The 2018

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 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.

Awards

The following awards were presented: * U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: '' The Miseducation of Cameron Post'', directed by

Desiree Akhavan Desiree Akhavan (born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut ''Appropriate Behavior'',Burden'', directed by Andrew Heckler * U.S. Dramatic Directing Award: '' The Kindergarten Teacher'', directed by

Sara Colangelo Sara Colangelo is an American film director and screenwriter known for her films '' Little Accidents'' and '' Worth''. ''Filmmaker Magazine'' named her one of its "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2010. Colangelo graduated from Phillips Exet ...

* U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: '' Nancy'', written by Christina Choe * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Outstanding First Feature: '' Monsters and Men'', directed by

Reinaldo Marcus Green Reinaldo Marcus Green (born 1981) is an American director, producer and writer. His films include ''Monsters and Men'' (2018), '' Joe Bell'' (2020), and '' King Richard'' (2021), which was nominated for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. E ...

* U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking: ''

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'', directed by Reed Morano * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting: Benjamin Dickey, '' Blaze'' * U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize Award: ''Kailash'' (later released as

The Price of Free ''The Price of Free'' is a documentary about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. The film, formerly known as Kailash, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and debuted on YouTube in November 2018. '' ...

), directed by

Derek Doneen Derek Jonathanpope Doneen (born March 27, 1987) is an American documentary film director, editor and producer. He is best known for his work on the feature documentary '' The Price of Free'' and the Netflix documentary series '' Heist''. Life a ...

* U.S. Documentary Audience Award: ''The Sentence'', directed by Rudy Valdez * U.S. Documentary Directing Award, '' On Her Shoulders'', directed by Alexandria Bombach * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact: '' Crime + Punishment'', directed by Stephen Maing * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: ''

Hale County This Morning, This Evening ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening'' is a 2018 American documentary film about the lives of black people in Hale County, Alabama. It is directed by RaMell Ross and produced by RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim, and is Ross's first nonficti ...

'', directed by RaMell Ross * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking: '' Minding the Gap'', directed by Bing Liu * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Storytelling: '' Three Identical Strangers'', directed by Tim Wardle * World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize: ''

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'', directed by Tolga Karacelik * World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award: '' The Guilty'', directed by Gustav Möller * World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award: '' And Breathe Normally'', directed by Ísold Uggadóttir * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting:

Valeria Bertuccelli Valeria Bertuccelli (born 1969, 30 November) is an Argentine film and television actress. Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina she began her career in experimental theatre, and later worked in the San Martín ...

, ''

The Queen of Fear ''The Queen of Fear'' ( es, La reina del miedo) is a 2018 Argentine drama film directed by Valeria Bertuccelli, in her directorial debut. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Cast ...

'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting: ''

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(Tiempo Compartido)'', written by Julio Chavezmontes and

Sebastián Hofmann Sebastián Hofmann (born 1981) is a Mexican visual artist and filmmaker whose productions have been presented in the film festivals of Cannes, Rotterdam, Locarno, Sundance, San Sebastian, among others. He is also the co-founder of the prestigious ...

* World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting: ''

Dead Pigs ''Dead Pigs'' ( zh, 海上浮城; literally "floating city on the sea") is a 2018 comedy drama film written and directed by Cathy Yan in her directorial feature film debut. It stars Vivian Wu, Haoyu Yang, Mason Lee, Meng Li, and David Rysdahl. The ...

'', directed by

Cathy Yan Cathy Y. Yan is a Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films include the comedy-drama film ''Dead Pigs'' (2018) and '' Birds of Prey'' (2020), the eighth installment of the DC Extended Universe. Early life and e ...

* World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize: '' Of Fathers and Sons'', directed by

Talal Derki Talal Derki (Arabic language, Arabic: طلال ديركي ''Ṭālāl Dīrkī'') is a Syrian Kurdish director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Damascus and of Kurdish descent, Derki studied film directing in Athens at , graduation in 2003. He wo ...

* World Cinema Documentary Audience Award: '' This is Home'', directed by Alexandra Shiva * World Cinema Documentary Directing Award: ''

Shirkers ''Shirkers'' is a 2018 British-American documentary film by Singapore-born filmmaker Sandi Tan about the making of an independent thriller featuring a teenage assassin set in Singapore. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January ...

