Beth de Araújo’s “Josephine” took dwelling the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Movie Pageant on Friday. The critically acclaimed movie starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan additionally received the U.S. Dramatic Viewers Prize, making it the primary movie to win each since 2021’s “CODA” (a movie that went on to win Finest Image on the Academy Awards).
“For the depth and nuance of storytelling. For the fragile and stylish execution of a difficult subject material. The expert path of efficiency from the solid. The humanistic view of the filmmaker and the way they withheld judgment of these coping with the impression of victimization. This filmmaker provided an empathetic view into the numerous alternative ways we as people cope and attempt to set the wrongs proper,” the jury, which included Janicza Bravo, Nisha Ganatra and Azazel Jacobs, wrote in its quotation.
Different Grand Jury prizes went to “Nuisance Bear” (directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman) within the U.S. Documentary Competitors, “Disgrace and Cash” (directed by Visar Morina) within the World Cinema Dramatic Competitors and “To Maintain a Mountain” (directed by Petar Glomazic and Biljana Tutorov) within the World Cinema Documentary Competitors.
The NEXT Innovator Award and the NEXT Particular Jury Award (each introduced by Adobe) got to “The Incomer,” directed by Louis Paxton, and “TheyDream,” directed by William David Caballero, respectively.
“Our Awards ceremony is an ideal second to contemplate the journeys every artist workforce took whereas creating these tales they’ve so generously shared with us through the Pageant,” mentioned Kim Yutani, Sundance Movie Pageant director of programming. “As a programming workforce we’re grateful for being a part of the journey for thus many gifted filmmakers this and yearly. Championing work that’s distinctive, well timed, and impactful is our precedence, and this occasion is a celebration of what these storytellers have achieved.”
Sundance audiences, in the meantime, bestowed awards upon “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” (U.S. Documentary Competitors), “Maintain Onto Me” (World Cinema Dramatic Competitors), “One In A Million” (World Cinema Documentary Competitors) and “Aanikoobijigan” (NEXT).
Jurors on the 2026 Sundance Movie Pageant embrace Natalia Almada, Justin Chang and Jennie Livingston (U.S. Documentary Competitors); Ana Katz, So Yong Kim and Tatiana Maslany (World Cinema Dramatic Competitors); Toni Kamau, Bao Nguyen and Kirsten Schaffer (World Cinema Documentary Competitors); and John Cooper and Trevor Groth (NEXT part).
You possibly can see a full listing of winners under.
Grand Jury Prizes
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was introduced to “Josephine” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Beth de Araújo, Producers: David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Marina Stabile, Mark H. Rapaport, Crystine Zhang) — After 8-year-old Josephine unintentionally witnesses a criminal offense in Golden Gate Park, she acts out seeking a solution to regain management of her security whereas adults are helpless to console her. Solid: Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Philip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy, Eleanore Pienta. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For the depth and nuance of storytelling. For the fragile and stylish execution of a difficult subject material. The expert path of efficiency from the solid. The humanistic view of the filmmaker and the way they withheld judgment of these coping with the impression of victimization. This filmmaker provided an empathetic view into the numerous alternative ways we as people cope and attempt to set the wrongs proper.
The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was introduced to “Nuisance Bear” / U.S.A., Canada (Administrators: Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, Producers: Michael Code, Will N. Miller, Teddy Leifer) — A polar bear is compelled to navigate a human world of vacationers, wildlife officers, and hunters as its historic migration collides with fashionable life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it turns into unclear who really belongs on this shared panorama. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This movie tells an infinite story with nice drama, magnificence and verve, and powerfully confronts the realities of local weather change, the tensions between Indigenous custom and Western capitalist encroachment, and the complexities of humanity’s relationship with the pure world. It additionally contains a standout sequence that’s, just like the movie itself, humorous, terrifying, and unforgettable. Of all of the documentaries we noticed, this one was the least … polarizing. The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary goes to Nuisance Bear.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was introduced to “Disgrace and Cash” / Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Visar Morina, Screenwriter: Doruntina Basha, Producers: Fabian Altenried, Sophie Ahrens, Kristof Gerega, Pia Hellenthal) — After dropping their livelihood in a village, a Kosovar household is compelled to maneuver to the capital in pursuit of a spot in a hypercapitalist society. Solid: Astrit Kabashi, Flonja Kodheli, Kumrije Hoxha, Fiona Gllavica, Alban Ukaj. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For his highly effective and distinctive portrayal of human dignity in modern Kosovo that universally resonates. A delicate filmmaker who masterfully attracts the viewers into the day by day struggles of a household. For his deep empathy for his characters in a vital second wherein they’re starting once more, the World Cinematic Grand Jury Prize goes to Disgrace and Cash.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was introduced to “To Maintain a Mountain” / Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia (Administrators, Screenwriters, and Producers: Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić, Producers: Quentin Laurent, Rok Biček) — Within the distant highlands of Montenegro, a shepherd mom and daughter proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the specter of changing into a NATO navy coaching floor, stirring reminiscences of the violence that shattered their household. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This visually and emotionally gorgeous movie transported us to a distant mountain prime and into essentially the most intimate moments of a household preventing to guard not solely their land, however their lifestyle. The truest instance of the ability of cinema to make the private political.
