become reggaeton...
- Dramatic Directing Award - Cary Joji FukunagaCary Joji FukunagaCary Joji Fukunaga is an American film director, writer and cinematographer.-Early life:Fukunaga was born in Oakland, California, has lived in various places such as France and Japan, and now he resides in New York City. His father is Japanese and his mother is Swedish...
for Sin NombreSin Nombre (2009 film)Sin Nombre is an American and Mexican film written and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.Filmed in Spanish, the film's name means "Nameless"... - World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic - Oliver HirschbiegelOliver HirschbiegelOliver Hirschbiegel is a German film director. His works include Das Experiment and the Oscar nominated Der Untergang.- Career :...
for Five Minutes of HeavenFive Minutes of HeavenFive Minutes of Heaven is a British/Irish film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from a script by Guy Hibbert. The film was premiered on January 19, 2009 at the 25th Sundance Film Festival... - World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary - Havana MarkingHavana MarkingHavana Marking is a British producer and director of documentary films. She is best known for the 2009 film Afghan Star which won the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.Marking was born in England and moved to the United States as a child...
for Afghan Star - Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary - Bob Richman for The September IssueThe September IssueThe September Issue is a 2009 American documentary film about the behind-the-scenes drama that follows editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and her staff during the production of the September 2007 issue of American Vogue magazine. The film is directed by R.J. Cutler and produced by Eliza Hindmarch and...
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic - Adriano GoldmanAdriano GoldmanAdriano Goldman is a Brazilian director and cinematographer born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He won "Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic" during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his cinematography in Cary Joji Fukunaga's 2009 film Sin Nombre....
for Sin Nombre - World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic - John De Borman for An EducationAn EducationAn Education is a 2009 British coming-of-age drama film, based on an autobiographical article in Granta by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby, and stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and Peter Sarsgaard as David,...
- World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary - John MaringouinJohn MaringouinJohn Maringouin is an American film director.His debut feature, Running Stumbled, received wide critical acclaim and was referred to by Variety as a "phantasmagoric filmmaking debut" Despite acclaim, a Spirit Award nomination, and a brief release in the UK, the film is unavailable in the United...
for Big River ManBig River ManBig River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007.... - Documentary Film Editing - Karen SchmeerKaren SchmeerKaren Schmeer was a film editor who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Errol Morris.-Early life:...
for Sergio - World Cinema Documentary Editing Award - Janus Billeskov Jansen and Thomas Papapetros for Burma VJ
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Dramatic - Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne YiCharlyne YiCharlyne Amanda Yi is an American actress, comedian, musician, writer, and painter. Her performances do not include joke-telling as in standup comedy; instead, she uses different tactics such as music, magic, games, and often audience participation...
for Paper Heart - World Cinema Screenwriting Award - Guy HibbertGuy HibbertGuy Hibbert is an award-winning screenwriter. He wrote the 2009 film Five Minutes of Heaven. This film was premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival, where Hibbert won the World Cinema Screenwriting Award.-External links:...
for Five Minutes of HeavenFive Minutes of HeavenFive Minutes of Heaven is a British/Irish film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from a script by Guy Hibbert. The film was premiered on January 19, 2009 at the 25th Sundance Film Festival... - Special Jury Prize for Originality, World Cinema Drama - Louise-Michel
- Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary - Tibet in Song
- Special Jury Prize for Acting, World Cinema - Catalina SaavedraCatalina SaavedraCatalina Saavedra Pérez is a Chilean film, stage and television actress. She is better known to international audiences as the title character in the 2009 film The Maid, for which she received several awards and nominations.-Career:...
for The Maid (La Nana) - Special Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary - Good HairGood HairGood Hair is a 2009 American comedy documentary film produced by Chris Rock Productions and HBO Films, starring and narrated by comedian Chris Rock. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2009, Good Hair was released to select theaters in the United States by Roadside Attractions...
- Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence - HumpdayHumpdayHumpday is a 2009 American comedy film starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore; and directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance film festival. International distribution rights have been purchased by Magnolia Pictures for a mid-six figure sum...
- Special Jury Prize for Acting - Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by SapphirePrecious (film)Precious , is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, and Paula Patton...
- Jury Prize, U.S. Short Filmmaking - Short Term 12
- Jury Prize, International Short Filmmaking - Lies
- 2009 Alfred P. Sloan PrizeAlfred P. Sloan PrizeThe Alfred P. Sloan Prize is an award given each year, starting in 2003, to a film at the Sundance Film Festival. The prize is given to a feature film that focuses on science or technology as a theme, or depicts a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.Each winner is presented...
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Jurors
Dramatic Jury- Virginia MadsenVirginia MadsenVirginia Madsen is an American actress and documentary film producer. She came to fame during the 1980s, having appeared in several films aimed at a teenage audience...
– (Actress: Sideways, Number 23, The Rainmaker, David Lynch's Dune) - Scott McGeheeScott McGeheeScott McGehee is an American film director and screenwriter. He is a Columbia University graduate, born in California, but currently residing in New York City.He is half of a long-standing writing-directing partnership with filmmaker David Siegel....
