2008 Sundance Film Festival
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| Opening film | In Bruges |
|---|---|
| Closing film | CSNY/Déjà Vu |
| Location | Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| No. of films | 122 |
| Festival date | January 17–27, 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Website | sundance |
The 2008 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 17, 2008 to January 27 in Park City, Utah. It was the 24th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival.[1] The opening night film was In Bruges and the closing night film was CSNY/Déjà Vu.
Films
[edit]Out of 2,021 U.S. and 1,603 international feature-length films submitted for consideration, 121 were selected to be shown at the festival.[2]
For a list of films that were shown at the festival, see List of films at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Awards
[edit]- Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - Trouble the Water
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - Frozen River
- Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary - Man On Wire
- Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic - The King of Ping Pong (Ping Pongkingen)
- Audience Award: Documentary - Fields of Fuel
- Audience Award: Dramatic - The Wackness
- World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary - Man on Wire
- World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic - Captain Abu Raed
- Directing Award: Documentary - American Teen
- Directing Award: Dramatic - Ballast
- World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary - Durakovo: The Village of Fools (Durakovo: Le Village Des Fous)
- World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic - Mermaid (Rusalka)
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award - Sleep Dealer
- World Cinema Screenwriting Award - I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (J'ai Toujours Rêvé d'Être un Gangster)
- Documentary Editing Award - Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
- World Cinema Documentary Editing Award - The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary - Patti Smith: Dream of Life
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic - Ballast
- World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary - Recycle
- World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic - The King of Ping Pong (Ping Pongkingen)
- World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Dramatic - Blue Eyelids (Párpados Azules)
- Special Jury Prize: Documentary - The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
- Special Jury Prize: Dramatic, The Spirit of Independence - Anywhere, USA
- Special Jury Prize: Dramatic, Work by an Ensemble Cast - Choke
- Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking - My Olympic Summer
- Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking - Sikumi (On the Ice)
- International Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking - Soft
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - Aquarium
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - August 15th
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - La Corona (The Crown)
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - Oiran Lyrics
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - Spider
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - Suspension
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking - W.
- 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Prize - Sleep Dealer[3]
Juries
[edit]The juries at the Sundance Film Festival are responsible for determining the Jury Prize winners in each category and to award Special Jury Prizes as they see fit.[4][5]
Jury, Independent Film Competition: Dramatic
[edit]Jury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary
[edit]- Michelle Byrd, Heidi Ewing, Eugene Jarecki, Steven Okazaki and Annie Sundberg
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Dramatic
[edit]Jury, World Cinema Competition: Documentary
[edit]- Amir Bar-Lev, Leena Pasanen and Ilda Santiago
Jury, Shorts Competition
[edit]Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Jury
[edit]- Alan Alda, Michael Polish, Evan Schwartz, Benedict Schwegler and John Underkoffler
Festival Theaters
[edit]- Kimball Junction
- Redstone Cinemas - 185 seats
- Ogden
- Peery's Egyptian Theatre - 800 seats[1]
- Park City
- Eccles Theatre - 1,270 seats
- Egyptian Theatre - 266 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas I - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas II - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas III - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas IV - 164 seats
- Library Center Theatre - 448 seats
- Prospector Square Theatre - 332 seats
- Racquet Club Theatre - 602 seats
- Yarrow Hotel Theatre 1 - 250 seats
- Yarrow Hotel Theatre 2 - 80 seats
- Salt Lake City
- Broadway Centre Cinemas IV - 211 seats
- Broadway Centre Cinemas V - 238 seats
- Broadway Centre Cinemas VI - 274 seats
- Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center - 485 seats
- Tower Theatre - 342 seats
- Sundance Resort
- Sundance Institute Screening Room - 164 seats
References
[edit]- "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards" (PDF). 2008-01-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
- ^ a b "Sundance Film Festival 2008 Film Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF). 2007-11-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
- ^ "Sleep Dealer Wins Alfred P. Sloan Prize at 2008 Sundance Film Festival" (PDF). 2008-01-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
- ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Jury Members" (PDF). 2008-01-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2008-01-08). "Sundance alums dominate the jury". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
External links
[edit]- Festival webpage
- "Official Film Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. (7.61 MiB)
- 2008 Sundance Film Festival Tips
- Films sold at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival