In the Summers The Sundance Film Festival has introduced the awards for this 12 months’s version. The listing follows under, with hyperlinks to our protection of the movies in query as accessible:
GRAND JURY PRIZES
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was offered to In The Summers / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Alessandra Lacorazza, Producers: Alexander Dinelaris, Rob Quadrino, Fernando Rodriguez-Vila, Lynette Coll, Sergio Lira, Cristóbal Güell) — On a journey that spans the youth of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving however risky father throughout their yearly summer season visits to his dwelling in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Cast: René Pérez Joglar, Sasha Calle, Lío Mehiel, Leslie Grace, Emma Ramos, Sharlene Cruz. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: cinematographer Alejandro Mejia, editor Adam Dicterow, producer Daniel Tantalean, writer-director Alessandra Lacorazza]
Jury quotation: This movie snuck up on us – like many nice movies do. We didn’t know the place the journey would lead us, however by the point we landed on the ultimate body we knew we had skilled one thing really mesmerizing. This movie tells the story of a household that’s damaged, however refuses to surrender on one another. A movie like this may simply slip by the cracks and for that purpose we’ve got chosen to make clear this stunning piece of cinema and we hope it finds the viewers it so nicely deserves. The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic goes to In The Summers.
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was offered to Porcelain War / U.S.A., Ukraine (Director and Screenwriter: Brendan Bellomo, Director: Slava Leontyev, Producers and Screenwriters: Aniela Sidorska, Paula DuPré Pesmen, Producers: Camilla Mazzaferro, Olivia Ahnemann) — Under roaring fighter jets and missile strikes, Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey select to remain behind and struggle, contending with the troopers they’ve develop into. Defiantly discovering magnificence amid destruction, they present that though it’s simple to make folks afraid, it’s onerous to destroy their ardour for residing. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: cinematographer Andrey Stefanov, editors Brendan Bellow and Aniela Sidorska]
Jury quotation: Resisting totalitarian aggression is important however holding on to your humanity amidst the onslaught is the last word pursuit of excellent. The making of this movie – a movie filled with pathos and violence, porcini and dragonlets – is in and of itself this pursuit. For its unwavering voice from contained in the brutal struggle in Ukraine calling us to care about those that would sacrifice their lives to defend their humanity and ours, and since at current there isn’t any Sundance Jury Award for greatest canine, the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary goes to Porcelain War.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was offered to Sujo / Mexico, U.S.A., France (Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers: Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez, Producers: Diana Arcega, Jewerl Keats Ross, Virginie Devesa, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre) — When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo throughout every stage of his life within the remoted Mexican countryside. As he grows into a person, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s future could also be inescapable. Cast: Juan Jesús Varela, Yadira Pérez, Alexis Varela, Sandra Lorenzano, Jairo Hernández, Kevin Aguilar. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: directors Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez; cinematographer Ximena Amann; editor Susan Korda]
Jury quotation: A panoramic movie that created its personal distinctive cinematic vocabulary – of a childhood born round violence but protected by the embrace of girls, strangers and household alike. The story got here alive with extraordinary cinematography that captured a lyrical depth of darkness, nature and aspiration. The filmmakers introduced us a narrative as but unseen, with an originality and energy that’s deeply affecting and transcendent. The winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic goes to Sujo.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was offered to A New Kind of Wilderness / Norway (Director: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, Producer: Mari Bakke Riise) — In a forest in Norway, a household lives an remoted way of life in an try and be wild and free, however a tragic occasion adjustments all the things, and they’re compelled to regulate to fashionable society. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen; director Jacobsen interviewed as cinematographer; producer Mari Bakke Riise; Riise interviewed for her work as editor]
Jury quotation: Our jury was immersed on this story from begin to end. The movie is embedded with deep humanism and a sensitivity and vulnerability that by no means veers into sentimentalism. Skillfully edited, superbly filmed and scored with intimate entry inside a really particular household. It’s uncommon to see classically verite movies of this caliber. The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary goes to A New Kind of Wilderness.
