Sundance 2013 & Slamdance 2013 Winners

Award-Winning Indie Film Actress/Writer Opal Dockery

2013 Sundance Film Festival 

Every year, Sundance and Slamdance starts the year out with a bang for independent film. Some good films, some bad films. Some underground and low budget, some commercial and not truly independent. B

But it always makes for a good time.

Here's a list of the award winners for Sundance 2013 & Slamdance 2013:


2013 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS

Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic: "Fruitvale," directed by Ryan Coogler.

Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary: "Blood Brother," directed by Steve Hoover.

Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema Dramatic: "Jiseul" (South Korea), directed by Muel O.

Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary: "A River Changes Course" (Cambodia/U.S.), directed by Kalyanee Mam.

Audience Award, U.S. Dramatic: "Fruitvale," directed by Ryan Coogler.

Audience Award, U.S. Documentary: "Blood Brother," directed by Steve Hoover.

Audience Award, World Cinema Dramatic: "Metro Manila" (UK/Philippines), directed by Sean Ellis.

Audience Award, World Cinema Documentary: "The Square" (Egypt/USA), directed by Jehane Noujaim.

Audience Award, Short Film: "Catnip: Egress to Oblivion?", directed by Jason Willis.

Directing Award, U.S. Dramatic: Jill Soloway, "Afternoon Delight."

Directing Award, U.S. Documentary: Zachary Heinzerling, "Cutie and the Boxer."

Directing Award, World Cinema Dramatic: Sebastian Silva, "Crystal Fairy" (Chile).

Directing Award, World Cinema Documentary: Tinatin Gurchiani, "The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear" (Georgia/Germany).

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, U.S. Dramatic: Lake Bell, "In a World…".

Screenwriting Award, World Cinema Dramatic: Barmak Akram, "Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)."

Editing, U.S. Documentary: Matthew Hamachek, "Gideon’s Army."

Editing, World Cinema Documentary: Ben Stark, "The Summit" (Ireland).

Cinematography Award, U.S. Dramatic: Bradford Young, "Ain’t Them Bodies Saints" and "Mother of George."

Cinematography Award, U.S. Documentary: Richard Rowley, "Dirty Wars."

Cinematography Award, World Cinema Dramatic: Michal Englert, "Lasting (Nieulotne)" (Poland).

Cinematography Award, World Cinema Documentary: Marc Silver and Pau Esteve Birba, "Who Is Dayani Cristal?" (UK/Mexico).

Cinematography Award, U.S. Documentary: Richard Rowley, "Dirty Wars."

Cinematography Award, World Cinema Dramatic: Michal Englert, "Lasting (Nieulotne)" (Poland).

Cinematography Award, World Cinema Documentary: Marc Silver and Pau Esteve Birba, "Who Is Dayani Cristal?" (UK/Mexico).

Special Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic: (acting) Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, "The Spectacular Now"; (sound design) Shane Carruth and Johnny Marshall, "Upstream Color."

Special Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary: "Inequality for All," Jacob Kornbluth; "American Promise," Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson.

Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Dramatic: "Circles (Krugovi)" (Serbia), Srban Golubovic.

Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary: "Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer" (Russian Federation/UK), Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin.

2013 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Feature Documentary: "My Name Is Faith," by Jason Banker, Jorge Torres-Torres, Tiffany Sudela-Junker

Feature Narrative: "Hank and Asha," by James E. Duff

GRAND JURY AWARDS - NARRATIVE

Feature Narrative: "The Dirties," by Matt Johnson.

Special Mention: "Joy de V," by Nadia Szold.

GRAND JURY AWARDS - DOCUMENTARY

Sparky Award for Feature Documentary: "Bible Quiz," by Nicole Teeny

Sparky Award for Short Documentary: "The Birdman," by Jessie Auritt

GRAND JURY AWARDS - SHORT FILMS

Sparky Award for Animation: "I Am Tom Moody," by Ainslie Henderson.

Sparky Award for Short Film: "Rotkop," by Jan Roosens and Raf Roosens

Special Mention: "Josephine and the Roach," by Jonathan Langager

Special Mention: "Donald Cried," by Kris Avedisian

SPECIAL AND SPONSORED AWARDS

Spirit of Slamdance Sparky Award Presented by Actor/Director Thomas Jane: "The Dirites," by Matt Johnson.

The Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography: Dieter Deventer for "Fynbos"

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