2010 Slamdance film festival
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The 2010 Slamdance Film Festival
took place in Park City, Utah
from January 21 to January 28, 2010. It was the 16th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival
, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival
.
For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions and programmed 91 films
and concluded with an Awards Ceremony at Red Banjo Pizza on Main Street.
New for 2010, a new distribution partnership with Microsoft was announced where four films that screened at the festival would go live on both Zune and Xbox LIVE platforms. Documentary Features “American Jihadist” and “Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story,” and Narrative Features “The Scenesters” and “The Wild Hunt” will be available for a seven day period for movie fans to rent though their computers or on Xbox LIVE until February 2, 2010.
Slamdance Film Festival
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent in the film industry; it is also the only major film festival fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the...
took place in Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
from January 21 to January 28, 2010. It was the 16th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival
As a year-round organization, Slamdance serves as a showcase for the discovery of new and emerging talent in the film industry; it is also the only major film festival fully programmed by filmmakers. Slamdance counts among its alumni many notable writers and directors who first gained notice at the...
, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions and programmed 91 films
and concluded with an Awards Ceremony at Red Banjo Pizza on Main Street.
New for 2010, a new distribution partnership with Microsoft was announced where four films that screened at the festival would go live on both Zune and Xbox LIVE platforms. Documentary Features “American Jihadist” and “Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story,” and Narrative Features “The Scenesters” and “The Wild Hunt” will be available for a seven day period for movie fans to rent though their computers or on Xbox LIVE until February 2, 2010.
Awards
There are three competitive divisions at this year's fetival, the Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak, Dos Equis and Lonely Seal Releasing. The Grand Jury and Audience Award winning films will be screened in several domestic venues throughout the year, including the IFC Center in New York City. The Feature competitions are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less.| Award Name | Film Title | Award Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature | SNOW AND ASHES | Charles-Olivier Michaud |
| Special Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature | One Hundred Mornings One Hundred Mornings One Hundred Mornings is a 2009 post-apocalyptic Irish drama film written and directed by Conor Horgan. It was one of three films funded by the Irish Film Board’s Catalyst Project, designed to give up-and-coming filmmakers the opportunity to produce a low-budget feature film.Filmed over twenty days... |
Conor Horgan |
| Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature | AMERICAN JIHADIST | Mark Claywell |
| Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short | SEED | Daniel Bird and Ben Richardson |
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | THE WILD HUNT | Alexandre Franchi |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature | MIND OF THE DEMON: THE LARRY LINKOGLE STORY | Adam Barker |
| Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography | GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9 | Robert Persons |
| 1st Annual Script Accessible Screenplay Award sponsored by Lonely Seal Releasing | ALL THE WRONG REASONS | Gia Milani |
| Dos Equis Most Interesting Film Award (and best Mumblecore film to NOT play SXSW) | NOTHING BUT EVERYTHING | Wallace Cotten |