Sundance - Grand Jury Prize
Sundance is a popular ski resort located between Park City and Provo, Utah. It was founded and is owned by the actor Robert Redford, named after the role he played in the 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
The Sundance Film Festival, held in Park City, is a competition for independent film makers that has become a popular January mecca for glitterati, the press and those that yearn to see and be seen. It is the largest film festival in the United States, and perhaps in the world.
Below are the past winners of the Grand Jury Prize for "Best Picture".
Right The Egyptian Theatre sign at the festival.
American Splendor (2003)
7.5/10
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak, Judah Friedlander, Harvey Pekar
"From off the streets of Cleveland" comes the acclaimed filming of Ohio file clerk/jazz buff/crank Harvey Pekar's underground comic book chronicle of... Read more
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry
Mixing fairy tale magic with gritty realism, this mesmerizing drama stars newcomer Quvenzhane Wallis (in an Oscar-nominated performance) as Hushpuppy,... Read more
Beasts of the Southern Wild ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry
Mixing fairy tale magic with gritty realism, this mesmerizing drama stars newcomer Quvenzhane Wallis (in an Oscar-nominated performance) as Hushpuppy,... Read more
Blood Simple (1983)
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M Emmet Walsh
A critically acclaimed thriller set in rural Texas combines chilling suspense with offbeat black humour. Double and triple crosses build to a blood-cu... Read more
Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
6/10
Director: Ira Sachs
Starring: Rip Torn, Dina Korzun, Darren E Burrows
While living with a famous record producer 30 years her senior, a beautiful young Russian woman begins experiencing severe feelings of loneliness and... Read more
Frozen River (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Courtney Hunt
Starring: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe, Mark Boone Junior
A powerfully unflinching tale of two women, who, driven by economic hardship, form an unlikely partnership smuggling illegal immigrants across the Can... Read more
Fruitvale Station (2013)
7.5/10
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Melonie Diaz, Chad Michael Murray, Kevin Durand, Michael B Jordan, Octavia Spenc...
The senseless, unwarranted shooting of 22-year old Oscar Grant by police officers at the Fruitvale BART station reinvigorated a debate on prejudice an... Read more
Girlfight (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Jaime Tirelli, Michelle Rodriguez
Struggling with a tense homelife and a temper that lands her in trouble at school, Brooklyn teen Michelle Rodriguez finds an unlikely outlet for her e... Read more
Heat and Sunlight (1988)
5.3/10
Director: Rob Nilsson
Starring: Rob Nilsson, Don Bajema, Consuelo Faust
This powerful and disturbingly honest film documents the final hours of a love affair between a photographer and his exotic dancer girlfriend. Made by... Read more
In the Soup (1992)
7.1/10
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Will Patton, Carol Kane, Stanley...
A wonderfully bizarre comedy about a naive, ambitious writer (Steve Buscemi) who's penned a 500 page screenplay, and the eccentric flim-flam man (Seym... Read more