NEXT INNOVATOR AWARD PRESENTED BY ADOBE
The NEXT Innovator Award offered by Adobe was offered to Little Death / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Jack Begert, Screenwriter: Dani Goffstein, Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Andy S. Cohen, Dylan Golden, Brendan Naylor, Sam Canter, Noor Alfallah) — A middle-aged filmmaker on the verge of a breakthrough. Two youngsters in quest of a misplaced backpack. A small canine a great distance from dwelling. Cast: David Schwimmer, Gaby Hoffmann, Dominic Fike, Talia Ryder, Jena Malone, Sante Bentivoglio. World Premiere. Fiction. Available on-line for Public. [Interview: writer-director Jack Begert]
Jury quotation: At the pageant, not like {the marketplace}, you may watch movies blind, devoid of the advertising {dollars} and spin, permitting you to expertise them of their purest type. Led by a filmmaker expert in development and tailoring, we journey a path that bends, bucks and veers. I applaud these dangers, the sturdy performances, the will to wrestle with one’s personal blind spots and the will to eat your cake after which even have it. And why not. And why not at Sundance. The NEXT Innovator award goes to Little Death and its daring filmmaker.
FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD
Selected by viewers votes from the characteristic movies that screened on the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the Festival Favorite Award was offered to Daughters / U.S.A. (Directors: Angela Patton, Natalie Rae, Producers: Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi Raycroft) — Four younger women put together for a particular Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as a part of a novel fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interview: directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae]
AUDIENCE AWARDS
The Audience Award: U.S. Documentary, Presented by Acura was awarded to Daughters / U.S.A. (Directors: Angela Patton, Natalie Rae, Producers: Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi Raycroft) — Four younger women put together for a particular Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as a part of a novel fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
The Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Presented by Acura was awarded to Dìdi (弟弟) / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Sean Wang, Producers: Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush) — In 2008, over the past month of summer season earlier than highschool begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his household can’t train him: learn how to skate, learn how to flirt, and learn how to love your mother. Cast: Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interview: editor Arielle Zakowski]
The Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary, Presented by United Airlines was awarded to Ibelin / Norway (Director: Benjamin Ree, Producer: Ingvil Giske) — Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular illness on the age of 25. His dad and mom mourned what they thought had been a lonely and remoted life, once they began receiving messages from on-line buddies world wide. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
The Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic, Presented by United Airlines was awarded to Girls Will Be Girls / India, France, Norway (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Shuchi Talati, Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne) — In a strict boarding college nestled within the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers need and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mom who by no means obtained to return of age herself. Cast: Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, Kesav Binoy Kiron. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: writer-director-producer Shuchi Talati; cinematographer Jih-E Peng; editor Amrita David; producers Richa Chadha and Claire Chassagne;]<
The Audience Award: NEXT, Presented by Adobe was awarded to Kneecap / Ireland, U.Ok. (Director and Screenwriter: Rich Peppiatt, Producers: Jack Tarling, Trevor Birney) — There are 80,000 native Irish audio system in Ireland. 6,000 dwell within the North of Ireland. Three of them grew to become a rap group known as Kneecap. This anarchic Belfast trio turns into the unlikely figurehead of a civil rights motion to save lots of the mom tongue. Cast: Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Simone Kirby). World Premiere. Fiction. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: writer-director Rich Peppiatt; cinematographer Ryan Kernaghan; editor Julian Ulrichs]
JURY AWARDS FOR DIRECTING, SCREENWRITING & EDITING
The Directing Award: U.S. Documentary was offered to Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for Sugarcane / U.S.A., Canada (Director: Julian Brave NoiseCat, Director and Producer: Emily Kassie, Producer: Kellen Quinn) — An investigation into abuse and lacking youngsters at an Indian residential college ignites a counting on the close by Sugarcane Reserve. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: cinematographer Christopher LaMarca; editor Nathan Punwar; directors Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie]
Jury quotation: Benefiting from delicate cinematography, cautious producing, and enhancing that interweaves a number of narratives, these administrators helped illuminate the urgency of historical past and the interconnected, multi-generational crimes skilled by a group. For its vital voice for fact and therapeutic, the Directing Award: U.S. Documentary goes to co-directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for his or her movie Sugarcane.
