2007 Sundance Film Festival
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The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah
with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah
and Ogden, Utah
. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival
. The opening night film was Chicago 10
; the closing night film was Life Support
.
3,287 feature films were submitted, of which 1,852 were U.S films (compared to 1,764 in 2006) and 1,435 were international films (vs. 1,384 in 2006). From these, 122 feature films were selected and include 82 world premieres, 24 North American premieres, and 10 U.S. premieres from 25 countries. The festival had films from almost 60 first or second-time feature filmmakers.
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
and Ogden, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. The opening night film was Chicago 10
Chicago 10 (film)
Chicago 10: Speak Your Peace is a partially animated film written and directed by Brett Morgen that tells the story of the Chicago Eight...
; the closing night film was Life Support
Life Support (film)
Life Support is a 2007 American film starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real life story of Andrea Williams, an HIV-positive woman....
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3,287 feature films were submitted, of which 1,852 were U.S films (compared to 1,764 in 2006) and 1,435 were international films (vs. 1,384 in 2006). From these, 122 feature films were selected and include 82 world premieres, 24 North American premieres, and 10 U.S. premieres from 25 countries. The festival had films from almost 60 first or second-time feature filmmakers.
Films
For a full list of films appearing at the festival, see List of films at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.Award winners
- Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)Manda Bala is a U.S. documentary film directed by Jason Kohn about corruption and kidnapping in Brazil.Kohn has said "I really thought of Manda Bala as a non-fiction RoboCop depicting a very real, broken, and violent society." It premiered January 20, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival where...
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - Padre NuestroPadre NuestroPadre Nuestro , also known as Sangre de Mi Sangre is a U.S. film written and directed by Christopher Zalla, produced by Benjamin Odell and Per Melita and starring Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola, and Paola Mendoza...
- Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic - Adama Meshuga'at (Sweet Mud)
- Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary - Vores lykkes fjender (Enemies of HappinessEnemies of HappinessEnemies of Happiness is a 2006 documentary about the controversial Afghan politician and member of the Afghan Parliament Malalai Joya filmed by Danish director Eva Mulvad....
) - Audience Award: Documentary - Hear and NowHear and NowHear and Now is a 2007 documentary film by Irene Taylor Brodsky, winning awards in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival; and garnering a Peabody Award in 2008.-Synopsis:...
- Audience Award: Dramatic - Grace Is GoneGrace Is Gone (film)Grace Is Gone is a 2007 drama film starring John Cusack as a father who does not want to tell his two daughters that their mother has died while serving in Iraq...
- World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary - In the Shadow of the MoonIn the Shadow of the MoonIn the Shadow of the Moon is a 2006 British documentary film about the United States' manned missions to the Moon. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience Award. In March 2008, it was the first film to win the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Film...
- World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic - OnceOnce (film)Once is a 2006 Irish musical film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, this naturalistic drama stars musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as musicians...
- Documentary Directing Award - Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine for War/DanceWar/DanceWar/Dance is a 2007 American documentary film written and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine and produced by Shine Global's Susan MacLaury, a professor at Kean University, and Albie Hecht...
- Dramatic Directing Award - Jeffrey BlitzJeffrey BlitzJeffrey Blitz is an American film director, producer and screenwriter from Ridgewood, New Jersey. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2002 documentary, Spellbound and he won the Dramatic Directing Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his 2007 film, Rocket Science.Blitz won the 2009...
for Rocket ScienceRocket Science (film)Rocket Science is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeffrey Blitz, and starring Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Vincent Piazza, and Aaron Yoo... - Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary - Heloisa Passos for Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic - Benoit Debie for Joshua
- Documentary Film Editing - Hibah Sherif Frisina, Charlton McMillan, and Michael Schweitzer for NankingNanking (film)Nanking is a 2007 film about the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by the Japanese army in the former capital city Nanjing, China. The film draws on letters and diaries from the era as well as archive footage and interviews with surviving victims and perpetrators of the massacre...
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Dramatic - James C. StrouseJames C. StrouseJames C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote the film Lonesome Jim , directed by Steve Buscemi. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone starring John Cusack. Strouse won an Audience Award for most popular dramatic feature and the Waldo Salt...
for Grace Is GoneGrace Is Gone (film)Grace Is Gone is a 2007 drama film starring John Cusack as a father who does not want to tell his two daughters that their mother has died while serving in Iraq... - Special Jury Prize: Dramatic Performance - Jess Weixler in TeethTeeth (film)Teeth is a 2007 comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina. It premiered January 19, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the independent drama category...
and Tamara Podemski in Four Sheets to the Wind - Special Jury Prize: Dramatic - Chris Smith, director of The Pool
- Special Jury Prize: Documentary - No End in SightNo End in SightNo End in Sight is a 2007 documentary film about the American occupation of Iraq. The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award winning documentary film producer Charles H. Ferguson. The film premiered January 22, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The film opened in limited release...
- Special Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic - L' Héritage (The Legacy)
- Special Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary - Hot House
- Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking - Everything Will Be OK
- Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking - The Tube With a Hat
- Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking - Death to the Tinman, The Fighting Cholitas, Men Understand Each Other Better (Mardha Hamdigar Ra Behtar Mifahmand), Motodrom, Spitfire 944Spitfire 944Spitfire 944 is a short documentary in which an 83-year-old World War II pilot views 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash-landing for the first time, sixty-one years after the event.- Behind the scenes :...