'', directed by

Sandi Tan Sandi Tan (born 1972 in Singapore) is a film critic, writer, and filmmaker. After attending the University of Kent, she wrote as the film critic for '' The Straits Times'' from 1995 to 1997 before attending Columbia University's film school a ...

* World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: '' Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.'', presented to director Stephen Loveridge and M.I.A. * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography: '' Genesis 2.0'', Peter Indergand and Maxim Arbugaev * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing: '' Our New President'', Maxim Pozdorovkin and Matvey Kulakov * NEXT Audience Award: ''

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'', directed by

Aneesh Chaganty Aneesh Chaganty (; born January 30, 1991) is an American film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2018 thriller ''Searching'', for which he won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2018 Sundance ...

* NEXT Innovator Award: (tie) ''

Night Comes On ''Night Comes On'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Jordana Spiro, who wrote the screenplay with Angelica Nwandu. It premiered on January 19, 2018 at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Plot A teen is released from juvenile detention just a ...

'', directed by Jordana Spiro; '' We the Animals'', directed by

Jeremiah Zagar Jeremiah Zagar (; born 1980 or 1981) is an American filmmaker. He has directed the feature films '' We the Animals'' (2018) and '' Hustle'' (2022). The former was nominated for five categories at the 34th Independent Spirit Awards. He also direct ...

* Short Film Grand Jury Prize: '' Matria'', directed by Alvaro Gago * Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction: '' Hair Wolf'', directed by Mariama Diallo * Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction: '' Would You Look at Her'', directed by Goran Stolevski * Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction: '' The Trader (Sovdagari)'', directed by Tamta Gabrichidze * Short Film Jury Award: Animation: ''

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'', directed by Jeron Braxton * Special Jury Awards: ''Emergency'', directed by Carey Williams; '' Fauve'', directed by Jérémy Comte; and '' For Nonna Anna'', directed by Luis De Filippis * Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship Presented by Netflix: '' Of Fathers and Sons'' (Syria), directed by

; Untitled film (India), directed by Chaitanya Tamhane; and '' Night on Fire'', directed by

Tatiana Huezo Tatiana Huezo Sánchez (; born 9 January 1972) is a film director of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico. Her first film, ' (2011), a documentary about the Salvadoran Civil War, has been awarded internationally. In 2016 she p ...

* Sundance Institute / NHK Award: '' His House'', directed by Remi Weekes * Sundance Institute Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: ''

'',

and

Sev Ohanian Sevak "Sev" Ohanian ( hy, Սեւակ Օհանյան, born June 2, 1987) is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-writer and producer of the films ''Searching'' and '' Run'', as well as executive producer on the f ...

* Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award:

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

U.S. Documentary Competition

Premieres

* ''

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'' by Brad Anderson * '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' by

Ben Lewin Ben Lewin (born 1946) is an Australian director. Early life and education Ben Lewin was born in Poland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia. At the age of six, he contracted polio which has caused him to use cru ...

* ''

Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

'' by Wash Westmoreland * ''

Come Sunday "Come Sunday" is a piece by Duke Ellington, which became a jazz standard. It was written in 1942 as a part of the first movement of a suite entitled '' Black, Brown and Beige''. Ellington was engaged for a performance at Carnegie Hall on January ...

'' by Joshua Marston * '' Damsel'' by

David Zellner David Zellner is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He lives and works in Austin, Texas. Zellner is best known for directing the films ''Kid-Thing'' (2012) and ''Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter'' (2014). Career David Zellner starte ...

* ''

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot ''Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and based upon the memoir of the same name by John Callahan. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black, and ...

'' by

Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, producer, photographer, and musician. He has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultu ...

* ''

A Futile and Stupid Gesture ''A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever'' is an American book by Josh Karp that was published in 2006. It is a history of ''National Lampoon'' magazine and one of its three founders, Doug Kenn ...

'' by David Wain * '' The Happy Prince'' by Rupert Everett * '' Hearts Beat Loud'' by

Brett Haley Brett Haley (born ) is an American filmmaker and actor best known for his work on '' The Hero'' and ''Hearts Beat Loud''. Early life Haley was born in Illinois and raised in Key West, Florida and Pensacola, Florida. Haley developed an interes ...

