2011 Sundance Film Festival
th annual sundance film festival took place january january park city utah screening salt lake city utah ogden utah sundance utah festival opened five screening one category competition sing song pariah guard project nim short program new frontier category opened solid melt air closing night film son one sponsor festival volunteer attendance initially estimated people film submitted feature film submitted including u internationally feature film selected include world premiere short film submitted short film selected screened short viewable youtube festival film firsttime filmmaker competition representing country keri putnam executive director sundance institute said artist make festival among submission incredible achievement right second year row sundance selects selected five film make available nationwide video demand kaboom mad bastard septien amazing shadow uncle kent full list film appearing festival see list film sundance film festival short film sundance film festival classic short available watch online youtube screening room series scheduled run week beginning january february launched january short past year filmmaker feature film year festival short film director current film include modern measure matthew lessner wood little farm calvin reeder oregonian countertransference madeleine olnek codependent lesbian space alien seek choice rashaad ernesto green gun hill road january launch included short developed sundance institute feature film lab conversion nanobah becker pandemic lance weiler pop foul moon molson crazy beat strong every time sikumi andrew okpeaha maclean ice scheduled launch part january january february short film year festival bit valere amirault sarah laufer jean delaunay benjamin mattern andy zach nick paley close tahir jetter excuse duncan birmingham jupiter elicius kelly sears oops chris beckman sasquatch birth journal david nathan zellner skateistan live skate kabul orlando von einsiedel high level bridge trevor anderson hunter swan emily carmichael xemoland daniel cardenas yelp apology allen ginsberg howl tiffany shlain grand jury prize documentary die oregon grand jury prize dramatic like crazy world cinema grand jury prize documentary hell back world cinema grand jury prize dramatic happy happy audience award u documentary buck audience award u dramatic circumstance world cinema audience award documentary senna world cinema audience award dramatic kinyarwanda best next audience award together u directing award documentary jon foy resurrect dead mystery toynbee tile u directing award dramatic sean durkin martha marcy may marlene world cinema directing award documentary james marsh project nim world cinema directing award dramatic paddy considine tyrannosaur waldo salt screenwriting award sam levinson another happy day world cinema dramatic screenwriting award erez kavel restoration u documentary editing award matthew hamachek marshall curry tree fall story earth liberation front world cinema documentary editing award goran hugo olsson hanna lejonqvist black power mixtape excellence cinematography award u documentary eric strauss ryan hill peter hutchens redemption general butt naked excellence cinematography award u dramatic bradford young pariah world cinema cinematography award documentary danfung dennis hell back world cinema cinematography award dramatic diego f jimenez dead one u documentary special jury prize elmo puppeteer journey u dramatic special jury prize another earth world cinema documentary special jury prize position among star u dramatic special jury prize breakout performance felicity jones like crazy world dramatic special jury prize breakout performance peter mullan olivia colman tyrannosaur jury prize u short filmmaking brick novax pt international jury prize short filmmaking deeper yesterday honorable mention short filmmaking choke diarchy external world legend beaver dam reach protoparticles alfred p sloan feature film prize another earth sundance institutemahindra global filmmaking award bogdan mustata romania wolf ernesto contrera mexico dream another language seng tat liew malaysia city live talya lavie israel zero motivation sundance institutenhk award cherien dabis director may summer award short film announced january january alfred p sloan prize awarded film another earth award announced january sundance film festival award ceremony hosted tim blake nelson near park city jury member award prize film announced january presenter followed asterisk helen fisher initially announced member alfred p sloan prize jury included final list juror additional award presenter included ray liotta joshua leonard vera farmiga park city eccles theatre seat egyptian theatre seat holiday village cinema seat holiday village cinema ii seat holiday village cinema iii seat holiday village cinema iv seat library center theatre seat prospector square theatre seat redstone cinema seat redstone cinema seat temple theatre seat yarrow hotel theatre seat salt lake city broadway centre cinema iv seat broadway centre cinema v seat broadway centre cinema vi seat rose wagner performing art center seat tower theatre seat sundance resort sundance resort screening room seat ogden peerys egyptian theatre seat january festival sent filmmaker city across u screen discus film city film included ann