Alfred P. Sloan Prize

The Alfred P. Sloan Prize is an award given each year, starting in 2003, to a film at the Sundance Film Festival. The prize is given to a feature film that focuses on science or technology as a theme, or depicts a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.

Each winner is presented with a $20,000 cash award provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Winning films

Year Film Director Writer(s)
2003 Dopamine[1] Mark Decena Mark Decena & Timothy Breitbach
2004 Primer[1] Shane Carruth Shane Carruth
2005 Grizzly Man[1] Werner Herzog Werner Herzog
2006 The House of Sand[2] Andrucha Waddington Elena Soarez
2007 Dark Matter[3] Chen Shi-zheng Billy Shebar
2008 Sleep Dealer [4] Alex Rivera Alex Rivera & David Riker
2009 Adam[5] Max Mayer[6] Max Mayer [6]
2010 Obselidia[7] Diane Bell Diane Bell
2011 Another Earth[8] Mike Cahill Mike Cahill & Brit Marling

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sundance Film Festival Films Honored 1985-2007" (PDF). Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20090327033453/http://www.sundance.org/festival/press_industry/pdf/Sundance%20Film%20Festival%20Awards%201985-2007.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
  2. ^ "House of Sand Wins Alfred P. Sloan Prize at 2006 Sundance Film Festival" (PDF). Sundance Institute. 2006-01-27. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20070403230020/http://festival.sundance.org/2006/pdfs/SFF%2006%20Sloan%20Award%20Release%20FINAL.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
  3. ^ "2007 Sundance Film Festival Announces Jury and Audience Awards" (PDF). Sundance Institute. 2007-01-27. http://www.sundance.org/pdf/press-releases/2007_Sundance_Film_Festival_Announces_Jury_and_Audience_Awards.pdf. 
  4. ^ "Sleep Dealer Wins Alfred P. Sloan Prize at 2008 Sundance Film Festival" (PDF). Sundance Institute. 2008-01-25. http://www.sundance.org/pdf/press-releases/2008-01-25-Sloan.pdf. 
  5. ^ Bates, Bridgette (January 25, 2009). "Awards Celebrate 2009 Storytellers". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-03-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20100319235652/http://festival.sundance.org/2009/news/article/awards_celebrate_2009_storytellers/. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
  6. ^ a b "Adam (2009)". IMDb: The Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185836/. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 
  7. ^ "Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and Commissioning Grants Also Announced". Sundance Institute. January 29, 2010. http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/alfred_p._sloan_prize_awarded_to_obselidia_at_2010_sundance_film_festi/. 
  8. ^ Andrew Stewart (January 28, 2011). "'Earth' awarded Sundance's Sloan prize". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118031128. Retrieved January 29, 2011. (subscription required)