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CHICAGO – The 2022 Sundance Film Festival announced its Grand Jury Awards on January 28, and the best films were “Nanny” (we Dramatic), “The Exiles” (we documentary), “Utama” (World Cinema Dramatic) and “All That Breathes” (World Cinema Documentary).
After nine days, 84 features and 59 shorts, honors were also handed out for Audience Awards, Festival Favorite Award, Jury Awards for Directing, Screenwriting & Writing and special jury prizes.
The list of all winners is below.
Grand Jury Prize
‘Nanny’
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we Spectacular: “Nanny” directed by Nikyatu Jusu
we Documentary: “The Exiles”, directed by Ben Klein & Violet Columbus
Dramatic World Cinema :: “Utama” (Bolivia/Uraguay/France) directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Documentary on world cinema: “Anything that breathes” (India/UK) directed by Shaunak Sen
Audience Award
Cha Cha real smooth
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American drama: “Cha Cha Real Smooth” directed by Cooper Raif
American documentary: “Nalvany” directed by Daniel Roher
Dramatic World Cinema :: “Girl Picture” (Finland) directed by Alli Haapasalo
Documentary on world cinema: “The Territory” (Brazil/Denmark/USA) directed by Alex Pritz
NEXT (New/Innovative Filmmakers): “Framing Agnes” (Canada) directed by Chase Joint
Directing, Screenwriting & Drafting of jury prizes
Palm trees and power lines
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Director, American drama: “Palm Trees and Power Lines” Directed by Jamie Dack
Director, American documentary: “I Didn’t See You There Directed by Reid Davenport
Director, World Cinema Drama: “Klondike” (Ukraine/Turkey) directed by Maryna Er Gorbach
Director, World Cinema Documentary: “A House Made of Splinters” (Denmark) directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont
US Dramatic Screenplay, Waldo Salt Prize: “Emergency” written by KD Dávila
Editing of an American documentary, Jonathan Oppenheim Prize: “Fire of Love” edited by Erin Caspar & Jocelyne Chaput
Special Jury Prizes
892
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we Drama, ensemble cast: “892”
we Dramatic and uncompromising artistic vision: “Blood” directed by Bradley Rust Gray
we Documentary, Impact for Change: “Aftershock” directed by Paula Eiselt & Tonya Lewis Lee
we Documentary, Creative Vision: “Descendant” directed by Margaret Brown
World Cinema, Vérité Filmmaking: “Midwives” (Myanmar) directed by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
World cinema, documentary craftsmanship: “The Territory” (Brazil/Denmark/United States) directed by Alex Pritz
World cinema, innovative dramatic spirit: “Leonor Will Never Die” (Philippines) directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar
Interpretation of world cinema: Teresa Sanchez for “Dos Estaciones” (Mexico) directed by Juan Pablo González
FOLLOWING Award
Framing Agnes (Canada), directed by Chase Joynt
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Short Film Award
The Headhunter’s Daughter
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Grand Jury: “The Headhunter’s Daughter” (Philippines), directed by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Jury – we Fiction: “If I Leave Will They Miss Me” Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández
Jury – International Fiction: “Warsha” (France/Lebanon), directed by Dania Bdeir
Jury – Essays: “Displaced” (Kosovo), directed by Samir Karahoda
Jury – Animated: “Night Bus” (Taiwan), directed by Joe Hsieh
Special Jury – Ensemble Cast: “A mad patience took me here” (Brazil), directed by Érica Sarmet
Special Jury – Screenwriting: “Stranger than Rotterdam with Sara Driver” (United States), written by Sara Driver
