2007 Sundance Film Festival

The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007, in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival.[3] The opening night film was Chicago 10;[1] the closing night film was Life Support.[2]

2007 Sundance Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmChicago 10[1]
Closing filmLife Support[2]
LocationPark City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah
Hosted bySundance Institute
No. of films122
Festival dateJanuary 18–28, 2007
LanguageEnglish
Websitefestival.sundance.org/2007

3,287 feature films were submitted, of which 1,852 were U.S films (compared to 1,764 in 2006) and 1,435 were international films (vs. 1,384 in 2006). From these, 122 feature films were selected and include 82 world premieres, 24 North American premieres, and 10 U.S. premieres from 25 countries. The festival had films from almost 60 first or second-time feature filmmakers.[4][5]

Juries

The juries at the Sundance Film Festival are responsible for determining the Jury Prize winners in each category and to award Special Jury Prizes as they see fit.

Jury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary

Jury, Independent Film Competition: Dramatic

Dawn Hudson, Elvis Mitchell, Catherine Hardwicke, Pamela Martin, Sarah Polley, George C. Wolfe

Jury, World Cinema Competition: Documentary

Jury, World Cinema Competition: Dramatic

Jury, Shorts Competition

Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Jury

Films

For a full list of films appeared at the festival, see List of films at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Premieres
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
An American CrimeTommy O'HaverUnited States
Away From HerSarah PolleyCanada
Black Snake MoanCraig BrewerUnited States
Summer RainEl Camino de los inglesesAntonio BanderasSpain
Chapter 27Jarrett SchaeferUnited States
Chicago 10Brett MorgenUnited States
ClublandCherie NowlanAustralia
The Good NightJake PaltrowUnited States
King of CaliforniaMike CahillUnited States
Life SupportNelson GeorgeUnited States
LongfordTom HooperUnited Kingdom
The NinesJohn AugustUnited States
Resurrecting the ChampRod LurieUnited States
The SavagesTamara JenkinsUnited States
Son of RambowGarth JenningsUnited Kingdom
TradeMarco KreuzpaintnerUnited States
Year of the DogMike WhiteUnited States

Independent Film Competition: Documentary

The 16 films below were chosen from 856 submissions by U.S. filmmakers and each film is a world premiere.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
BanishedMarco WilliamsUnited States
Chasing GhostsLincoln RuchtiUnited States
Crazy LoveDan KloresUnited States
Everything's CoolDaniel B. Gold, Judith HelfandUnited States
For the Bible Tells Me SoDaniel KarslakeUnited States
Ghosts of Abu GhraibRory KennedyUnited States
Girl 27David StennUnited States
Hear and NowIrene Taylor BrodskyUnited States
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)Jason KohnUnited States
My Kid Could Paint ThatAmir Bar-LevUnited States
NankingBill Guttentag, Dan SturmanUnited States
No End in SightCharles FergusonUnited States
ProtagonistJessica YuUnited States
War/DanceAndrea Nix Fine, Sean FineUnited States
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and NagasakiSteven OkazakiUnited States
ZooRobinson DevorUnited States

Independent Film Competition: Dramatic

The 16 films below were chosen from 996 submissions and each film is a world premiere.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Adrift in ManhattanAlfredo de VillaUnited States
Broken EnglishZoe CassavetesUnited States
Four Sheets to the WindSterlin HarjoUnited States
The Good LifeSteve BerraUnited States
Grace Is GoneJames C. StrouseUnited States
HounddogDeborah KampmeierUnited States
JoshuaGeorge RatliffUnited States
Never ForeverGina KimUnited States
On the Road with JudasJ. J. LaskUnited States
Padre NuestroChristopher ZallaUnited States
The PoolChris SmithUnited States
Rocket ScienceJeffrey BlitzUnited States
Snow AngelsDavid Gordon GreenUnited States
Starting Out in the EveningAndrew WagnerUnited States
TeethMitchell LichtensteinUnited States
WeaponsAdam Bhala LoughUnited States