arbor michigan michigan theater win win postfestival cedar rapid brookline massachusetts coolidge corner theatre idiot brother brooklyn new york bam kaboom chicago illinois music box theatre music never stopped los angeles california vintage cinema vista theatre detail madison wisconsin sundance cinema wisconsin like crazy nashville tennessee belcourt theatre letter big man san francisco california sundance kabuki cinema connected autoblogography love death technology seattle washington egyptian theatre cedar rapid bob tourtellotte reuters wrote sundance proven exceptionally strong audience filmmaker seem agree tourtellotte reported robert redford said three year ago sundance institute set get back root supporting alternative voice cinema felt like year strategy paid redford said year excited think quality increasing diversity increasing depth ap reported redford said always relief festival end really exhausting kenneth turan film critic los angeles time wrote though festival gotten ever bigger — thankfully efficient moving close attendee farflung theater — still retains scrappy antic spirit animated start turan wrote one paradox sundance quirkiness charm around edge festival always fully appreciated much medium focus premiere section u dramatic competition said frankly often weakest part festival turan said sundances insistence giving equal weight documentary drama made important nonfiction showcase festival world witness fact four five oscarnominated doc year debuted sundance last january also wrote foreign language film competition strength sundance yet field given even less popular attention documentary peter knegt wrote year festival probably wont replicate last year oscar record said despite huge surge sale year sundance slate look like might least oscarfriendly time noted u dramatic grand jury prize winner nominated best picture two year referring precious winter bone knegt speculated film might nominated oscar film deemed likely succeed nominated included like crazy best picture michael shannon take shelter best actor elizabeth olsen martha marcy may marlene best actress felicity jones like crazy best actress jessica chastain take shelter best supporting actress project nim best documentary feature page one best documentary feature interrupter best documentary feature wrote reasonable feel assured least one sundances doc end oscar nominee two three four jada yuan new york magazine wrote perhaps biggest highlight festival ripe acquisition nearly film getting picked sundance ever everyone suddenly bullish independent film owen gleiberman wrote energy optimism sundance year wasnt hype said factor thought driving new evolving vision indie film world included deal haven’t gotten cheaper — theyve gotten smarter belief last year new festival director john cooper director programming trevor groth reenergized festival heightening quality organizing movie tempting new shape vision video demand give distributor safety net confidence audience sundance movie going away saying oscarshave become testament central place sundance movie occupy redford happy success festival film sold v increase redford said studio realizing audience indie film regarding number drama acquired distributor kenneth turan said number seems way proportion quality film well likely marketplace turan wrote documentary situation reversed quality sky high hardly acquired theatrical release audience reluctant embrace genre sundance film festival film went garner oscar nomination tom hall indiewire wrote following one critically successful year festival history year saw blue valentine winter’s bone kid alright love animal kingdom enter void please give film unfinished gasland restrepo exit gift shop waste land last train home oath tillman story many others find tremendous acclaim always work cut saying looking strong year indie box office last year film reasonable levelheaded deal popping sundance hall wrote year felt recession came home roost said mark line sand independent film financing recession driven investment climate also marked complete opposite distribution world return glory day pure unadulterated content speculation hall wondered pressure year acquired film perform across multiple platform next year wrote year’s buying spree prof anything cement dominance sundance film festival premiere market festival u given many film sold raise eyebrow acquisition festival included anchor bay entertainment big bang dada film last mountain focus feature pariah fox searchlight picture another earth sound voice bengali detective remake right art getting homework martha marcy may marlene hbo knuckle remake right ifc buck sundance selects ledge perfect sense amazing shadow salvation boulevard spwa liddell entertainment silent house lionsgate devil double magnolia picture melt page one participant medium maya entertainment benavides born motion film group gun hill road national geographic channel life day oscilloscope bellflower paramount like crazy participant medium circumstance roadside attraction margin call lionsgate project nim lionsgate dvd right hbo overall right future sony picture classic guard pom wonderful present greatest movie ever sold take shelter weinstein company detail idiot brother festival webpage archived wayback machine th sundance film festival imdb archived wayback machine