– (Producer/Director/Writer: Uncertainty, The Deep End, Suture) - Maud Nadler – (Producer/HBO Films: Relative Values)
- Mike WhiteMike WhiteMichael Christopher "Mike" White is an American writer, director, actor, and producer for television and film and the winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for Chuck & Buck.-Early years:...
– (Writer/Director/Producer: Year Of The Dog) - Boaz YakinBoaz YakinBoaz Yakin is an American screenwriter and film director based in New York City. Yakin studied filmmaking at New York City College and New York University.-Life and career:...
– (Director/Writer/Producer: Fresh, Remember The Titans, Hostel)
Documentary Jury
- Patrick CreadonPatrick CreadonPatrick Creadon is an American documentary filmmaker, best known for the documentary film Wordplay. A profile of New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, Wordplay premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and became the second-highest grossing documentary of that year...
– (Writer/Director/Director of Photography: WordplayWordplay (film)Wordplay is a 2006 documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon. It features Will Shortz, the editor of the New York Times crossword puzzle, crossword constructor Merl Reagle, and many other noted crossword solvers and constructors...
, Writer/Director/Director of Photography: I.O.U.S.A.I.O.U.S.A.I.O.U.S.A. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Patrick Creadon. The film focuses on the shape and impact of the United States national debt. The film features Robert Bixby, director of the Concord Coalition, and David Walker, the former U.S...
) - Carl DealCarl DealCarl Deal is a New York–based documentary filmmaker. He is producer and director of the film Trouble the Water as well as producer for several of Michael Moore's films including Capitalism: A Love Story, Bowling for Columbine, and Fahrenheit 9/11.-Career:...
– (Director/Producer: Trouble The Water) - Andrea Meditch – (Executive Producer/Producer: Man on Wire, In The Shadow Of The Moon)
- Sam PollardSam Pollard- Sources used : — Dingle describes how Sam Pollard used positioning of vowel marks relative to consonants to indicate tones — Morrison recounts meeting Sam Pollard and his wife at the Bible Christian Mission in 1894 — reports on an article in The Sunday Times describing the...
– (Editor: When The Levees Broke, Jungle Fever, Mo' Better Blues) - Marina Zenovich – (Director/Producer/Writer: Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired)
World Dramatic Jury
- Colin BrownColin Brown (journalist)Colin Brown is a British film journalist, based in New York, who has been, successively, editor and editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Screen International....
(New York) – (Editor: Screen International) - Christine JeffsChristine JeffsChristine Jeffs is a New Zealand-born film director known for directing the British motion picture Sylvia, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig, and the American independent film Sunshine Cleaning , with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt....
(New Zealand) – (Director/Writer: Rain, Stroke; Director: Sunshine Cleaning) - Vibeke Windelov (Denmark) – (Producer: Dogville, Breaking The Waves, Dancer In The Dark)
World Documentary Jury
- Gillian ArmstrongGillian ArmstrongGillian May Armstrong is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries.- Career :Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Gillian Armstrong grew up in the eastern suburb of Mitcham. She graduated from Swinburne Technical College in 1968 where she studied theatrical costume design and...
(Australia) – (Director: Death Defying Acts, Oscar & Lucinda, Little Women) - Thom Powers (New York) – (Documentary Programmer, Toronto International Film Festival)
- Hubert SauperHubert SauperHubert Sauper is a documentary filmmaker best known for the highly controversial Darwin's Nightmare which was nominated for an Academy Award....
(France) – (Director/Producer: Darwin's Nightmare)
Shorts Jury
- Gerardo Naranjo – (Director/Writer/Producer: Voy a explotar, Malachance, Perro Negro)
- Lou Taylor PucciLou Taylor PucciLou Taylor Pucci is an American actor who first appeared on film in Rebecca Miller's well received Personal Velocity: Three Portraits in 2002....
– (Actor: Thumbsucker) - Sharon Swart – (Reporter: Variety)
Alfred P. Sloan Jury (Award presented to the writer and director of an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character)
- Fran Bagenal – (Professor of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado)
- Rodney BrooksRodney BrooksRodney Allen Brooks is the former Panasonic professor of robotics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since 1986 he has authored a series of highly influential papers which have inaugurated a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence research...
– (Panasonic Professor of Robotics, MIT Computer Science & AI Lab) - Ray Gesteland – (Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah)
- Jeffrey NachmanoffJeffrey NachmanoffJeffrey Nachmanoff is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay for the 2004 blockbuster film The Day After Tomorrow. He wrote and directed Traitor, which was released on August 27, 2008.-Filmography:-Unproduced work:...
– (Writer: The Day After Tomorrow; Writer/Director: Traitor) - Alex RiveraAlex RiveraAlex Rivera is a US film maker specialising in films about labor, immigration, and politics-Biography:Alex Rivera, was born in 1973 New York City, New York. His father is a Peruvian immigrant and his mother is an American citizen. Growing up as a bicultural youth in New Jersey, he took an interest...
– (Director/Writer/Editor: Sleep Dealer)