World Cinema Competition: Documentary

The 16 films below were chosen from 506 submissions.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AccidentAccidenteCao Guimarães, Pablo LobatoBrazil
Bajo Juárez: The City Devouring Its DaughtersBajo Juárez: La ciudad devorando a sus hijasJosé Antonio Cordero, Alejandra SánchezMexico
CocaleroCocaleroAlejandro LandesBolivia/Argentina
Comrades in DreamsUli GaulkeGermany
Crossing the LineDaniel GordonUnited Kingdom
Three ComradesDrie kameradenMasha NovikovaNetherlands
Hot HouseShimon DotanIsrael
In the Shadow of the MoonDavid SingtonUnited Kingdom
Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenJulien TempleIreland/United Kingdom
Manufactured LandscapesJennifer BaichwalCanada
The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the NunPernille Rose GrønkjærDenmark
On a TightropePetr LomNorway/Canada
A Very British GangsterDonal Mac IntyreUnited Kingdom
VHS—KahlouchaNejib BelkadhiTunisia
Enemies of HappinessVores lykkes fjenderAnja Al Erhayem, Eva MulvadDenmark
Welcome EuropaBruno UlmerFrance

World Cinema Competition: Dramatic

The 16 films below were chosen from 506 submissions.

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Sweet MudAdama Meshuga'atDror ShaulIsrael
Driving with My Wife's LoverAne-eui Aein-eul MannadaKim Tai-sikSouth Korea
The Night BuffaloEl Búfalo de la NocheJorge Hernandez AldanaMexico
Eagle vs SharkTaika WaititiNew Zealand
EzraNewton I. AduakaFrance/Nigeria/Austria
Blame it on FidelLa Faute à FidelJulie GavrasFrance
GhostsNick BroomfieldUnited Kingdom
The LegacyL' HéritageGéla Babluani, Temur BabluaniFrance
How She MoveIan Iqbal RashidCanada
How Is Your Fish Today?Jin tian de yu zen me yang?Xiaolu GuoUnited Kingdom
KhadakPeter Brosens, Jessica WoodworthGermany/Belgium
NoiseMatthew SavilleAustralia
DrainedO Cheiro do RaloHeitor DhaliaBrazil
OnceJohn CarneyIreland
The IslandOstrovPavel LounguineRussian Federation
Buried DreamsRêves de poussièreLaurent SalguesBurkina Faso/Canada/France

Frontier
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1st LightPaul ChanUnited States
AcademyR. Luke DuBoisUnited States
ClusterLincoln SchatzUnited States
Copenhagen CyclesEric DyerUnited States
Klip//EffectKlip CollectiveUnited States
The Last Dining TableRoh Gyeong-taeSouth Korea
Lynn Hershman Leeson In Second LifeLynn Hershman LeesonUnited States
Meet Me In WichitaMartha ColburnUnited States
MobioperaShu Lea CheangUnited States
OffscreenChristoffer BoeDenmark
Phantom LoveNina MenkesUnited States
Pierre Huyghe Artist SpotlightPierre HuygheFrance
PlayR. Luke DuBoisUnited States
SlipstreamAnthony HopkinsUnited States
Soapbox Agitation #1: Proving GroundTravis WilkersonUnited States
Strange CultureLynn Hershman LeesonUnited States
You Are HereJames GrahamUnited States
Zidane: A 21st Century PortraitDouglas Gordon, Philippe ParrenoUnited States

Award winners

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Festival Theaters

References
  1. "World premiere of Brett Morgen's documentary Chicago 10 to open 2007 Sundance Film Festival" (PDF). 2006-11-16. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  2. "2007 Sundance Film Festival announces films in the Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier, Park City at Midnight and From the Sundance Follection Sections" (PDF). 2006-11-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  3. "Sundance Film Festival 2007 Film Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  4. "Sundance Film Festival Announces '07 Lineup". ComingSoon.net. November 29, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  5. "2007 Sundance Film Festival Announces Independent Film and World Cinema Competitions" (PDF). Sundance.org. November 29, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  6. "2007 Sundance Film Festival award winners". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
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