The NEXT Innovator Award Offered by Adobe was awarded to “The Incomer” / U.Ok. (Director and Screenwriter: Louis Paxton, Producers: Shirley O’Connor, Emily Gotto) — On a distant Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and speak to legendary beings whereas preventing off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an ungainly official, arrives to relocate them. Solid: Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O’Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, John Hannah. World Premiere. Fiction. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This award goes to a boldly authentic comedian fable that blends folklore with formal playfulness. Deadpan humor, animation, and fable collide — proof that fearless invention may be each uproarious and deeply humane.
Viewers Awards
The Viewers Award: U.S. Dramatic, Offered by Acura was awarded to “Josephine” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Beth de Araújo, Producers: David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Marina Stabile, Mark H. Rapaport, Crystine Zhang) — After 8-year-old Josephine unintentionally witnesses a criminal offense in Golden Gate Park, she acts out seeking a solution to regain management of her security whereas adults are helpless to console her. Solid: Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, Philip Ettinger, Syra McCarthy, Eleanore Pienta. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
The Viewers Award: U.S. Documentary, Offered by Acura was awarded to “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: David Alvarado, Producers: Lauren DeFilippo, Everett Katigbak, Amanda Pollak) — In opposition to political resistance and trade skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the movie display screen with Zoot Swimsuit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that problem, rejoice, and broaden America’s story. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
The Viewers Award: World Cinema Dramatic, Offered by United Airways was awarded to “HOLD ONTO ME (Κράτα Με)” / Cyprus, Denmark, Greece (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Myrsini Aristidou, Producer: Monica Nicolaidou) — 11-year-old Iris learns her estranged father, Aris, is again on the town for his personal father’s funeral. Decided to know him, Iris tracks him right down to a dilapidated shipyard, the place he’s been maintaining to himself. What begins as a cussed try and reconnect slowly unfolds right into a fragile bond. Solid: Christos Passalis, Maria Petrova. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
The Viewers Award: World Cinema Documentary, Offered by United Airways was awarded to “One In A Million” / U.Ok. (Administrators: Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Producers: Raney Aronson-Rath, Will Anderson, James Bluemel, Andrew Palmer) — Filmed over 10 years, one lady’s epic journey from Syria to Germany and again once more. She and her household navigate warfare, exile, and heartbreak in a overseas land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee expertise. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
The Viewers Award: NEXT, Offered by Adobe was awarded to “Aanikoobijigan (ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild)” / U.S.A., Denmark (Administrators and Producers: Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, Producers: Steve Holmgren, Grace Remington, Jacque Clark, Franny Alfano) — Trapped in museum archives, Ancestors bend time and area to search out their manner dwelling. Historical past, spirituality, and the regulation collide as tribal repatriation specialists struggle to return and rebury Indigenous human stays, providing a revealing have a look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified amassing them within the first place. World Premiere. Documentary. Out there on-line for public.
