2010 Slamdance Film Festival


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.
For the 2010 Festival, Slamdance received a record number of over 5,000 submissions and programmed 91 films 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.

Awards

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.
Award NameFilm TitleAward Recipient
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Snow and AshesCharles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative FeatureOne Hundred MorningsConor Horgan
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary FeatureAmerican JihadistMark Claywell
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative ShortFirst Day of PeaceMirko Rucnov
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short SeedDaniel Bird and Ben Richardson
Audience Award for Best Narrative FeatureThe Wild HuntAlexandre Franchi
Audience Award for Best Documentary FeatureMind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle StoryAdam Barker
Kodak Vision Award for Best CinematographyGeneral Orders No. 9Robert Persons
1st Annual Script Accessible Screenplay Award sponsored by All The Wrong Reasons
Dos Equis Most Interesting Film Award Nothing But EverythingWallace Cotten