The 2014

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 46,6 ...

took place from January 16, 2014 until January 26, 2014 in Park City, Utah, United States, with screenings in

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, Ogden, and

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. The festival opened with '' Whiplash'' directed by Damien Chazelle and closed with musical drama ''

Rudderless ''Rudderless'' is a 2014 American musical drama film which was the directorial debut of William H. Macy, and stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film ...

'' directed by

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. The festival honored late

Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert beca ...

and premiered '' Life Itself'' by Steve James, a biographical documentary film based on Ebert's 2011 memoir titled as ''Life Itself: A Memoir'' on 19 January 2014. The festival introduced a new film category titled ''Sundance Kids'', which will help to introduce independent films to a younger generation of audiences. It is also a first category at the festival dedicated to children's films. The festival also hosted several events and discussion panels around themes of success through failure titled ''Free Fail'', which included the screening of ''

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'' turned down by the Sundance Film Festival in 1996 and later become independently successful. The festival had more than 700 sponsors and 1,830 volunteers.

About the festival

A record 12,218 films were submitted, 72 more films than the 2013 festival. Of the 4,057-plus feature films were submitted, 2,014 were from the U.S. and 2,043 were international, and 121 were selected from 37 countries (with 100 of them being world premieres). Of the 8,161 short films submitted, 66 were selected (59 more than for the 2013 Festival). There were 54 directors, who made their directorial debut at the festival, 35 of whom have films in competition. Sixteen films were selected each for the U.S. Dramatic and U.S. Documentary competition sections, and twelve films each for the World Cinema Dramatic and World Cinema Documentary sections. This year's festival marked the 30th anniversary of the festival since its foundation in 1981 by

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from four nominations, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, the Cec ...

. In celebration of 30th anniversary of the festival, the screening of the ''most groundbreaking films of the past three decades'' took place at the festival. Some of the films which were shown are '' Beasts of the Southern Wild'', ''

Fruitvale Station ''Fruitvale Station'' is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Coogler's feature directorial debut and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by Bay ...

'', ''

Little Miss Sunshine ''Little Miss Sunshine'' is a 2006 American tragicomedy road film and the feature film directorial debut of the husband–wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The screenplay was written by first-time writer Michael Arndt. The film s ...

'', ''

An Education ''An Education'' is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright school ...

'', '' Sex, Lies, and Videotape'', '' Reservoir Dogs'', '' The Cove'', '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', ''

An Inconvenient Truth ''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own e ...

'', '' Precious'' and ''

Napoleon Dynamite ''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy ...

''. ''An Artist at the Table'' event was also hosted at the 30th anniversary of the festival, which was attended by Festival board members, patrons and artists visiting the festival including

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Katie Couric Katherine Anne Couric ( ; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, ''Wake Up Call''. From 2013 to 2017, ...

and

Doug Aitken Doug Aitken (born 1968) is an American artist. Aitken's body of work ranges from photography, print media, sculpture, and architectural interventions, to narrative films, sound, single and multi-channel video works, installations, and live perf ...

. Music was major part of the festival. Most of the movies in the festival had musical themes. The opening night film ''Whiplash'' used music to explore human nature and identity. ''

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'', a coming of age drama with musical theme directed by Stuart Murdoch. '' Memphis'' starring musician

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as an artist. Australian musician

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appears in '' Low Down'', a biopic about American jazz pianist

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. Only Lovers Left Alive follows a musician and his lover while his world is collapsing down. '' Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory'', a documentary about a man who wanted to help the Alzheimer's patient with music. '' Frank'', comedy about a young musician, starring

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. ''

20,000 Days on Earth ''20,000 Days on Earth'' is a 2014 British musical documentary drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard. The film premiered in-competition in the ''Worl ...

'', a documentary narrating a day in the life of

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including cameos by

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and

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. Also the closing night film of the festival ''Rudderless'', told the story of a father who formed a rock and roll band to perform his late son's music.

Awards

The awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2014 at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse in Park City, Utah, and was hosted by

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and

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. * U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - '' Rich Hill'' * U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - '' Whiplash'' * World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary - ''

The Return to Homs ''The Return to Homs'' is a 2013 Syrian-German documentary film written and directed by Talal Derki. It is produced by Orwa Nyrabia and Hans Robert Eisenhauer while Diana El Jeiroudi served as the associate producer. The film premiered in-competiti ...

'' * World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic - ''

To Kill a Man ''To Kill a Man'' is a 2014 Chilean-French drama film written and directed by Alejandro Fernández Almendras. The film premiered in-competition in the ''World Cinema Dramatic Competition'' at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. It ...

