2003 Sundance Film Festival

The 2003 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 16 to January 26, 2003. American Splendor, a biopic of comic-book author Harvey Pekar, won the grand-jury prize.[1][2] Steve Zahn and Maggie Gyllenhaal presented the awards in a ceremony televised live on the Sundance Channel.[2]

2003 Sundance Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationPark City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah
Hosted bySundance Institute
Festival dateJanuary 16–26, 2003
Websitefestival.sundance.org/2003
2002 Sundance Film Festival

Unseasonably warm weather attracted record numbers of attendees, among them musician Bob Dylan.[3][4]

Films

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Film Name - English Film Name - Non-English Directed By Written By Category Awards
28 Days Later Danny Boyle Alex Garland World Cinema
All the Real Girls David Gordon Green David Gordon Green Dramatic Competition Special Jury Prize for Acting, Special Jury Prize for Emotional Truth
American Splendor Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
Angela Roberta Torre
Bend It Like Beckham Gurinder Chadha
Benjamin Monique Gardenberg
Born Rich
Capturing the Friedmans Andrew Jarecki
Civil Brand Neema Barnette
Comandante Oliver Stone Premieres
Confidence James Foley Doug Jung Premieres
Death of Klinghoffer Penny Woolcock
Die, Mommie, Die! Mark Rucker Charles Busch Premieres
Dopamine Mark Decena Mark Decena, Timothy Breitbach Dramatic Competition Alfred P. Sloan Prize
Dot the i El punto sobre la i Matthew Parkhill Matthew Parkhill Premieres
Dysfunktional Family George Gallo Eddie Griffin Park City at Midnight
The Event Thom Fitzgerald Thom Fitzgerald, Steven Hillyer, Tim Marback Premieres
Fear X Nicolas Winding Refn Hubert Selby Jr., Nicolas Winding Refn World Cinema
Garage Days Alex Proyas Premieres
Girls Will Be Girls Richard Day Richard Day Park City at Midnight
Good Fences Ernest Dickerson Trey Ellis
The Hebrew Hammer Jonathan Kesselman Jonathan Kesselman Park City at Midnight
In America Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan Premieres
Irreversible Irréversible Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé Frontier
It's All About Love Thomas Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov Premieres
Laurel Canyon Lisa Cholodenko Lisa Cholodenko American Showcase
Levity Ed Solomon Ed Solomon Premieres
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity Mina Shum
The Maldonado Miracle Salma Hayek
Masked and Anonymous Larry Charles Larry Charles, Bob Dylan Premieres
Nightstalker Chris Fisher Chris Fisher Park City at Midnight
Normal Jane Anderson Jane Anderson American Showcase
Northfork Michael Polish Mark Polish, Michael Polish Premieres
Off the Map Campbell Scott Joan Ackermann Premieres
Open Hearts Elsker dig for evigt Susanne Bier Anders Thomas Jensen World Cinema
Owning Mahowny Richard Kwietniowski Maurice Chauvet Premieres
Party Monster Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
People I Know Daniel Algrant Jon Robin Baitz Premieres
Rolling Kansas Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church, Robin Denney Park City at Midnight
The Secret Lives of Dentists Alan Rudolph Craig Lucas Premieres
The Shape of Things Neil LaBute Neil LaBute Premieres
The Singing Detective Keith Gordon Dennis Potter Premieres
Soldier's Girl Frank Pierson Ron Nyswaner Premieres
Song for a Raggy Boy Aisling Walsh
Spun Jonas Åkerlund William De Los Santos, Creighton Vero Park City at Midnight
The Station Agent Tom McCarthy Tom McCarthy Dramatic Competition Audience Award: Dramatic, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator Helen Stickler Helen Stickler Park City at Midnight
Thirteen Catherine Hardwicke Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed Dramatic Competition Directing Award: Dramatic
Toy
Tupac: Resurrection Lauren Lazin
The United States of Leland
Whale Rider Niki Caro Niki Caro World Cinema Audience Award: World Cinema
What Alice Found A. Dean Bell A. Dean Bell Dramatic Competition Special Jury Prize for Emotional Truth

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Comic-book movie triumphs at Sundance". The Guardian. January 26, 2003. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Susman, Gary (January 27, 2003). "Here are the Sundance winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bob Dylan Through The Years" Sundance 2003", Rolling Stone, January 22, 2003
  4. ^ Sundance Institute, History of Sundance
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