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Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
This is the list of the winners of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for dramatic features. Winners 1980s *1982: ''Circle of Power'' *1984: ''Old Enough'' *1985: ''Blood Simple'' *1986: ''Smooth Talk'' *1987: '' Waiting for the Moon''/''The Trouble with Dick'' *1988: ''Heat and Sunlight'' *1989: '' True Love'' 1990s *1990: ''Chameleon Street'' *1991: ''Poison'' *1992: ''In the Soup'' *1993: ''Ruby in Paradise''/'' Public Access'' *1994: '' What Happened Was...'' *1995: ''The Brothers McMullen'' *1996: ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' *1997: ''Sunday'' *1998: ''Slam'' *1999: ''Three Seasons'' 2000s *2000: ''Girlfight''/'' You Can Count on Me'' *2001: ''The Believer'' *2002: ''Personal Velocity'' *2003: ''American Splendor'' *2004: ''Primer'' *2005: ''Forty Shades of Blue'' *2006: ''Quinceañera'' *2007: ''Padre Nuestro'' *2008: ''Frozen River'' *2009: '' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire'' 2010s *2010: ''Winter's Bone'' *2011: ''Like Crazy'' *2012: ''Beasts of the Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday (1997 Film)
''Sunday'' is a 1997 independent film directed by Jonathan Nossiter. Set in Queens, a borough of New York City, it is a dark comedy about an unemployed, homeless IBM functionary mistaken by an aging actress for film director Matthew Delacorta. The screenplay is an adaptation by Nossiter and James Lasdun of Lasdun's own short story "Ate, Memos or the Miracle" (published in his collection of stories, ''Three Evenings''). The two would later collaborate again on '' Signs & Wonders''. Starring David Suchet (who reportedly added 40 pounds for his role), as well as Lisa Harrow and Jared Harris, it was shot on location in Queens and in an active homeless shelter, blending actors and non-actors. Cast * Arnold Barkus—Andy * Jared Harris—Ray * Bahman Soltani—Abram * Willis Burks II—Selwyn (as Willis Burks) * Joseph Sirola—Joe Subalowsky (as Joe Sirola) * Henry Hayward—Sam * Kevin Thigpen—David * Chen Tsun Kit—Himself * Lisa Harrow—Madeleine Vesey * Larry Pine—Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frozen River
''Frozen River'' is a 2008 American Crime film, crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada to the United States. The film received two Academy Awards, Oscar nominations: Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress (Melissa Leo) and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay (Courtney Hunt). Plot The film is set shortly before Christmas in the North Country, New York, North Country of Upstate New York, near the ''Akwesasne'' ('Where the Partridge Drums') St. Regis Mohawk Reservation and the border crossing to Cornwall, Ontario. Ray Eddy (Melissa Leo) is a discount store clerk struggling to raise two sons with her husband, a compulsive gambler who has disappeared with the funds she had earmarked to finance the purchase of a Mobile home, double-wide mobile home. While searching for him, she encounters Lila Littlewolf (Misty Upham), a Mohawk nation, Mohaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Nuestro
''Padre nuestro'' ("Our Father"), also known as ''Sangre de mi sangre'' ("Blood of My Blood") is a 2007 Argentinean-American thriller 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. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Premise ''Padre nuestro'' tells the story of Pedro, a young Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father, but whose identity is stolen by an impostor. Cast * Jesús Ochoa as Diego * Armando Hernández as Juan * Jorge Adrián Espíndola as Pedro * Paola Mendoza as Magda * Eugenio Derbez as Anibal * Scott Glascock as John * Lev Gorn as Rough-Shave Release ''Padre nuestro'' premiered on January 22, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and has been screened at New Directors/New Films Festival. The film was released in Spain on October 5, 2007 and in Mexico on February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen International
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, ''Screendaily.com'', was added in 2001. ''Screen International'' also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin, Germany; Cannes, France; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California; and Hong Kong. History ''Screen International'' traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of ''Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger''. At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to ''Cinematographic Journal'' and in 1907 it was renamed '' Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly''. Kinematograph Weekly ''Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly'' contained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinceañera (film)
''Quinceañera'' ( en, "Fifteen-year-old") is a 2006 American independent drama film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. Set in Echo Park, Los Angeles, the film follows the lives of two young Mexican American cousins who become estranged from their families—Magdalena (played by Emily Rios) because of her unwed teenage pregnancy and Carlos (Jesse Garcia) because of his homosexuality—and are taken in by their elderly great-uncle Tomas (Chalo González). The film was inspired by Glatzer and Westmoreland's experience as a white gay couple moving into the gentrifying neighborhood of Echo Park, a predominantly Hispanic working-class community. They wrote, cast and filmed ''Quinceañera'' over four months in 2005 after securing a US$400,000 budget from investors. It was filmed in Echo Park with the assistance of Glatzer and Westmoreland's neighbors and a cast of largely nonprofessional actors. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty Shades Of Blue
''Forty Shades of Blue'' is a 2005 independent film directed by Ira Sachs. It tells the story of Alan James (Rip Torn), an aging music producer who lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his much younger Russian girlfriend Laura ( Dina Korzun). Their life together is complicated by the presence of Alan’s adult son Michael (Darren E. Burrows) from his previous marriage, who forces Laura to reflect on the nature of her impending marriage and her future prospects. The filmmaker was inspired by the works of Ken Loach, including '' Kes'' (1969), ''Family Life'' (1971), and '' Looks and Smiles'' (1981), as well as Satyajit Ray’s ''Charulata'' (1964). Reception ''Forty Shades of Blue'' was placed at #92 on the ''Best Films of the Aughts'' list by ''Slant Magazine'' in February 2010. The film also won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primer (film)
''Primer'' is a 2004 American independent psychological science fiction film about the accidental discovery of time travel. The film was written, directed, produced, edited and scored by Shane Carruth, who also stars with David Sullivan. ''Primer'' is of note for its extremely low budget, experimental plot structure, philosophical implications, and complex technical dialogue, which Carruth, a college graduate with a degree in mathematics and a former engineer, chose not to simplify for the sake of the audience. The film collected the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, before securing a limited release in the United States, and has since gained a cult following. Plot Two engineers, Aaron and Abe, supplement their day jobs with entrepreneurial tech projects, working out of Aaron's garage. During one such research effort, involving electromagnetic reduction of objects' weight, the two men accidentally discover an 'A-to-B' causal loop side-effect: objects le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Splendor (film)
''American Splendor'' is a 2003 American biographical comedy-drama film about Harvey Pekar, the author of the ''American Splendor'' comic book series. The film, which is a hybrid production featuring live actors, documentary, and animation, is in part an adaptation of the comics, which dramatize Pekar's life. ''American Splendor'' was written and directed by documentarians Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Pekar and Hope Davis as Joyce Brabner. It also features appearances from Pekar and Brabner themselves (along with Pekar's long-time co-worker Toby Radloff), who discuss their lives, the comic books, and how it feels to be depicted onscreen by actors. It was filmed entirely on location in Cleveland and Lakewood in Ohio. Plot The film opens in the year 1950. It's Halloween and an 11-year-old Harvey Pekar refuses to dress up as a superhero while trick-or-treating. The scene shifts to an adult, walking the gritty Cleveland streets. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Velocity
''Personal Velocity: Three Portraits'' is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. It stars Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and Fairuza Balk as three women who escape from their afflicted lives as each struggle to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom. ''Personal Velocity: Three Portraits'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 12, 2002, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Excellence in Cinematography Award. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2002 to positive reviews from critics. At the 18th Independent Spirit Awards, Miller won the John Cassavetes Award, while Posey was nominated for Best Female Lead, and Kuras was nominated for Best Cinematography. Plot ''Personal Velocity'' is a tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York state who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to recl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Believer (2001 Film)
''The Believer'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Henry Bean and written by Bean and Mark Jacobson. It stars Ryan Gosling as Daniel Balint, a Jew who becomes a neo-Nazi. The film is loosely based on the true story of Dan Burros, Bean, Henry (2002). ''The Believer: Confronting Jewish Self-Hatred''. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. . a member of the American Nazi Party and the New York branch of the United Klans of America. He committed suicide after being revealed as Jewish by a ''New York Times'' reporter. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and the Golden St. George at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival. The film has become a cult film, with Gosling's rising star performance subsequently being viewed as his breakthrough role and one of the best performances of his career so far. Plot Daniel Balint is a former Jewish yeshiva student, brilliant but troubled, who is now a fanatically violent neo-Nazi in New York in his early twenties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