'' * Audience Award: U.S. Documentary - '' Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory'' * Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic - '' Whiplash'' * Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary - ''The Green Prince'' * Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic - ''

Difret ''Difret'' is a 2014 Ethiopian drama film written and directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari. The film had its premiere in-competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinematic Dramatic Audience Award. Angelina Jolie se ...

'' * Audience Award: Best of NEXT - ''

Imperial Dreams ''Imperial Dreams'' is an American drama film written and directed by Malik Vitthal. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014. It won the ''Audience Award'' at the festival. The film was released as a Netf ...

'' * Directing Award: U.S. Documentary - ''

The Case Against 8 ''The Case Against 8'' is an American documentary film, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. Directed and produced by Ben Cotner and Ryan White, the film documents the legal battle to overturn California's Propo ...

'' * Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic - '' Fishing Without Nets'' * Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary - ''

'' * Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic - '' 52 Tuesdays'' * Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic - ''

The Skeleton Twins ''The Skeleton Twins'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Craig Johnson and starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. The film premiered in competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. It won the Screenwriting Award: ...

'' * Screenwriting Award: World Cinema Dramatic - '' Blind'' * Editing Award: U.S. Documentary - '' Watchers of the Sky'' * Editing Award: World Cinema Documentary - ''

'' * Cinematography Award: U.S. Documentary - ''

E-Team ''E-Team'' is a 2014 American documentary film co-directed and produced by Katy Chevigny and Ross Kauffman. The film premiered in the competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2 ...

'' * Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic - '' Low Down'' * Cinematography Award: World Cinema Documentary - ''

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'' * Cinematography Award: World Cinema Dramatic - ''

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'' * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement for Use of Animation - '' Watchers of the Sky'' * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement for Intuitive Filmmaking - ''

The Overnighters ''The Overnighters'' is a 2014 American documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jesse Moss. It premiered on January 18, 2014, as part of the U.S. Documentary Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival, and it won the festival's ...

'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Musical Score -

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for ''

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter ''Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter'' is a 2014 American drama film co-written and directed by David Zellner. The film stars Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, and Kanako Higashi. Alexander Payne and Kiku ...

'' * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent - Justin Simien for '' Dear White People'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award - ''

'' * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematic Bravery - ''

We Come as Friends ''We Come as Friends'' is a 2014 Austrian-French documentary film written, directed and produced by Hubert Sauper. The film premiered in-competition in the ''World Cinema Documentary Competition'' at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. ...

'' * Short Film Audience Award - ''

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'' * Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize - ''

I Origins ''I Origins'' is a 2014 American science fiction romantic drama film written and directed by Mike Cahill. The independent production premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on , 2014. It is distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, and open ...

'' Additional awards were presented at separate ceremonies. The Shorts Awards were presented January 21, 2014 at the ceremony in Park City, Utah. * Short Film Grand Jury Prize - ''

Of God and Dogs ''Of God and Dogs'' is a 2014 documentary short film, directed by Abounaddara Collective. Abounaddara Collective is a Damascus based independent film company that specializes in documentaries. The film later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festi ...

'' * Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction - ''

Gregory Go Boom ''Gregory Go Boom'' is a 2013 comedy drama short film, written and directed by Janicza Bravo. The film premiered at Jash during '' YouTube Comedy Week'' on May 23, 2013. The film later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 201 ...

'' * Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction - '' The Cut'',

Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Geneviève Dulude-De Celles is a Canadian film director, who received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Director at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her debut feature film '' A Colony (Une colonie)''.Rat Pack Rat ''Rat Pack Rat'' is a 2014 drama short film, written and directed by Todd Rohal. The film had its premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. It won the ''Jury Award'' at the festival. The film later screened at ''2014 SXSW Film F ...

'' * Short Film Special Jury Award for Direction and Ensemble Acting - ''Burger'' * Short Film Special Special Jury Award for Non-fiction - ''Love. Love. Love.'' * Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Awards - Hong Khaou for ''Monsoon'', Tobias Lindholm for ''A War'', Ashlee Page for ''Archive'' and

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for ''Fly Away Solo''. * Sundance Institute/NHK Filmmaker Award - Mark Elijah Rosenberg for ''Ad Inexplorata'' * Hilton Worldwide LightStay Sustainability Award - Ben Kalina for ''

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'' (and $25,000 grant) * 2014 Red Crown Producer's Award -

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for ''

Obvious Child ''Obvious Child'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Gillian Robespierre (in her directorial debut) and stars Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann and David Cross. The story follows Donna, a stand-up comedi ...

'' (and $10,000 grant)

Juries

Jury members, for the U.S. Documentary Jury, were announced on December 18, 2013. The rest of the jury members including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury, which will also take part in the Science in Film Forum Panel, were announced on January 9, 2014. Presenters of awards are followed by asterisks: ;U.S. Documentary Jury *

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* *Charlotte Cook* * Kahane Cooperman* *Morgan Neville* *

Jonathan Oppenheim Jonathan Oppenheim is a professor of physics at University College London. He is an expert in quantum information theory and quantum gravity. Work Oppenheim proved the third law of thermodynamics (first conjectured by Walther Nernst in 1912) ...