The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic was offered to Alessandra Lacorazza for In The Summers / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Alessandra Lacorazza, Producers: Alexander Dinelaris, Rob Quadrino, Fernando Rodriguez-Vila, Lynette Coll, Sergio Lira, Cristóbal Güell) — On a journey that spans the youth of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving however risky father throughout their yearly summer season visits to his dwelling in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Cast: René Pérez Joglar, Sasha Calle, Lío Mehiel, Leslie Grace, Emma Ramos, Sharlene Cruz. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This filmmaker’s particular imaginative and prescient left us in suspense and grabbed a maintain of our hearts. The course was persistently shocking with the way it dealt with its characters’ flaws and the way it navigated difficult relationships between youngsters and their dad and mom. We have been additionally impressed with its dealing with of queerness on display screen and forgiveness in the case of imperfect dad and mom. Though the movie is quiet it’s efficient in its storytelling and for that we felt this director was worthy of this coveted award. The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic goes to Alessandra Lacorazza, In The Summers.
The Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary was offered to Benjamin Ree for Ibelin / Norway (Director: Benjamin Ree, Producer: Ingvil Giske) — Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular illness on the age of 25. His dad and mom mourned what they thought had been a lonely and remoted life, once they began receiving messages from on-line buddies world wide. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: The director discovered a robust type to suit the story, excavating a wondrous and enchanting secret life with actual talent, to present us deep perception into the thoughts of the primary character, opening up a world that was beforehand locked away. We love the movie’s playful inventiveness, its emotion and depth. The Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary goes to Benjamin Ree, with Ibelin.
The Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic was offered to Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi for In The Land Of Brothers / Iran, France, Netherlands (Directors, Screenwriters, and Producers: Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi, Producers: Adrien Barrouillet, Frank Hoeve, Charles Meresse, Emma Binet, Arya Ghamavian) — Three members of an prolonged Afghan household begin their lives over in Iran as refugees, unaware they face a decades-long wrestle forward to be “at home.” Cast: Hamideh Jafari, Bashir Nikzad, Mohammad Hosseini. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: editor Hayedeh Safiyari; producer Adrien Barrouillet]
Jury quotation: This exceptional debut characteristic obtained below our skins and by no means allow us to go. The filmmakers had a masterful command of each side of the medium, and informed the story with precision and poetry. Clear-eyed and brave in its portrayal of on a regular basis brutalities of refugee existence, the movie introduced humanity to every of its characters and allowed us to see ourselves in all of them. The winner of the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic goes to Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi for In the Land of Brothers.
The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic was offered to Jesse Eisenberg for A Real Pain / U.S.A., Poland (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Jesse Eisenberg, Producers: Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Emma Stone, Jennifer Semler, Ewa Puszczyńska) — Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour by Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The journey takes a flip when the pair’s previous tensions resurface towards the backdrop of their household historical past. Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: cinematographer Michał Dymek]
Jury quotation: We felt this script was not solely nuanced however extraordinarily nicely balanced. The author’s capacity to marry darkness with comedy actually impressed us. There have been moments the place we didn’t know if we needs to be laughing or crying. This poignant script featured a spread of various voices that every one rang true. We by no means knew the place a sentence would land or the place a personality would find yourself – and that’s the reason we felt the screenwriting needs to be highlighted and acknowledged with this prestigious award. The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award goes to Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain.
The Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary was offered to Carla Gutiérrez for FRIDA / U.S.A., Mexico (Director: Carla Gutiérrez, Producers: Katia Maguire, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes) — An intimately uncooked and magical journey by the life, thoughts, and coronary heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told by her personal phrases for the very first time — drawn from her diary, revealing letters, essays, and print interviews — and introduced vividly to life by lyrical animation impressed by her unforgettable art work. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interview: Carla Gutiérrez]
Jury quotation: This movie was directed with a powerful, clear imaginative and prescient and its imaginative edit interweaves archival footage, pictures, photos and animation to convey that imaginative and prescient to vivid life. The winner of the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary goes to Carla Gutiérrez for her movie FRIDA.
SPECIAL JURY AWARDS<
A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Sound was offered to Gaucho Gaucho / U.S.A., Argentina (Directors and Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Producers: Cameron O’Reilly, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Matthew Perniciaro) — A celebration of a group of Argentine cowboys and cowgirls, often known as Gauchos, residing past the boundaries of the fashionable world. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: Inside of every rigorously crafted tableau, sound grew to become a discipline of sensorial which means and a register of the atmospherics of expertise. For its cinematic and unusual creation of this most intimate perceptual encounter, the winner of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Sound goes to Gaucho Gaucho.