* '' Juliet, Naked'' by

Jesse Peretz Jesse Peretz (born May 19, 1968) is an American film and television director, TV producer and former musician. He first rose to prominence as a bass guitarist and founding member of The Lemonheads, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based band which fo ...

* '' A Kid Like Jake'' by Silas Howard * '' Leave No Trace'' by Debra Granik * '' The Long Dumb Road'' by

Hannah Fidell Hannah Margalit Fidell (born October 7, 1985) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was the drama film '' A Teacher'' (2013). She also wrote and directed the romantic drama film '' 6 Years'' (2015) and th ...

* ''

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama '' Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends u ...

'' by

Claire McCarthy Claire McCarthy is an Australian screenwriter, director, producer, and visual artist. Early life Claire was born in Sydney, the daughter of Christine, an author and concert pianist, and John McCarthy QC. She graduated with honours from the ...

* ''

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'' by Tamara Jenkins * ''

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'' by

Marc Turtletaub Marc Jay Turtletaub (born January 30, 1946) is an American film producer and former president and CEO of The Money Store. Early life and education Born in Lakewood, New Jersey, he grew up in Perth Amboy, New JerseyOrtner, Sherry, B''Not Hollyw ...

* '' Tully'' by

Jason Reitman Jason R. Reitman (; born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian-American actor and filmmaker, best known for directing the films '' Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), '' Juno'' (2007), '' Up in the Air'' (2009), '' Young Adult'' (2011), and '' Ghostbuste ...

* '' What They Had'' by

Elizabeth Chomko Elizabeth Chomko (born 1981) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and actress best known for the film ''What They Had.'' Early life Chomko grew up in Chicago, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her family moved to Belgium when she ...

Documentary Premieres

* '' Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock'' by Cody Lucich * '' Bad Reputation'' by

Kevin Kerslake Kevin Kerslake is an American filmmaker and photographer. He has directed documentaries on Joan Jett ('' Bad Reputation''), DJ AM (''As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM''), The Ramones (''We're Outta Here!''), Nirvana ('' Live! Tonight! Sold Out ...

* '' Believer'' by

Don Argott Don Argott (born September 14, 1972) is an American documentary filmmaker and musician. He has directed several documentary films and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer. He co-owns the production company 9.14 Pictures with prod ...

* '' Chef Flynn'' by Cameron Yates * '' The Game Changers'' by Louie Psihoyos * ''

Generation Wealth ''Generation Wealth'' is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Lauren Greenfield. It follows Greenfield's 2017 book and photo exhibition of the same name. Release ''Generation Wealth'' was selected to be the opening night film at the 2018 ...

'' by Lauren Greenfield * '' Half the Picture'' by Amy Adrion * '' Jane Fonda in Five Acts'' by Susan Lacy * '' King in the Wilderness'' by Peter Kunhardt * '' Quiet Heroes'' by Jenny Mackenzie * '' RBG'' by Betsy West and Julie Cohen * '' Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'' by

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 ...

* ''

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'' by Matt Tyrnauer * '' Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' by Morgan Neville

Midnight Premieres

* ''

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'' by Jonathan Watson * '' Assassination Nation'' by Sam Levinson * ''

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'' by

Ari Aster Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the horror films ''Hereditary'' (2018) and '' Midsommar'' (2019). Early life Aster was born into a Jewish family in Ne ...

* '' Lords of Chaos'' by

Jonas Åkerlund Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, music video director, and drummer. His video for Madonna's song " Ray of Light" won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record of fiv ...

* '' Mandy'' by

Panos Cosmatos Panos Cosmatos (born February 1, 1974) is an Italian-Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known for ''Beyond the Black Rainbow'' and '' Mandy''. Life and career Cosmatos was born in Italy to Greek-Italian film-maker George P. Cosmato ...

* '' Never Goin' Back'' by

Augustine Frizzell Augustine Frizzell (born July 27, 1979) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with ''Never Goin' Back'' (2018). Early life Growing up in Garland, Texas, Frizzell attended South Garla ...

