Sundance Film Festival 2012

Heidi and Gerhard Narholz' report from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA.

The winner of the highly anticipated Sundance Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic category was "Beasts of the Southern Wild", directed by Benh Zeitlin. This controversial and much- discussed movie tells the story of a six-year-old girl living with her father in a surreal and apocalyptic environment. As well as the Grand Jury award, this well-reviewed movie also won a cinematography prize. "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is the outstanding result of director Benh Zeitlin breaking new ground with the support of courageous distributors.

Other 2012 Sundance Film Festival Award winners included:
The Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Film : "The House I Live In", directed by Eugene Jarecki.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film : "Violeta Went to Heaven", ("Violeta se Fue a Los Cielos"), directed by Andres Wood (Chile).
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Film : "The Law in These Parts", ("Shilton Ha Chok"), directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz (Israel)

Once more the festival was a great success not only because the high standard of the films presented but also thanks to the unique opportunities to discuss artistic and commercial matters with upcomers, stars and well-established directors. On behalf of SONOTON we kept tracks of the most recent trends in film scoring and background music.

We'll keep you posted!