Jury Awards for Directing, Screenwriting and Modifying
The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic was introduced to Josef Kubota Wladyka for “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Josef Kubota Wladyka, Screenwriter: Nicholas Huynh, Producers: Kimberly Parker Zox, Mao Nagakura) — Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, however after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When buddies coax her again to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the brand new teacher. She should face what comes subsequent as sparks fly. Solid: Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, YOU, Yoh Yoshida, Damián Alcázar. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For bringing us right into a inventive world that allowed us to discover love, loss, and grief by dance with deep emotion and shocking pleasure and laughter. We are going to carry Rinko Kikuchi’s efficiency in our hearts, and thank this movie for reminding us that when magical realism works it’s really a feat to behold.
The Directing Award: U.S. Documentary was introduced to J.M. Harper for “Soul Patrol” / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: J.M. Harper, Producers: Sam Bisbee, Danielle Massie, Nasir Jones, Peter Bittenbender) — From deep behind enemy traces, a hidden chapter of American navy historical past is uncovered, prompting the query of whether or not reckoning with the previous can deliver peace to those that lived it. The Vietnam Conflict’s first Black particular operations workforce reunites to inform their story. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: With exceptional intelligence and resourcefulness, and a chic consideration to cultural context, this filmmaker achieves a skillful stability of archival footage, vivid re-enactments and troubling hallucinations. In doing so, he makes palpable the trauma of Black Individuals who’ve by no means gotten due recognition for his or her sacrifices in warfare. The Directing Award: U.S. Documentary goes to J.M. Harper for Soul Patrol.
The Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic was introduced to Andrius Blaževičius for “Learn how to Divorce Through the Conflict” / Lithuania, Luxembourg, Eire, Czech Republic (Director and Screenwriter: Andrius Blaževičius, Producer: Marija Razgutė) — In Vilnius in 2022, Marija has a revelation that she desires to divorce her husband, Vytas, proper earlier than Russia invades Ukraine. Compelled to confront their crumbling relationship, they navigate the method of divorce because it collides with the continued warfare. Solid: Marius Repšys, Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Amelija Adomaitytė, Indrė Patkauskaitė, Gintarė Parulytė. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For his immense expertise and regular hand in a darkly comedic movie about life in occasions of warfare, this director’s refined statement holds a mirror to our contradictions with out neglecting the humanity of his characters…the Directing Award goes to Andrius Blaževičius for Learn how to Divorce Through the Conflict.
The Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary was introduced to Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes for “One In A Million” / U.Ok. (Administrators: Itab Azzam, Jack MacInnes, Producers: Raney Aronson-Rath, Will Anderson, James Bluemel, Andrew Palmer) — Filmed over 10 years, one lady’s epic journey from Syria to Germany and again once more. She and her household navigate warfare, exile, and heartbreak in a overseas land, illuminating the complexities of the refugee expertise. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: Elegantly exploring the concepts of freedom and the significance of dwelling within the aftermath of warfare, this movie impressed us with its sense of scale and decade-long directorial dedication to its topics. It’s a lovely synthesis of 1 household’s migration throughout a number of nations as they search refuge from societal upheaval.
The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic was introduced to Liz Sargent for “Take Me Residence” / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Liz Sargent, Producers: Apoorva Guru Charan, Minos Papas) — Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive incapacity, cares for her growing old mother and father in a fragile stability of assembly each other’s wants. When a Florida warmth wave shatters their household and Anna’s routine, her future is unsure till she creates a world the place she will thrive. Solid: Anna Sargent, Victor Slezak, Ali Ahn, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For modeling a distinct solution to inform a narrative. It is a film that embraced the reality of the second on set, necessitating the filmmaker be absolutely current to shift, mirror, and belief her imaginative and prescient, in an effort to seize the miracle that she did.
The Jonathan Oppenheim Modifying Award: U.S. Documentary was introduced to Matt Hixon for “Barbara Ceaselessly” / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Brydie O’Connor, Producer: Elijah Stevens) — An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: Drawing on an artist’s deep archive of authentic work and forming beautiful connections between historical past and biography, artwork and life, this intimate and expansive portrait offers a pioneering determine in queer experimental filmmaking her rightful due. The Jonathan Oppenheim Modifying Award: U.S. Documentary goes to Matt Hixon for Barbara Ceaselessly.