* '' Piercing'' by

Nicolas Pesce Nicolas Pesce () is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing and writing the horror films '' The Eyes of My Mother'' (2016), ''Piercing'' (2018) and ''The Grudge'' (2020). Life and career Nicolas Pesce was born, and currently resi ...

* ''

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'' by

Coralie Fargeat Coralie Fargeat (born 1976) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2017 debut feature film ''Revenge'', for which she received awards from independent film festivals across the world. Fargeat lists David Cronen ...

* '' Summer of 84'' by RKSS

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

* '' And Breathe Normally'' by Ísold Uggadóttir (Iceland-Sweden-Belgium) * ''

'' by Tolga Karaçelik (Turkey) * ''

'' by

(China) * '' The Guilty'' by Gustav Möller (Denmark) * ''

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'' by Isabella Eklöf (Denmark-Netherlands-Sweden) * ''

Loveling ''Loveling'' ( pt, Benzinho) is a 2018 Brazilian drama film directed by Gustavo Pizzi. The film had its world premiere on 18 January 2018 in the World Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Cast * Karine Teles as Ire ...

'' by Gustavo Pizzi (Brazil-Uruguay) * ''

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'' by

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(Greece-Poland) * ''

'' by

and Fabiana Tiscornia (Argentina-Denmark) * ''

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'' by Aly Muritiba (Brazil) * ''

(Tiempo Compartido)'' by

(Mexico-Netherlands) * '' Un Traductor'' by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso (Canada-Cuba) * '' Yardie'' by

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.

(U.K.)

World Cinema Documentary Competition

* '' Anote's Ark'' by Matthieu Rytz (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

) * '' The Cleaners'' by Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

) * '' Genesis 2.0'' by Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev (

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) * '' Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.'' by Stephen Loveridge (

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

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) * '' Of Fathers and Sons'' by

(

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

) * '' The Oslo Diaries'' by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan (

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

) * '' Our New President'' by Maxim Pozdorovkin (

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

) * '' A Polar Year'' by Samuel Collardey (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

) * ''

'' by

(

) * '' This Is Home'' by Alexandra Shiva (

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

) * '' Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist'' by Lorna Tucker (

) * '' A Woman Captured'' by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter (

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

)

Juries

Jury members, for each program of the festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury were announced on January 16, 2018. ;U.S. Documentary Jury * Barbara Chai *

Simon Chinn Simon Chinn is a British film producer, founder of Red Box Films and co-founder of Lightbox. He produced a number of feature documentaries, including ''Man on Wire'' and ''Searching for Sugar Man'', both winners of the Academy Award for Best Docu ...

Chaz Ebert Chaz Ebert (born Charlie Hammel; October 15, 1952) is an American attorney and businesswoman. Early life and education Ebert was born in Chicago to Johnnie Hobbs Hammel and Wiley Hammel Sr. She attended Crane Technical High School in Chicago. S ...

* Ezra Edelman * Matt Holzman ;U.S. Dramatic Jury *

Rachel Morrison Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer and director. For her work on '' Mudbound'' (2017), Morrison earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, making her the first woman ever nominated in that ...

Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show '' Red Table Talk'', for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. ''Time'' name ...

* Octavia Spencer * Michael Stuhlbarg *

Joe Swanberg Joseph Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film mo ...

;World Documentary Jury * Hanaa Issa *

Ruben Östlund Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films ''Force Majeure'' (2014), '' The Square'' (2017) and '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews an ...

* Michael J. Werner ;World Dramatic Jury * Joslyn Barnes * Billy Luther * Paulina Suárez ;

Alfred P. Sloan Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. ( ; May 23, 1875February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time president, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. Sloan, first as a senior executive and l ...

Jury * Robert Benezra * Heather Berlin * Kerry Bishé * Nancy Buirski ;NEXT Jury *

RuPaul Charles RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...

;Short Film Jury *

Cherien Dabis Cherien Dabis (born 1976) ( ar, شيرين دعيبس) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She was named one of ''Variety'' magazine's ''10 Directors to Watch'' in 2009, and in 2022 was nominated for the Outstanding Dir ...

Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish musician and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and dis ...

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his '' Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (201 ...

References

External links

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