2004 Sundance Film Festival

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2004 Sundance Film Festival
Location Park City
Hosted bySundance Institute
Festival dateJanuary 15–25, 2004
Website http://history.sundance.org/events/39

The 2004 Sundance Film Festival was held in Utah from January 15, 2004 to January 25, 2004. [1] It was the 20th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, a program of the Sundance Institute. [2]

Contents

Films

Film Name - EnglishFilm Name - Non-EnglishDirected ByWritten ByCategoryAwards
Azumi Ryuhei Kitamura Mataichiro Yamamoto, Isao KiriyamaPark City at Midnight
Born into Brothels Audience Award: Documentary
Brother to Brother Rodney Evans Rodney EvansSpecial Jury Prize: Dramatic
The Butterfly Effect Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber Eric Bress, J. Mackye GruberPremieres
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America Kevin Willmott Kevin WillmottAmerican Spectrum
The Clearing Pieter Jan Brugge Justin Haythe
Dear Frankie Shona Auerbach Premieres
D.E.B.S. Angela Robinson Angela RobinsonPremieres
DiG! Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
Dogville Lars von Trier Lars von Trier
Down to the Bone Debra Granik Debra Granik, Richard LieskeDramatic CompetitionDirecting Award: Dramatic, Special Jury Prize for Acting (Vera Farmiga)
Easy Jane Weinstock Dramatic Competition
Evergreen Enid Zentelis Dramatic Competition
The Five Obstructions Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth Lars von Trier, Jørgen LethSpecial Screenings
Garden State Zach Braff Zach BraffDramatic Competition
Grand Theft Parsons David Caffrey Jeremy DrysdalePark City at Midnight
High Tension Haute tension Alexandre Aja Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur Park City at Midnight
HomeOmelga Mthiyane
Home of Phobia Freshman OrientationRyan ShirakiRyan ShirakiPark City at Midnight
Iron Jawed Angels Katja von Garnier
KounandiApolline Traore
The Machinist Brad Anderson Scott Kosar Premieres
Maria Full of Grace María, llena eres de gracia Joshua Marston Joshua MarstonDramatic CompetitionAudience Award: Dramatic
Marie and Bruce Tom Cairns Wallace Shawn, Tom CairnsPremieres
Mean Creek Jacob Aaron Estes Jacob Aaron EstesAmerican Spectrum
The Meaning of the BuffaloKarin Slater
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
The Motorcycle Diaries Walter Salles José Rivera
Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess Jared and Jerusha Hess Dramatic Competition
November Greg Harrison Greg HarrisonDramatic Competition
Open Water Chris Kentis Chris KentisAmerican Spectrum
Overnight Tony Montana Tony Montana, Mark Brian SmithPark City at Midnight
The Park Andrew Lau Park City at Midnight
Primer Shane Carruth Shane CarruthDramatic CompetitionGrand Jury Prize: Dramatic, Alfred P. Sloan Prize
The Principles of LustPenny Woolcock
The Raspberry Reich Bruce LaBruce Bruce LaBrucePark City at Midnight
Redemption Vondie Curtis-Hall
The Return Vozvrashcheniye Andrey Zvyagintsev Vladimir Moiseyenko, Aleksandr NovototskyWorld Cinema
This Revolution
Riding Giants Stacy Peralta
Saved! Brian Dannelly Brian Dannelly, Michael UrbanPremieres
Saw James Wan Leigh Whannell Park City at Midnight
Seducing Doctor Lewis Jean-François Pouliot Ken Scott Audience Award
Silent WatersSabiha Sumar
Speak Jessica Sharzer
Super Size Me Morgan Spurlock Morgan SpurlockDocumentary Competition
Until the Violence Stops Abby Epstein
We Don't Live Here Anymore John Curran Larry Gross Dramatic CompetitionWaldo Salt Screenwriting Award
The Woodsman Nicole Kassell Nicole Kassell, Steven Fechter Dramatic Competition

Awards

The award show took place on January 24 and was presented by actors Zooey Deschanel and Jake Gyllenhaal. [3]

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