Particular Jury Awards
A U.S. Dramatic Particular Jury Award for Debut Characteristic was introduced to “Bedford Park” / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Stephanie Ahn, Producers: Gary Foster, Chris S. Lee, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Theresa Kang, Son Sukku) — Haunted by an abusive childhood, Audrey, a Korean American girl in her 30s, faces her emotional previous. When her mom’s automobile accident brings her again to her mother and father’ dwelling, she meets the person accountable for the accident. Their relationship builds, passions ignite, and so they type a loving connection. Solid: Moon Choi, Son Sukku, Received Mi Kyung, Kim Eung Soo, Jefferson White. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For inviting us right into a world we’ve by no means seen depicted on movie, and daring to share the very private, the filmmaker upended all of our assumptions of a narrative instructed with depth and ability.
A U.S. Dramatic Particular Jury Award for Ensemble Solid was introduced to “The Buddy’s Home is Right here” / U.S.A., Iran (Administrators, Screenwriters, and Producers: Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei) — In Tehran’s underground artwork scene, two younger girls construct a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood. However when their inventive circle is uncovered, they have to struggle to save lots of one another. Solid: Mahshad Bahram, Hana Mana, Farzad Karen, Zohreh Pirnia. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For delivering performances that every of us might discover ourselves in, revealing a narrative that’s frighteningly common. The ensemble injects the world with gravity, love, and humor, and reveals us the way in which neighborhood and connection are sometimes our key to survival.
A U.S. Documentary Particular Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence was introduced to “Who Killed Alex Odeh?” / U.S.A. (Administrators: Jason Osder, William Lafi Youmans, Producer: Dawne Langford, William Lafi Youmans, Jason Osder, Daniel J. Chalfen) — The assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a harmful political motion that thrives at this time. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This engrossing and shocking true-crime saga begins as an investigation into an unsolved homicide and, with nice procedural rigor, excavates a nefarious historical past about America’s function in suppressing justice for a Palestinian American household. The Particular Jury Award: Journalistic Excellence goes to Who Killed Alex Odeh?
A U.S. Documentary Particular Jury Award for Influence for Change was introduced to “The Lake” / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Abby Ellis, Producer: Fletcher Keyes) –— An environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah. Two intrepid scientists and a political insider race the clock to save lots of their dwelling from unprecedented disaster. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This environmental-crisis story is a probing and provocative have a look at the interdependency of science and religion, and the ability of people and communities to avert catastrophe by working collectively. We had been moved and inspired by its imaginative and prescient of individuals working throughout political divides. A Particular Jury Award: Influence for Change goes to The Lake.
A World Cinema Dramatic Particular Jury Award for Inventive Imaginative and prescient was introduced to “Filipiñana” / Singapore, U.Ok., Philippines, France, Netherlands (Director and Screenwriter: Rafael Manuel, Producers: Jeremy Chua, Alex Polunin, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi) — Tee lady Isabel feels unusually drawn to Dr. Palanca, the president of the nation membership the place she works. Nonetheless, after piecing collectively a violent image of what lies beneath the membership’s pristine floor, she realizes that what started as an harmless infatuation is definitely rooted in a sinister shared historical past. Solid: Jorrybell Agoto, Carmen Castellanos, Teroy Guzman, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, Isabel Sicat, Nour Houshmand. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: With gorgeous visible command and sensitivity to the setting, the filmmaker thoughtfully evokes a world the place characters languish. By means of its static type, the filmmaker highlights insidious pressure between luxurious and labor… The particular jury award for Inventive Imaginative and prescient goes to Filipiñana.
A World Cinema Dramatic Particular Jury Award for Appearing Ensemble was introduced to “LADY” / U.Ok., Nigeria (Director and Screenwriter: Olive Nwosu, Producer: Alex Polunin) — Within the sprawling African metropolis of Lagos, a fiercely unbiased younger cab driver meets a band of radiantly reckless intercourse employees whose sisterhood pulls her into hazard and pleasure, setting her on a journey towards her personal transformation. Solid: Jessica Gabriel’s Ujah, Amanda Oruh, Tinuade Jemiseye, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Seun Kuti, Bucci Franklin. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For a movie filled with depth and texture and with a rhythm all its personal, with an electrical ensemble solid that brings life and humor and perception to a narrative about day-to-day challenges and discovering security in sudden friendships, the particular jury award for Appearing Ensemble goes to… LADY.
