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- Festival: January 17-27, 2008
- Location: Park City, Utah
- 35 awards; 31 recipients
- Nine categories: Documentary, Dramatic, World Cinema Documentary, World Cinema Dramatic, Spectrum, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight, and The Sundance Collection
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Of the 3,600 films and documentaries that were submitted for consideration to the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, 121 were selected for showcase.
31 projects were awarded at the festival, with Man on Wire, King of Ping Pong, Sleep Dealer and Ballast winning more than once.
Of the award winners, 6 received distribution deals; 12 films that were not awarded also landed distribution.
Key "Grand Jury Prize" winners included the feature Frozen River, about two women who smuggle illegal immigrants across the frozen St. Lawrence River to earn extra money. Another winner was Trouble the Water, a documentary that follows a struggling couple in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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2008 Sundance winners Questions
TYSON documentary reviews from Sundance? 2 AnswersSundance 2009 Review: James Toback's TysonI'm not the biggest fan of documentaries so going into Tyson I was admittedly nervous that it'd be a very unforgettabl... read more
Sundance Party List 2 AnswersI'm a nightlife photographer working Sundance. Here's my current list:- Ed Hardy / Christian Audigier mansion afterparty all week until 5am- Premier afterpartie... read more
Best hotel for Sundance Film Festival? 3 AnswersI would go for a nice B&B. I think the Washington School Inn looks nice: http://www.washingtonschoolinn.com/ It is a bed and breakfast that is supposed t... read more
What Sundance 2009 films have the most buzz currently? 3 AnswersBurma VJ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333634/ AJ Schnack "super buzz title" Paper Heart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1331064/ Nathan Andersen "This yea... read more
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Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
- Alex Rivera and David Riker for Sleep Dealer
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