A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for the Art of Change was offered to Union / U.S.A. (Directors: Stephen Maing, Brett Story, Producers: Samantha Curley, Mars Verrone) — The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) — a gaggle of present and former Amazon staff in New York City’s Staten Island — takes on one of many world’s largest and strongest corporations within the struggle to unionize. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interview: directors Stephen Maing and Brett Story]
Jury quotation: Power has a method of creating it really feel like we’ve got no alternative however to just accept gross injustice and inequity as a reality of life. Without oversimplifying the wrestle – each internal and outer – this movie reminds us that we do have a alternative, that we will arrange and struggle for what’s simply. The Winner of the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for the Art of Change goes to Union.
A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble was offered to the solid of Dìdi (弟弟) / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Sean Wang, Producers: Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush) — In 2008, over the past month of summer season earlier than highschool begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his household can’t train him: learn how to skate, learn how to flirt, and learn how to love your mother. Cast: Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This solid labored collectively like an exquisite symphony. There have been folks of various ages and totally different ranges of expertise and but this group of actors felt like they’d recognized and labored with one another without end. It is the chemistry between these actors that helped to present this movie its sense of vibrancy and helped to convey to life the thrill and pains of rising up. The U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble goes to the solid of Dìdi (弟弟): Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, and Chang Li Hua.
A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance was offered to Nico Parker for Suncoast / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Laura Chinn, Producers: Jeremy Plager, Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy, Oly Obst) — A teen who, whereas caring for her brother alongside together with her audacious mom, strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who’s protesting some of the landmark medical instances of all time. Inspired by a semi-autobiographical story. Cast: Laura Linney, Woody Harrelson, Nico Parker. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: writer-director Laura Chinn.]
Jury quotation: We felt this efficiency was not solely nuanced and highly effective, but it surely was additionally extraordinarily spectacular as a consequence of the truth that she needed to share the display screen with such seasoned actors and was tasked with being the middle of such an emotionally charged movie. We really feel this efficiency needs to be highlighted and talked about for years to return. It is the definition of a breakthrough efficiency. And we stay up for seeing what she does subsequent. The U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance goes to Nico Parker with Suncoast.
A World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft was offered to Nocturnes / India, U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Anirban Dutta, Director: Anupama Srinivasan) — In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering one thing to us. In the darkish of evening, two curious observers shine a lightweight on this secret universe. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: The photos and sound on this movie instantly invoke within the viewers a meditative state as they enter the movie’s world, on the similar time bringing a laser focus to the movie’s principal topic. The confidence of the cinematography and sound design in constructing this story is a part of its energy and attract. The World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft goes to Nocturnes. [Interviews: directors Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan]
A World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation was offered to Johan Grimonprez for Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat / Belgium, France, Netherlands (Director and Screenwriter: Johan Grimonprez, Producers: Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety) — In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe denouncing America’s colour bar, whereas the U.S. dispatches jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the Congo to deflect consideration from its first African post-colonial coup. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.<
Jury quotation: This kaleidoscopic, impressionistic and at instances wildly chaotic movie makes use of type in a daring and impressive method to grapple with a posh story. It bursts into our consciousness utilizing a number of storytelling varieties, taking a hid historical past and making us see it in a different way. World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation award goes to Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat.
A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Original Music was offered to Peter Raeburn for Handling the Undead / Norway (Director and Screenwriter: Thea Hvistendahl, Screenwriter: John Ajvide Lindqvist, Producers: Kristin Emblem, Guri Neby) — On a scorching summer season day in Oslo, the newly useless awaken. Three households confronted with loss strive to determine what this resurrection means and if their family members actually are again. Based on the ebook by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Cast: Renate Reinsve, Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This propulsive and sweeping rating achieved a haunting environment that carried the emotional heartbeat of this indelible movie. The journey by grief, love, and hope was expertly conveyed by the tender but unsettling soundscape, creating area for existential questioning and catharsis for the viewers. The winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Original Music goes to Peter Raeburn for Handling the Undead.