A World Cinema Documentary Particular Jury Award for Journalistic Influence was introduced to “Birds of Conflict” / U.Ok., Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon (Administrators, Screenwriters, and Producers: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak, Producer: Sonja Henrici) — The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as instructed by 13 years of private archives throughout revolutions, warfare, and exile. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: By turning the digital camera on themselves, the co-directors observe the arc of their very own love story because the automobile for a deeply transferring narrative in regards to the complexity of revolution and warfare. This movie showcases the ability of journalism by emotion and vulnerability; enduring, bearing witness, and telling one’s personal story oftentimes has essentially the most impression.
A World Cinema Documentary Particular Jury Award for Civil Resistance was introduced to “Everyone To Kenmure Avenue” / U.Ok. (Director and Producer: Felipe Bustos Sierra, Producer: Ciara Barry) — In Could 2021, a U.Ok. Residence Workplace daybreak raid triggers one of the crucial spontaneous and profitable acts of civil resistance in current reminiscence. In Scotland’s most various neighborhood, tons of of residents rush to the streets to cease the deportation of their neighbors. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: Not your typical social challenge movie, this documentary makes use of a contact of humor and a large range of views to name upon folks to face up for his or her neighbors. In a time when xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise, the ability of collective motion here’s a world rallying cry.
The NEXT Particular Jury Award for Inventive Expression was awarded to “TheyDream” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: William David Caballero, Screenwriters and Producers: Erin Ploss-Campoamor, Elaine del Valle, Producer: Brad Jones) — After 20 years of chronicling his Puerto Rican household, a director and his mom face devastating losses. By means of tears and laughter, they craft animations that deliver their family members again to life, discovering that each act of creation can also be an act of letting go. World Premiere. Documentary. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: For absolutely exploring a number of filmmaking strategies mixing craft and emotion to inform
a private story of these typically ignored…extra importantly with loving humor and brutal
Honesty.
Beforehand Introduced Awards
Jury prizes for the Brief Movie Program had been introduced on January 27 on the Brief Movie Awards Ceremony & Celebration introduced by Ketel One Vodka at The Park in Park Metropolis:
The Brief Movie Grand Jury Prize was awarded to: “The Baddest Speechwriter of All” / U.S.A. (Administrators and Producers: Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry, Producer: Erick Peyton) — Now 93, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and speechwriter displays on the private price and shocking truths of constructing historical past, providing an intimate insider’s view of the Civil Rights Motion. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This movie implores us to take motion with a message that’s timeless and well timed. By means of the eyes of its topic, we discover one of the crucial essential moments in fashionable historical past has a brand new perspective. For its portrait of a powerful willed, hilarious, compassionate man, and the instrumental function he performed in kicking ass, nonviolently, towards division and hate, the Brief Movie Grand Jury Prize goes to The Baddest Speechwriter of All.
The Brief Movie Jury Award: U.S. Fiction was awarded to: “Disaster Actor” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Lily Platt, Producers: Sophie Seyd, Alex Bendo, Lexi Preiser) — Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a assist group and spirals right into a chaotic night time that forces her to face her dependancy to drama. Solid: Sarah Steele, Philip Ettinger. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This quick is uniquely sensible in its potential to stability laugh-out-loud levity with the emotional ache of trustworthy self-reflection. This movie is a succinct show of craft in writing, directing, performing, and a deeply insightful depiction of the distorted state of American values at this time. The Brief Movie Jury Award for U.S. Fiction goes to Disaster Actor.
The Brief Movie Jury Award: Worldwide Fiction was awarded to: “Jazz Infernal” / Canada (Director and Screenwriter: Will Niava, Screenwriter: Kristelle Laroche, Producers: Zion Lipstein-Saffer, Samuel Caron) — Koffi, a younger Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montréal with nothing however the legacy of his father to information him. Misplaced between the town’s noise and the silence of his previous, he should confront his roots to lastly discover his voice. Solid: Ange-Eric N’guessan, Alexis Belhumeur, Kalombo Kasongo. U.S. Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This movie deeply resonates in a manner that lingers lengthy after viewing, powerfully mixing evocative environment, beautiful cinematography, music, and world storytelling influences right into a profoundly singular imaginative and prescient. The Brief Movie Jury Award for Worldwide Fiction goes to Jazz Infernal.
