Slamdance 2012

2012 Slamdance Award Winners: WELCOME TO PINE HILL and NO ASHES, NO PHOENIX Take Grand Jury Prizes

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: January 27th, 2012 at 8:51 am

Running concurrently to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah is Slamdance, a festival “by filmmakers, for filmmakers.” At their closing ceremonies last night, feature and short film winners were announced for Audience, Grand Jury and Sponsored award categories. Taking the Grand Jury prize for narrative was director Keith Miller’s Welcome to Pine Hill, citing its “poetic and emotionally honest depiction of one man’s final journey in life.” In the documentary category, Jens Pfeifer’s No Ashes, No Phoenix took the Grand Jury award for a look at “a basketball team’s impassioned struggle not for glory, but to just avoid losing.” Hit the jump for the full list of winners and some stills from the entries.

2012 Slamdance Line-Up Announced; New Images from True Independent Films

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 16th, 2011 at 8:15 am

I love Sundance and it will have more than its fair share of truly indie films.  However, when your movie stars Bruce Willis (Lay the Favorite) or Chris Rock (2 Days in New York) or Kirsten Dunst (Bachelorette), it’s not really an “indie”.  It’s a low-budget drama or comedy.  The Slamdance Film Festival, on the other hand, is comprised of true indies.  It runs concurrently with Sundance and its motto is “By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers” because it’s the only festival fully programmed by filmmakers.  If you’re at Sundance and want to take a break from the crush of long lines and want to see a movie you’ll probably never see anywhere else, head over to Slamdance.

Hit the jump for the list of 18 features and 10 documentaries playing at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival, which runs from January 20 – 26th in Park City, Utah.  We’ve also included images from the films.

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