The 2018 Sundance Film Festival 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 * U.S. Dramatic Audience Award: '' Burden'', directed by Andrew Heckler * U.S. Dramatic Directing Award: '' The Kindergarten Teacher'', directed by Sara Colangelo * 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 * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking: '' I Think We're Alone Now'', 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), directed by Derek Doneen * 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'', 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, '' The Queen of Fear'' * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting: '' Time Share (Tiempo Compartido)'', written by Julio Chavezmontes and Sebastián Hofmann * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting: '' Dead Pigs'', directed by Cathy Yan * World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize: '' Of Fathers and Sons'', directed by Talal Derki * World Cinema Documentary Audience Award: '' This is Home'', directed by Alexandra Shiva * World Cinema Documentary Directing Award: '' Shirkers'', directed by Sandi Tan * 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: '' Searching'', directed by Aneesh Chaganty * NEXT Innovator Award: (tie) '' Night Comes On'', directed by Jordana Spiro; '' We the Animals'', directed by Jeremiah Zagar * 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 Talal Derki; Untitled film (India), directed by Chaitanya Tamhane; and '' Night on Fire'', directed by Tatiana Huezo * Sundance Institute / NHK Award: '' His House'', directed by Remi Weekes * Sundance Institute Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: '' Searching'', Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian * Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award: Sev Ohanian

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 Film director, film and television director. Early life and education Ben Lewin was born in Poland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. At the age of six, he con ...

* '' Colette'' by Wash Westmoreland * '' Come Sunday'' by Joshua Marston * '' Damsel'' by David Zellner * '' Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'' by

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

* '' A Futile and Stupid Gesture'' by David Wain * '' The Happy Prince'' by Rupert Everett * '' Hearts Beat Loud'' by Brett Haley * '' Juliet, Naked'' by Jesse Peretz * '' A Kid Like Jake'' by Silas Howard * '' Leave No Trace'' by Debra Granik * '' The Long Dumb Road'' by Hannah Fidell * '' Ophelia'' by Claire McCarthy * '' Private Life'' by

Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins (born May 2, 1962) is an American filmmaker and occasional actress. She is best known for her feature films '' Slums of Beverly Hills'' (1998), '' Private Life'' (2018), and '' The Savages'' (2007). She received an Academy Award f ...

* ''

Puzzle A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together ( or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to find the solution of the puzzle. There are differe ...

'' by Marc Turtletaub * '' Tully'' by

Jason Reitman Jason R. Reitman (; born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian–American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), ''Juno (film), Juno'' (2007), ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'' (2009), ''Young ...

* '' What They Had'' by Elizabeth Chomko

Documentary Premieres

* '' Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock'' by Cody Lucich * '' Bad Reputation'' by Kevin Kerslake * '' Believer'' by Don Argott * '' Chef Flynn'' by Cameron Yates * '' The Game Changers'' by Louie Psihoyos * '' Generation Wealth'' 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 * '' Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'' by Marina Zenovich * ''

Studio 54 Studio 54 is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street (Manhattan), 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served ...

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

Midnight

* ''

Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...

'' by Jonathan Watson * '' Assassination Nation'' by Sam Levinson * '' Hereditary'' by Ari Aster * '' Lords of Chaos'' by

Jonas Åkerlund Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish filmmaker and musician who is best known for his work in music videos. Åkerlund was a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory. He has directed well-known videos for artists ...

* '' Mandy'' by Panos Cosmatos * '' Never Goin' Back'' by Augustine Frizzell * '' Piercing'' by Nicolas Pesce * ''

Revenge Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more fo ...

'' by Coralie Fargeat * '' Summer of 84'' by RKSS

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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

'' by Tolga Karaçelik (Turkey) * '' Dead Pigs'' by Cathy Yan (China) * '' The Guilty'' by Gustav Möller (Denmark) * ''

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'' by Isabella Eklöf (Denmark-Netherlands-Sweden) * '' Loveling'' by Gustavo Pizzi (Brazil-Uruguay) * '' Pity'' by Babis Makridis (Greece-Poland) * '' The Queen of Fear'' by Valeria Bertuccelli and Fabiana Tiscornia (Argentina-Denmark) * ''

Rust Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH) ...

'' by Aly Muritiba (Brazil) * '' Time Share (Tiempo Compartido)'' by Sebastián Hofmann (Mexico-Netherlands) * '' Un Traductor'' by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso (Canada-Cuba) * ''

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'' by Idris Elba (U.K.)

World Cinema Documentary Competition

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

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

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

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

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

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

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

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

) * '' Of Fathers and Sons'' by Talal Derki (

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

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

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

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

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

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

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

) * '' Shirkers'' by Sandi Tan (

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

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

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

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

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

)

Special Events

* '' The King'' by Eugene Jarecki * '' Pass Over'' by

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...

* ''The Trade'' by Matthew Heineman * '' Wild Wild Country'' by Chapman Way and Maclain Way

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 * Chaz Ebert * Ezra Edelman * Matt Holzman ;U.S. Dramatic Jury * Rachel Morrison * Jada Pinkett Smith * Octavia Spencer * Michael Stuhlbarg * Joe Swanberg ;World Documentary Jury * Hanaa Issa * Ruben Östlund * Michael J. Werner ;World Dramatic Jury * Joslyn Barnes * Billy Luther * Paulina Suárez ; Alfred P. Sloan Jury * Robert Benezra * Heather Berlin * Kerry Bishé * Nancy Buirski ;NEXT Jury * RuPaul Charles ;Short Film Jury * Cherien Dabis * Shirley Manson *

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'' (2012 ...

References

External links

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Awards

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

U.S. Documentary Competition

Premieres

Documentary Premieres

Midnight

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

World Cinema Documentary Competition

Special Events

Juries

See also

References

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