* ;U.S. Dramatic Jury *

Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best known for his book of fi ...

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Peter Saraf Peter Saraf is an American film producer whose feature film credits include ''Adaptation'' (2002), ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), ''Our Idiot Brother'' (2011), and ''The Kings of Summer'' (2013). In 2004, he co-founded the film production compan ...

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Lone Scherfig Lone Scherfig (; born 2 May 1959) is a Danish film director and screenwriter who has been involved with the Dogme 95 film movement and who has been widely critically acclaimed for several of her movies, including the Oscar-nominated film '' An ...

* *

Bryan Singer Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and has produced almost all of the films he has directed. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Singer ...

* Dana Stevens* ;World Documentary Jury *Andrea Nix Fine* * Sally Riley* *Caspar Sonnen* ;World Dramatic Jury * Carlo Chatrian* * Sebastián Lelio* *

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Jury *Dr.

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*Flora Lichtman * Max Mayer * Jon Spaihts *

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;Short Film Jury *

Vernon Chatman Vernon Chatman (born October 31, 1972) is an American television producer, writer, voice actor, stand-up comedian, musician and a member of PFFR, an art collective based in Brooklyn, New York City. He created the television series '' Wonder Show ...

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Joshua Leonard Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role in '' The Blair Witch Project'' (1999). He has since starred in films such as '' Madhouse'' (2004), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (2006), '' Higher ...

* *Ania Trzebiatowska* Others who presented awards included

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and

Films

For a full list of films appeared at the festival, see

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Festival theaters

The number of seats available at the festival theaters, where films were shown is listed below: Park City *Eccles Theatre - 1,270 seats * Egyptian Theatre - 282 seats *Holiday Village Cinema 1 - 162 seats *Holiday Village Cinema 2 - 154 seats *Holiday Village Cinema 2 - 154 seats *Holiday Village Cinema 4 - 162 seats *Library Center Theatre - 486 seats *The MARC Theatre - 550 seats *Prospector Square Theatre - 324 seats *Redstone Cinema 1 - 188 seats *Redstone Cinema 2 - 175 seats *Redstone Cinema 7 - 176 seats *Temple Theatre - 318 seats *Yarrow Hotel Theatre - 295 seats

*Broadway Cinema 3 - 243 seats *Broadway Cinema 6 - 245 seats *

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- 495 seats *SLC Library - 300 seats * Tower Theatre - 349 seats

*Sundance Resort Screening Room - 164 seats Ogden * Peery's Egyptian Theatre - 840 seats

Sundance Film Festival U.S.A.

In late January, 2014 the festival sent 9 filmmakers to 9 cities across the US to screen and discuss their films. The cities and films are: *

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at Michigan Theater - ''

Infinitely Polar Bear ''Infinitely Polar Bear'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Maya Forbes, and starring Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, and Ashley Aufderheide. The film premiered in competition at the 30th Sundance Film ...

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, Massachusetts at Coolidge Corner Theatre - '' WHITEY: United States of America v. James J. Bulger'' *

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, Illinois at Music Box Theatre - '' Happy Christmas'' *

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, Texas at Sundance Cinemas Houston - '' Cold in July'' *

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at The Belcourt Theatre - '' Low Down'' *

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, Florida at Enzian Theater - ''

Little Accidents ''Little Accidents'' is a 2014 American drama film directed and written by Sara Colangelo, based on her own 2010 award-winning short film of same name. The film stars Elizabeth Banks, Boyd Holbrook, Chloë Sevigny, Jacob Lofland, and Josh Luc ...

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, California at

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, Washington at Sundance Cinemas Seattle - ''

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, Arizona at The Loft - '' Young Ones''

Acquisitions

Acquisitions at the festival included the following: Domestic Rights * CNN Films and

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Wish I Was Here ''Wish I Was Here'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam Braff. The film stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Josh Gad, Pierce Gagnon, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Jim Parsons, ...

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Cesar's Last Fast ''Cesar's Last Fast'' is a 2014 American documentary film co-directed and produced by Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee. The film premiered in competition category of ''U.S. Documentary Competition program'' at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on ...

'' * A24 **'' Laggies'' **''

'' *Lionsgate **''

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God's Pocket ''God's Pocket'' is a 2014 American drama film directed by John Slattery, his feature film directorial debut. Slattery co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Metcalf, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pete Dexter. The film stars Philip Seymou ...

'' *IBC Films **'' Cold in July'' * Fox Searchlight Pictures **''

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