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2010 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS!

Sundance Film Festival Twenty Ten

 

The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to WINTER’S BONE

Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone chronicles a teenage girl’s difficult passage to full-fledged adulthood in the rural Ozarks

Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone chronicles a teenage girl’s difficult passage to full-fledged adulthood in the rural Ozarks

 

The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to RESTREPO

Restrepo, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary, is a documentary focusing on a battalion of U.S. combat soldiers stationed in the Korengal valley of Afghanistan in the summer of 2007.

Restrepo, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary, focusing on a battalion of U.S. combat soldiers stationed in the Korengal valley of Afghanistan in the summer of 2007.

 

The World Cinema Jury Prize : Dramatic was presented to ANIMAL KINGDOM

Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and of the detective who thinks he can save him.

Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and of the detective who thinks he can save him.

 

The World Cinema Jury Prize : Documentary was presented to THE RED CHAPEL

Two Danish comics, one of them a spastic and both born in Korea, join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.

Two Danish comics, one of them a spastic and both born in Korea, join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.

 

The Audience Award : Dramatic was presented to HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.

 

The Audience Award : Documentary was presented to WAITING FOR SUPERMAN

Waiting for Superman (the title refers to a childs dream of being rescued) takes firm aim at America national education system.

Waiting for Superman (the title refers to a child's dream of being rescued) takes firm aim at America national education system.

 

The World Cinema Audience Award : Dramatic was presented to CONTRACORRIENTE

An unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside, a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

An unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside, a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

 

The World Cinema Audience Award : Documentary was presented to WASTE LAND

Lives are transformed when international art star Vik Muniz collaborates with garbage pickers in the world's largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro.

Lives are transformed when international art star Vik Muniz collaborates with garbage pickers in the world's largest landfill in Rio de Janeiro.

 

Here’s the full list of all the Official Selections contending for the Grand Jury Prize.

SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS

SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS

OBSELIDIA

OBSELIDIA

LOVERS OF HATE

LOVERS OF HATE

 

WINTER'S BONE

WINTER'S BONE

HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE

HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE

DOUCHEBAG

DOUCHEBAG

 

3 BACKYARDS

3 BACKYARDS

WELCOME TO THE RILEYS

WELCOME TO THE RILEYS

HOLY ROLLERS

HOLY ROLLERS

 

THE IMPERIALISTS IS STILL ALIVE!

THE IMPERIALISTS IS STILL ALIVE!

NIGHT CATCHES US

NIGHT CATCHES US

SKATELAND

SKATELAND

 

BLUE VALENTINE

BLUE VALENTINE

THE DRY LAND

THE DRY LAND

HESHER

HESHER

 

HOWL

HOWL