, t.o.m. - Special Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking - FreeheldFreeheldFreeheld is a 2007 documentary film directed by Cynthia Wade, and produced by Wade, Matthew Syrett and Vanessa Roth. It chronicles the story of Laurel Hester in her fight against the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders to give her earned pension benefits to her partner, Stacie. On...
- 2007 Alfred P. Sloan PrizeAlfred P. Sloan PrizeThe 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 mathematician as a major character.Each winner is presented...
- Dark MatterDark Matter (film)Dark Matter is the first feature film by opera director Chen Shi-zheng, starring Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. It won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival....
Juries
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.http://festival.sundance.org/2007/festival/jurors.aspxJury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary
- Alan BerlinerAlan BerlinerAlan Berliner is an American filmmaker. Many of his films have been aired on PBS Public Broadcasting Service program P.O.V.. Most of his films are generally classified as documentaries...
, Lewis Erskine, Lauren GreenfieldLauren GreenfieldLauren Greenfield is an American artist, documentary photographer, and documentary filmmaker. She has published three monographs of her photographic work, directed four documentary films, exhibited her photographic prints in museums throughout the world, and had her work published in a variety of...
, Julia Reichert, Carlos SandovalCarlos SandovalCarlos Sandoval Mendoza Is a Mexican/German freelance composer and multimedia artist, mostly recognized for his work joining technology, nature and art.-Biography and Work:...
Jury, Independent Film Competition: Dramatic
- Mos DefMos DefDante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
, Catherine HardwickeCatherine HardwickeCatherine Hardwicke is an American production designer, film writer and film director. Her works include the independent film Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story, the vampire film Twilight, and the werewolf film Red Riding Hood...
, Pamela MartinPamela Martin (film editor)Pamela Martin is an American film editor. Martin received a nomination for an American Cinema Editors "Eddie" Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Musical or Comedy for her work on Little Miss Sunshine...
, Sarah PolleySarah PolleySarah Polley is a Canadian actress, singer, film director, and screenwriter. Polley first attained notice in her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series, Road to Avonlea...
, George C. WolfeGeorge C. WolfeGeorge Costello Wolfe is an American playwright and director of theater and film. He won a Tony Award in 1993 for directing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and another Tony Award in 1996 for his direction of the musical, Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk.-Early life and...
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Documentary
- Raoul Peck, Juan Carlos RulfoJuan Carlos RulfoJuan Carlos Rulfo is a Mexican screenwriter and director son of cult author Juan Rulfo. He has written, produced, and photographed several films. He is married to Valentina Leduc Navarro a Mexican director....
, Elizabeth Weatherford
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Dramatic
- Carlos Bolado, Lynne Ramsay, U-Wei Bin Haji Saari
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Jury
- John Underkoffler, Darren AronofskyDarren AronofskyDarren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University to study film theory and the American Film Institute to study both live-action and animation filmmaking...
, Ann DruyanAnn DruyanAnn Druyan is an American author and producer specializing in productions about cosmology and popular science. She made substantial contributions to the PBS documentary series, Cosmos, and was the wife of late scientist and educator, Carl Sagan.-Film career:Along with Carl Sagan and Steven Soter,...
, Howard Suber, Dr. Brian GreeneBrian GreeneBrian Greene is an American theoretical physicist and string theorist. He has been a professor at Columbia University since 1996. Greene has worked on mirror symmetry, relating two different Calabi-Yau manifolds...
Festival Theaters
- Park CityPark City, UtahPark City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
- Eccles Theatre - 1,270 seats
- Egyptian TheatreMary G. Steiner Egyptian TheatreThe Mary G. Steiner Egyptian Theatre is located at 328 Main Street in Park City, Utah in the United States of America. It has also been referred to as the Mary J. Steiner Egyptian Theatre or The Egyptian Theatre in Park City.-History:...
- 266 seats - Holiday Village Cinemas II - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas III - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas IIV - 164 seats
- Library Center Theatre - 448 seats
- Prospector Square Theatre - 352 seats
- Racquet Club Theatre - 602 seats
- Yarrow Hotel Theatre - Press and industry screenings
- Kimball Junction
- Redstone Cinemas - 185 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 CenterRose Wagner Performing Arts CenterThe Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center is a three-venue arts complex in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah that is home to modern dance companies, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, Plan-B Theatre Company, and the Sundance Film Festival. It is part of the Salt Lake County Center for the...
- 477 seats - Tower TheatreTower Theatre (Salt Lake City, Utah)The Tower Theatre located in the 9th and 9th neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah is a historic film theater operated and maintained by the Salt Lake Film Society....
- 342 seats
- Sundance ResortSundanceSundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...
- Sundance Institute Screening Room - 164 seats
- OgdenOgden, UtahOgden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
- Peery's Egyptian TheatrePeery's Egyptian TheatrePeery's Egyptian Theater is a movie palace located at 2439 Washington Blvd., in Ogden, Utah in the United States of America. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.-History:...
- 800 seats
- Peery's Egyptian Theatre
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000631/2007
- 2007 Sundance Film Festival daily video blog