A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting was offered to Preeti Panigrahi for Girls Will Be Girls / India, France, Norway (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Shuchi Talati, Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne) — In a strict boarding college nestled within the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers need and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mom who by no means obtained to return of age herself. Cast: Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, Kesav Binoy Kiron. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This luminous efficiency fully moved and shocked us, bringing to life a personality with intelligence and vulnerability. In a movie that dared to discover younger feminine sexuality and company with frankness and sweetness, this efficiency was delicate, uncompromising, and unforgettable. The winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting goes to Preeti Panigrahi in Girls Will Be Girls.
A Special Jury Award for NEXT offered by Adobe was offered to Desire Lines / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Jules Rosskam, Screenwriter: Nate Gualtieri, Producers: André Pérez, Amy E. Powell, Brittani Ward) — Past and current collide when an Iranian American trans man time-travels by an LGBTQ+ archive on a dizzying and erotic quest to unravel his personal sexual needs. Cast: Theo Germaine, Aden Hakimi. World Premiere. Documentary. Available on-line for Public. [Interviews: writer-director-producer Jules Rosskam interviewed as editor]
Jury quotation: With deep reservoirs of feeling and mental curiosity this filmmaker takes our hand and guides us by the bathhouse. The legendary certainly one of historical past, the pedestrian one of many current and eventually the promise of an inclusive, unguarded one of many future the place the strains of need intersect and bloom. But how can we get there with out unearthing underground histories and looking out on the rawness of our current? I salute this filmmaker’s boldness and care — a uncommon, potent mixture. The NEXT Special Jury Award offered by Adobe goes to Desire Lines.
PREVIOUSLY GRANTED 2024 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
Jury prizes for brief filmmaking have been awarded on January 23 on the Short Awards & Party offered by Argo and WeShort at The Park in Park City:
The Short Film Grand Jury Prize was awarded to: Alex Lora Cercos for The Masterpiece / Spain (Director and Producer: Alex Lora Cercos, Screenwriter and Producer: Lluis Quilez, Screenwriter: Alfonso Amador, Producers: Sandra Travé, Josemari Martínez, Néstor López) — Leo and Diana, a rich couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap sellers, at a recycle heart. Offering them extra junk, Diana invitations them to their mansion, however the immigrants really may be those with one thing she needs. Cast: Daniel Grao, Babou Cham, Melina Matthews, Adam Nourou, Guido Grao. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: Being in a position to craft and categorical nuance in a 90+ minute characteristic is kind of a feat, however to have the ability to try this in 20 minutes or much less is a wildly spectacular activity. This brief saved us on the sting of our seats, but in addition left us fascinated by it and its commentary lengthy after we left the theatre. From its writing, to its course and performances, this movie felt as if it was crafted by a workforce that’s been making tales collectively for a lifetime. The winner of the Short Film Grand Jury Prize is The Masterpiece, directed by Alex Lora Cercos.
The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction was offered to: Kate Jean Hollowell for Say Hi After You Die / U.S.A. (Director: Kate Jean Hollowell, Screenwriters: Kate Jean Hollowell, Ruby Caster, Producer: Miranda Kahn) — A grieving girl believes her deceased greatest pal has come again to go to her… as a port-a-potty. Cast: Kate Jean Hollowell, Ruby Caster, George Basil. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This movie took us on an surprising journey of grief, skillfully mixing heartfelt moments with humor and a touch of the absurd. It made us admire true friendship and see porta potty’s in a brand new method. The winner of the Short Film Jury Award for US Fiction is Say Hi After You Die, directed by Kate Jean Hollowell.
The Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction was offered to: An Chu for The Stag / Taiwan (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: An Chu, Producer: Tzu-Yuan Wang) — At a deer farm in Changhua County, a middle-aged man is requested to chop off a stag’s antlers in entrance of his two youngsters. Cast: Yung-He Chen, Wei-Jen Chen, Si-Kai Chen. International Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This quietly highly effective movie held on to our consideration from the opening shot and it gave us a peek right into a world we haven’t seen. The movie is putting with superbly composed scenes and at its heart is a deeply transferring story a couple of father attempting to do the best factor for his youngsters. The winner of the Short Film Jury Award for International Fiction is The Stag, directed by An Chu.
The Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction was offered to: Jack Dunphy for Bob’s Funeral / U.S.A (Director, Screenwriter, Animator, and Producer: Jack Dunphy) — Searching for the foundation of generational trauma, the director sneaks a digicam into his estranged grandfather’s funeral. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: This movie balances totally different tones and types with the boldness of somebody who has unimaginable management of storytelling. The vulnerability supplied up by the household makes us, the viewers, really feel like they’re part of the emotional journey in such a brief area of time. The winner of the Short Film Jury Award for Nonfiction is Bob’s Funeral, directed by Jack Dunphy.
The Short Film Jury Award: Animation was offered to: Phoebe Jane Hart for Bug Diner / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Phoebe Jane Hart) — A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and office fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a scorching ass. Cast: Jacob Levy, Phoebe Hart. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: We didn’t cease laughing at this from begin to end. It has that magical impact of creating you stroll round all day with a smile in your face. The dialogue was extremely written and the animation fashion was superb… there’s additionally by no means been a greater bug’s voice finished on movie. The winner of the Short Film Jury Award for Animation is Bug Diner, directed by Phoebe Jane Hart.
A Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing was offered to: Masha Ko, for The Looming / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Masha Ko, Producers: Caroline Gluck, Andrey Nikolaev, Kolten Horner) — When a digital dwelling assistant speaker, Luna, picks up the unusual noise Chester has heard in his home, he realizes that it will not be a symptom of dementia. Cast: Joseph Lopez, Kolten Horner, Brianne Buishas, Alyssa Nicole. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: Terrifyingly stunning looks as if an oxymoronic phrase, however this terrifying but stunning brief left us deeply moved and served as a haunting reminder to not ship your dad and mom’ calls to voicemail. The winner of a Special Jury Prize for Directing goes to Masha Ko for The Looming.
A Short Film Special Jury Prize for Directing was offered to: Makoto Nagahisa for Pisko the Crab Child is in Love / Japan (Director and Screenwriter: Makoto Nagahisa, Producer: Yasuo Suzuki) — Pisko’s father is a crab whereas her mom is human. Pisko falls in love together with her trainer however is heartbroken when he leaves her as a result of she is half-crab. Pisko lastly finds love and companionship together with her pal Kubokayo. Cast: Aiko Kano, Saya, Maki Fukuda, Kanta Sato. U.S. Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
Jury quotation: There is nothing extra particular than the utter pleasure that may be present in friendships constructed on pure love and acceptance. It is so uncommon to see such such delight captured in a body, and we by no means thought we’d root so onerous for a half-crab. The winner of a Special Jury Prize for Directing goes to Makoto Nagahisa for Pisko the Crab Child is in Love.
The 2024 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, offered to an excellent characteristic movie about science or expertise, was awarded to Love Me, screening within the U.S. Dramatic Competition class. The filmmakers acquired a $25,000 money award from Sundance Institute with assist from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction went to Toni Kamau for The Battle for Laikipia (World Cinema Documentary Competition) / Kenya, U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Daphne Matziaraki, Director: Peter Murimi, Producer: Toni Kamau) — Unresolved historic injustices and local weather change elevate the stakes in a generations-old battle between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
The Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction went to Brad Becker-Parton for Stress Positions (U.S. Dramatic Competition) / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Theda Hammel, Producers: Brad Becker-Parton, John Early, Stephanie Roush, Allie Jane Compton, Greg Nobile) — Terry Goon is maintaining strict quarantine in his ex-husband’s Brooklyn brownstone whereas caring for his nephew — a 19-year-old mannequin from Morocco named Bahlul — bedridden in a full leg solid after an electrical scooter accident. Unfortunately for Terry, everybody in his life needs to satisfy the mannequin. Cast: John Early, Qaher Harhash, Theda Hammel, Amy Zimmer, Faheem Ali, John Roberts. World Premiere. Available on-line for Public.
The Sundance Institute | Adobe Mentorship Award for Nonfiction went to Kristina Motwani, and the Sundance Institute | Adobe Mentorship Award for Fiction went to Pamela Martin.
The Sundance Institute | NHK Award went to Saim Sadiq for We Are Never Going to Die.
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