Robert Redford invited celebrities and up-and-coming filmmakers to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, a celebration of independent cinema. The festival, dubbed Hollywood’s annual ski retreat, was a popular see-and-be-seen destination for many stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell and Justin Timberlake, to name a few.
For two weeks, the posh resort town hosted a variety of activities for visitors and participants. While some took in movie screenings, those with connections sauntered over to Main Street. There, extravagant gifting suites aligned the city’s major boulevard. Teri Hatcher and Sienna Miller were among the famous guests. The Desperate Housewives star walked away with US $10,000 worth of goodies, including US $3,000 of Lia Sophia Jewelry, AG Jeans and Dermalogica products. Meanwhile, Miller, the star of Interview, a film showing at the festival, took home some Fred Segal lingerie.
At night, celebrities made appearances at some of the most exclusive parties in town, the hottest being the Heineken bash. Oscar® nominee Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls) kept a low profile at the party while Tara Reid commanded the attention of all as she lit up the dance floor with her brow-raising moves.
The festival eventually came to an end with the announcement of Sundance prize winners. Congratulations to:
Grand Jury Prize, Documentary:
Manda Bala
Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic:
Padre Nuestro
The World Cinema Jury Prize, Documentary:
Enemies of Happiness
The World Cinema Jury Prize, Dramatic:
Sweet Mud
World Cinema Competition Documentary Special Jury Prize:
Hot House
World Cinema Dramatic Competition Special Jury Prize:
The Legacy
Independent Film Competition Documentary Special Jury Prize:
No End in Sight
Special Jury Prize for Singularity of Vision:
Chris Smith, The Pool
Special Jury Prize for Acting, Independent Dramatic Film:
Jess Weixler, for Teeth and Tamara Podemski for Four Sheets to the Wind
Excellence in Cinematography, Documentary:
Heloisa Passos for Manda Bala
Excellence in Cinematographcy, Dramatic:
Joshua Benoit Debie
Independent Film Competition Documentary Jury, Editing:
Hibah Sherif Frisina, Charlton McMillian, and Michael Schweitzer for Nanking
Waldo Scott Screenwriting Award:
Grace is Gone
Independent Film Competition, Directing, Documentary:
War/Dance, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Independent Film Competition, Directing, Dramatic:
Rocket Science, Jeffrey Blitz
Audience Award, Documentary:
Hear and Now
Audience Award, Dramatic:
Grace is Gone
The World Cinema Audience Award for Documentary:
In the Shadow of the Moon
World Cinema Audience Award for Dramatic Film:
Once
The Alfred P. Sloan prize:
Dark Matter
The Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation):
Lucía Cedrón, Agnus Dei, from Latin America; Caran Hartsfield, Bury Me Standing, from the United States; Tomoko Kana, Two by the River, from Japan; and Dagur Kári, The Good Heart, from Europe.
The Shorts Special Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking:
Freeheld
Jury Prize for International Short:
The Tube With a Hat
Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking:
Everything Will Be OK
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