Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize

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The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize award of $25,000.00 USD was granted annually at the Hamptons International Film Festival from 2000 to 2014 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

YearFilmDirector
2014 The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum
2013 Decoding Annie Parker Steven Bernstein
2012 Future Weather Jenny Deller
2011 Small, Beautifully Moving Parts Annie J. Howell & Lisa Robinson
2010 Beneath Hill 60 Jeremy Sim
2009 Agora Alejandro Amenábar
2008 Flash of Genius Marc Abraham
2007 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel
2006 The Fountain Darren Aronofsky
2005 Kardia Su Rynard
2004 Madness and Genius Ryan Eslinger
2003 Kinsey Bill Condon
2002 Teknolust Lynn Hershman
2001 Enigma Michael Apted
2000 Songcatcher Maggie Greenwald

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