The 2009 Sundance Film Festival was held during January 15, 2009 until January 25 in

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, Utah. It was the 25th iteration of the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

Award winners

*Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - ''

We Live in Public ''WE LIVE IN PUBLIC'' is a 2009 documentary film by Ondi Timoner, which profiles Internet pioneer Josh Harris (Internet), Josh Harris. Its theme is the loss of privacy in the Internet age. Synopsis The film details the experiences of "the greate ...

'' *Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - '' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'' *Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic - ''

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'' *Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary - '' Rough Aunties'' *Audience Award: Documentary - '' The Cove'' *Audience Award: Dramatic - '' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'' *World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary - '' Afghan Star'' *World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic - '' An Education'' *Documentary Directing Award - Natalia Almada for '' El General'' *Dramatic Directing Award - Cary Joji Fukunaga for '' Sin Nombre'' *World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic - Oliver Hirschbiegel for '' Five Minutes of Heaven'' *World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary -

Havana Marking Havana Marking is a British producer and director of documentary films. She is known for her first feature documantary in 2009 ''Afghan Star''. This film won Best Director and the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Plot The fi ...

for '' Afghan Star'' *Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary -

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The September Issue ''The September Issue'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by R.J. Cutler about the behind-the-scenes drama that follows editor-in-head Anna Wintour and her staff during the production of the September 2007 issue of American ''Vogue'' ma ...

'' *Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic -

Adriano Goldman Adriano Goldman is a Brazilian television director and cinematographer born in São Paulo, Brazil. He won "Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic" during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his cinematography in Cary Joji Fukunaga's 2009 fil ...

for ''Sin Nombre'' *World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic -

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for '' An Education'' *World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary -

John Maringouin John 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" Maringouin received a Spirit award nomination for the f ...

for ''

Big River Man ''Big 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. The film w ...

'' *Documentary Film Editing -

Karen Schmeer Karen Schmeer (February 20, 1970 – January 29, 2010) was a film editor who frequently collaborated with filmmaker Errol Morris. Early life and education Schmeer was born in Portland, Oregon. She was the daughter of Michael Schmeer and Elean ...

for '' Sergio'' *World Cinema Documentary Editing Award -

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and Thomas Papapetros for ''Burma VJ'' *Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Dramatic -

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and

Charlyne Yi Charlyne Amanda Yi (born January 4, 1986) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer. Their performances include music, magic, games, and often audience participation. Their screenwriting debut, the feature film '' Paper Heart'', wo ...

for '' Paper Heart'' *World Cinema Screenwriting Award -

Guy Hibbert Guy Hibbert is a British screenwriter and playwright. He has won four BAFTA TV awards, including Best Writer for the 2009 film ''Five Minutes of Heaven''. This film was premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival, where Hibbert won the World Ci ...

for '' Five Minutes of Heaven'' *Special Jury Prize for Originality, World Cinema Drama - '' Louise-Michel'' *Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary - ''

Tibet in Song ''Tibet in Song'' is a 2009 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Ngawang Choephel. The film celebrates traditional Tibetan folk music while depicting the past fifty years of Chinese rule in Tibet, including Ngawang's experience as a ...

'' *Special Jury Prize for Acting, World Cinema -

Catalina Saavedra Catalina Saavedra Pérez (born 8 January 1968) is a Chilean film, stage and television actress. She is known to international audiences for playing the title character in the 2009 film '' The Maid'', for which she received several awards and nom ...

for ''

'' *Special Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary - ''

Good Hair ''Good Hair'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Jeff Stilson and 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, ''Go ...

'' *Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence - ''

Humpday ''Humpday'' is a 2009 American mumblecore comedy-drama film directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. International distributi ...

'' *Special Jury Prize for Acting - Mo'Nique for '' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'' *Jury Prize, U.S. Short Filmmaking - ''

Short Term 12 ''Short Term 12'' is a 2013 American Independent film, independent drama film written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. It is adapted from Cretton's short film of the same name, produced in 2009. The film stars Brie Larson as Grace Howard, a ...

'' *Jury Prize, International Short Filmmaking - '' Lies'' *2009

Alfred P. Sloan Prize The 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 mathemat ...

