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2009 Sundance Film Festival

The 2009 Sundance Film Festival was held during January 15, 2009 until January 25 in Park City, Utah.[1] It was the 25th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival.[2]

Location

Sundance Institute

January 15–25, 2009

English

Grand Jury Prize: Documentary -

We Live in Public

Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic -

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic -

The Maid (La Nana)

Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Documentary -

Rough Aunties

Audience Award: Documentary -

The Cove

Audience Award: Dramatic -

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary -

Afghan Star

World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic -

An Education

Documentary Directing Award - for El General

Natalia Almada

Dramatic Directing Award - for Sin Nombre

Cary Joji Fukunaga

World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic - for Five Minutes of Heaven

Oliver Hirschbiegel

World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary - for Afghan Star

Havana Marking

Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary - for The September Issue

Bob Richman

Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic - for Sin Nombre

Adriano Goldman

World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic - for An Education

John De Borman

World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary - for Big River Man

John Maringouin

Documentary Film Editing - for Sergio

Karen Schmeer

World Cinema Documentary Editing Award - and Thomas Papapetros for Burma VJ

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Dramatic - and Charlyne Yi for Paper Heart

Nicholas Jasenovec

World Cinema Screenwriting Award - for Five Minutes of Heaven

Guy Hibbert

Special Jury Prize for Originality, World Cinema Drama -

Louise-Michel

Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary -

Tibet in Song

Special Jury Prize for Acting, World Cinema - for The Maid (La Nana)

Catalina Saavedra

Special Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary -

Good Hair

Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence -

Humpday

Special Jury Prize for Acting - for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

Mo'Nique

Jury Prize, U.S. Short Filmmaking -

Short Term 12

Jury Prize, International Short Filmmaking -

Lies

2009 - Adam[3]

Alfred P. Sloan Prize

– (Actress: Sideways, Number 23, The Rainmaker, David Lynch's Dune)

Virginia Madsen

– (Producer/Director/Writer: Uncertainty, The Deep End, Suture)

Scott McGehee

– (Producer/HBO Films: Relative Values)

Maud Nadler

– (Writer/Director/Producer: Year Of The Dog)

Mike White

– (Director/Writer/Producer: Fresh, Remember The Titans, Hostel)

Boaz Yakin

Dramatic Jury


Documentary Jury


World Dramatic Jury


World Documentary Jury


Shorts Jury


Alfred P. Sloan Jury (Award presented to the writer and director of an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character)

List of films at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival

Festival webpage

2009 Sundance Film Festival Festival Tips

Yahoo Movies