The Brief Movie Jury Award: Nonfiction was awarded to: “The Boys and the Bees” / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Arielle C. Knight, Producer: Sean Weiner) — On an idyllic farm in rural Georgia, Black beekeeping mother and father tenderly share their information of life, love, and nature with their younger sons whereas restoring their homestead. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: This movie is a lovely and daring story, wherein we see two younger boys as they’re taught what it means to be sturdy with out disregarding emotions; to find out about oneself and our place in nature; and in the end to know our capability to reimagine the lineages we move right down to our kids. The Brief Movie Jury Award for Non-Fiction goes to The Boys and the Bees.
The Brief Movie Jury Award: Animation was awarded to: “Residing with a Visionary” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Stephen P. Neary, Producer: Mireia Vilanova) — After 50 years of marriage, John should take care of his spouse whereas studying to stay alongside her vivid hallucinations. Solid: James Cromwell, Katherine LaVictoire. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: With visuals that so fantastically deliver this humorous, imaginative, and in the end heartbreaking story to life, we fell simply into the world of two storied lovers coping with certainly one of life’s best challenges. Loss. The detailed but childlike animation helps deliver to life a world just one girl can see and instills levity into this deeply transferring story. The Brief Movie Jury Award for Animation goes to Residing with a Visionary.
The Brief Movie Particular Jury Award for Inventive Imaginative and prescient was awarded to: “Paper Path” / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Don Hertzfeldt) — A life, seen by paper. World Premiere.
Jury quotation: This movie is a meticulous and brilliantly crafted instance of how a single concept, which unfolds with imaginative and prescient and ingenuity, can broaden our manner of seeing the world round us. Starting with a easy, crayon-drawn line, this daring movie transports us on a roving journey of 1 man’s life, twisting and turning alongside the way in which with moments which can be without delay playful, banal, honest, and, ultimately, deeply transferring. The Brief Movie Particular Jury Award for Inventive Imaginative and prescient goes to Paper Path.
The Brief Movie Particular Jury Award for Appearing was awarded to: Noah Roja and Filippo Carrozza for “The Liars” / “Argentina” (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Eduardo Braun Costa, Producers: Manuel Aguer, Natasha Gurfinkel) — Thrown into maturity, Matías and Jaime attempt to make sense of the world. In the future, Jaime is arrested by a safety guard at a mall and Matías should ask a stranger to faux to be their father to free him. Solid: Noah Roja, Filippo Carrozza, Esteban Bigliardi, Mariana Chaud, Pablo Fusco. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
Jury quotation: Hardly ever do you see performances so trustworthy and pure that they blur the road between fiction and nonfiction of their portrayal. For 2 younger actors we stay up for seeing once more who’ve carried out simply that with their performances, we award the Brief Movie Particular Jury Award for Appearing to Noah Roja and Filippo Carrozza in The Liars.
The 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Characteristic Movie Prize for an impressive characteristic movie with science and know-how themes or characters was awarded to “In The Blink of An Eye” directed by Andrew Stanton and written by Colby Day, screening within the Premieres class. The filmmakers obtained a $25,000 money award from Sundance Institute with assist from the Alfred P. Sloan Basis.
The Sundance Institute Producers Award for Nonfiction, introduced by Amazon MGM Studios, went to Dawne Langford for “Who Killed Alex Odeh?” / U.S.A. (Administrators: Jason Osder, William Lafi Youmans, Producers: Dawne Langford, William Lafi Youmans, Jason Osder, Daniel J. Chalfen) –– The assassination of a beloved Palestinian American activist in Southern California ignites a 40-year quest for justice, revealing the roots of a harmful political motion that thrives at this time. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
The Sundance Institute Producers Award for Fiction, introduced by Amazon MGM Studios, went to Apoorva Guru Charan for “Take Me Residence” / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Liz Sargent, Producers: Apoorva Guru Charan, Minos Papas) — Anna, a 38-year-old Korean adoptee with a cognitive incapacity, cares for her growing old mother and father in a fragile stability of assembly each other’s wants. When a Florida warmth wave shatters their household and Anna’s routine, her future is unsure till she creates a world the place she will thrive. Solid: Anna Sargent, Victor Slezak, Ali Ahn, Marceline Hugot, Shane Harper. World Premiere. Out there on-line for public.
