| Location | Park City, Utah, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Awards | Sparky Awards |
| No. of films | 91 |
| Festival date | January 21–28, 2010 |
| Website | http://www.slamdance.com/ |
The 2010 Slamdance Film Festival took place in Park City, Utah from January 21 to January 28, 2010. It was the 16th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival. [1]
For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions and programmed 91 films [1] and concluded with an Awards Ceremony at Red Banjo Pizza on Main Street.
New for 2010, a new distribution partnership with Microsoft was announced where four films that screened at the festival would go live on both Zune and Xbox LIVE platforms. Documentary Features “American Jihadist” and “Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story,” and Narrative Features “The Scenesters” and “The Wild Hunt” will be available for a seven-day period for movie fans to rent though their computers or on Xbox LIVE until February 2, 2010.
There are three competitive divisions at this year's festival, the Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by Kodak, Dos Equis and Lonely Seal Releasing. The Grand Jury and Audience Award winning films will be screened in several domestic venues throughout the year, including the IFC Center in New York City. The Feature competitions are limited to first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of $1 million or less. [1]
| Award Name | Film title | Award Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature | Snow and Ashes | Charles-Olivier Michaud |
| Special Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative Feature | One Hundred Mornings | Conor Horgan |
| Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature | American Jihadist | Mark Claywell |
| Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short | First Day of Peace | Mirko Rucnov |
| Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short | Seed | Daniel Bird and Ben Richardson |
| Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | The Wild Hunt | Alexandre Franchi |
| Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature | Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story | Adam Barker |
| Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography | General Orders No. 9 | Robert Persons |
| 1st Annual Script Accessible Screenplay Award sponsored by Lonely Seal Releasing | All the Wrong Reasons | Gia Milani |
| Dos Equis Most Interesting Film Award (and best Mumblecore film to NOT play SXSW) | Nothing But Everything | Wallace Cotten |