SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2011 AWARD WINNERS

Ashley Elaine York @ Sundance 2011

JANUARY 28, 2011

It was a good time for all last night at the Slamdance 2011 Awards Party when the jury announced the winning films.

Ron Eyal and Eleanor Burke

 The Slamdance GRAND JURY "Sparky" Awards went to STRANGER THINGS, written and directed by Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal, for Best Narrative Film, and BHOPALI, directed by Van Maximilian "Max" Carlson, for Best Documentary Film
.

Van Maximillian "Max" Carlson

In addition, BHOPALI won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film.

I interviewed the directors of both of these films earlier in the week.  CHECK BACK ON MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011 FOR MY INTERVIEWS WITH THE WINNERS.

Other GRAND JURY "Sparky" Awards include:

BOTTLE, written and directed by Kirsten Lepore (Best Animated Short);
BIRD, written and directed by Petr Stupin (Best Narrative Short
); and,
OAKS, directed by Charles Wittenmeier (Best Documentary Short
).

The Slamdance 2001 AUDIENCE "Sparky" Awards went to:

SILVER TONGUES, written and directed by Simon Arthur (Best Narrative Film) and SHUNKA, directed by CJ Gardella (Spirit of Slamdance Sparky Award), which also won the Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography.

Finally, Kevin Brennan and Doug Manley's THE ROAD TO PARK CITY IS PAVED WITH ARTISTS won the Panasonic AF100 Award for Best “Road To Park City” Short Film Award.

The Slamdance/Adobe Re-cut Competition Award went to SUPERHEROES, directed by Michael Barnett; written by Michael Barnett & Theodore Jamesinner (for Best Feature) and HELLO CALLER, directed by Andrew Putschoegl; written by Tom Lenk (for Best Short).