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Jurors

Dramatic Jury * Virginia Madsen – (Actress: '' Sideways'', Number 23, The Rainmaker, David Lynch's Dune) *

Scott McGehee Scott McGehee (born April 20, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is a Columbia University graduate and did graduate work in the Rhetoric department at UC Berkeley. He was born in California, and currently resides in New York City. McGehee is o ...

– (Producer/Director/Writer: Uncertainty, The Deep End, Suture) * Maud Nadler – (Producer/HBO Films: Relative Values) * Mike White – (Writer/Director/Producer: Year Of The Dog) * Boaz Yakin – (Director/Writer/Producer: Fresh, '' Remember The Titans'', Hostel) Documentary Jury *

Patrick Creadon Patrick Creadon (born May 4, 1967) is an American filmmaker primarily known for his work in documentaries. His first film, ''Wordplay'', profiled ''New York Times'' crossword editor Will Shortz and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. ...

– (Writer/Director/Director of Photography: ''

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'', Writer/Director/Director of Photography: ''

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, ...

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Carl Deal Carl Deal is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist. He is the producer and director of the films ''Trouble the Water'' and ''Citizen Koch'', producer of Michael Moore's ''Where To Invade Next'' and ''Fahrenheit 11/9'', and co-produce ...

– (Director/Producer: ''

Trouble The Water ''Trouble the Water'' is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film portrays a young couple surviving Hurricane Katrina, leading them to face their own troubled past during the storm's aftermath, in a c ...

'') *

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– (Executive Producer/Producer: '' Man on Wire'', ''

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– (Editor: ''

When The Levees Broke ''When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'' is a 2006 documentary film directed by Spike Lee about the devastation of New Orleans, Louisiana following the failure of the levees during Hurricane Katrina. It was filmed in late August and ...

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Mo' Better Blues ''Mo' Better Blues'' is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played ...

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Marina Zenovich Marina Zenovich is an American filmmaker known for her biographical documentaries. Her films include ''LANCE'', '' Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'', '' Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic'' and '' Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired'', which won tw ...

– (Director/Producer/Writer: '' Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired'') World Dramatic Jury * Colin Brown (New York) – (Editor: Screen International) *

Christine Jeffs Christine Jeffs (born 29 January 1963) is a New Zealand-born director, editor, and screenwriter. She is best known for directing the films ''Rain'', '' Sylvia'', and '' Sunshine Cleaning''. Jeffs is also known for her work on television commerci ...

(New Zealand) – (Director/Writer: Rain, Stroke; Director: Sunshine Cleaning) *

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(Denmark) – (Producer: Dogville, Breaking The Waves, Dancer In The Dark) World Documentary Jury *

Gillian Armstrong Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. Ea ...

(Australia) – (Director: Death Defying Acts, Oscar & Lucinda, Little Women) *

Thom Powers The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand indie electronic band from Auckland, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards) and Thom Powers (vocals, guitars). The band has released four studio albums: '' Pass ...

(New York) – (Documentary Programmer, Toronto International Film Festival) *

Hubert Sauper Hubert Sauper (born 27 July 1966) is an Austrian documentary filmmaker, director, writer, producer, and actor best known for the highly controversial ''Darwin's Nightmare'' (2004) which was nominated for an Academy Award. Sauper has lived in the ...

(France) – (Director/Producer: Darwin's Nightmare) Shorts Jury *

Gerardo Naranjo Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race ca ...

– (Director/Writer/Producer: "I’m Gonna Explode" ( es, Voy a explotar), Malachance, Perro Negro) * Lou Taylor Pucci – (Actor: Thumbsucker) *

Sharon Swart Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

– (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 Brooks – (Panasonic Professor of Robotics, MIT Computer Science & AI Lab) *

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– (Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah) *

Jeffrey Nachmanoff Jeffrey Nachmanoff (born March 9, 1967) is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay for the 2004 blockbuster film ''The Day After Tomorrow''. He wrote and directed ''Traitor (film), Traitor'', which was released on August 27 ...

– (Writer: The Day After Tomorrow; Writer/Director: Traitor) * Alex Rivera – (Director/Writer/Editor: Sleep Dealer)

References

External links

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Award winners

Jurors

See also

References

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