2025 Sundance Film Festival – and Maybe it’s the second last in Park City – wound up with the annual Awards ceremony.
On January 31, the lawyers present prices in competitivenessIncluding the US dramatic competition, the US documentary competition, world bi -dramatic competition, world documentary competition and the next range. Jurors over the sections watched almost 90 films that represented more than 30 countries and territories. Audience awards, voted by festival participants, will also be awarded Friday morning at the Ray Theater in Park City.
For an update, Last year’s big American dramatic competition winner Was “in the summers”, where filmmaker Alessandra Lacorazza also won the directorial award in that category. Other prominent winners included current favorites for the “Dìdi” award, “Daughters” and “A real pain.”
Lawyers of the Year Included “King Richard” director Reinaldo Marcus Green, “Succession” -alum Arian Moayed, and “Past Lives” director Celine Song for US dramatic competition.
“American Factory” Director Steven Bogs, Higher land leader Vinnie Malhotra and Firelight Media President Marcia Smith rounds out the American documentary competition jury.
At the same time, the World Cinema Dramatic Jury includes Cannes Critics’ Week Artistic Director Ava Cahen, “Rafiki” director Wanuri Kahiu and Oscar -winning actor Daniel Kaluuya.
The World film’s documentary competition jury has director Kevin Macdonald, the Mexican Film Institute’s Director General Daniela Alatorre and the participants’ media -free marketing leader Laura Kim.
Elijah Wood, an actor and co -founder of Indie Genre Production Company Spect Revision, will determine the next section Winner. Finally, the short competition jury contains Director Kaniehtiio Horn, Vidiot’s Foundation’s CEO Maggie Mackay and “The Kitchen” Director Kibwe Tavares.
The festival goes through Sunday, February 2 with competition films (and select titles from the premiere section), including any winners, available on the online platform for viewing at home.
Follow below for this year’s winner and update live. Shorts winners were announced earlier on January 28.
US dramatic competition Awards
US Documentary Competition Awards
Audience prices
Next awards
The Next innovator price Presented by Adobe was assigned Zodiac Killer Project / USA, UK (director and producer: Charlie Shackleton, producers: Catherine Bray, Anthony Ing)
A Next special jury price for ensemble was presented to Crazy bills to pay (or desert, tell me I’m not bad) / USA (director and screenwriter: Joel Alfonso Vargas, producer: Paolo Maria Pedullà) – – –
World Cinema Dramatic Competition Awards
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Patience Bondas (cactus pear) /India, UK, Canada (Director and screenwriter: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, Products: Neaj Churi, Mohamed Khaki, Kaushik Ray, Haresh Redypaalli, Naren Chandavarkar, Saidharthe Meer)
The Director of Directors: World Bi -Dramatic was presented to Alirza Khatami for The things you kill /Turkey, France, Poland, Canada (director, screenwriter and producer: Alireza Khatami, producers: Elisa Sepulveda Ruddoff, Cyric Auriol, Mariusz Włodarski, Michael Solomon)
A World cinema dramatic special jury award to write was presented to Two women / Canada (Director: Chloé Robichaud, screenwriter and producer: Catherine Léger, producer: Martin Paul-Hus)
A World Cinema Dramatic Specialjury Prize for Creative Vision was presented to Georgi M. Unkovski for DJ Ahmet /North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia (Director and screenwriter: Georgi M. Unkovski, producers: Ivan Unkovski, Ivana Shekutkoska)
World Cinema Documentary Awards
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to Cut through stones (Ozak Yoller) / Iran, Germany, USA, Netherlands, Qatar, Chile, Canada (directors and producers: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni)
The Director of Directors: World Cinema Documentary was presented to MSTYSlav Chernov for 2000 meters to Andriivka / Ukraine (Director and Producer: MSTYSLAV CHERNOV, Producers: Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rate)
A World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award was presented to Mr. Nobody against Putin/Denmark, Czech Republic (director and screenwriter: David Borenstein, producer: Helle Faber)
A World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression was presented to Samexistence, my ass! / USA, France (director and producer: Amber Fares, screenwriter and producer: Rachel Leah Jones, screenwriter: Rabab Haj Yahya, producer: Valérie Montmartin)
Short film awards
The Short film Grand Jury award was assigned: Theo Panagopoulos for The flowers stand silent and witness / UK (Director: Theo Panagopoulos, producer: Marissa Keating)
The Short Movie Jury Award: US FICTION was assigned: Jazmin Garcia for Trooks Duras / USA (director and screenwriter: Jazmin Garcia, screenwriter: Benjamin Benji Moreno, Producers: Sally Su Jin Oh, Maytina, Scott O’Donnell)
The Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction was assigned: Chheaangkea for Grandma Nai who played favorites / Cambodia, France (director and screenwriter: Chheangkea, producers: Daniel Mattes, Karen Madar)
The Short Movie Jury Award: Nonfiction was assigned: Christopher Radcliff for We were the landscape / USA (Director: Christopher Radcliff, Producers: Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow)
The Short Movie Jury Award: Animation was assigned: Natalia León for As if the earth had swallowed them / France (director and screenwriter: Natalia León, producer: Luc Camilli)
The Short film special jury award for animation direction was assigned: May Kindred-Boothby for Eating an orange / UK (director and screenwriter: May Kindred-Boothby)
The Short film special jury award for director was assigned: Loren Waters for Tiger / USA (director, screenwriter and producer: Loren Waters, producer: Dana Tiger)
Other previously announced winners
2025 Alfred P. Sloan film Prize for an outstanding film about science or technology was awarded to RESULTScreening in the premieres category. The filmmakers received a cash prize of $ 25,000 from the Sundance Institute with support from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction went to Danielle Varga for Seeds / USA (director and producer: Brittany Shyne, producers: Danielle Varga, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon)
Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction went to Joe Pirro for The wedding banquet/ USA (director and screenwriter: Andrew Ahn, screenwriter and producer: James Schamus, producers: Anita Gou, Joe Pirro, Caroline Clark)
Sundance Institute | Adobe Mentorship Award for Nonfiction went to Vivien Hillgroveand the Sundance Institute | Adobe Mentorship Award for Fiction went to Brian A. Kates.
Sundance Institute | NHK Award went to Lloyd Lee Choi for Yakult Ajumm (Korea, Canada, USA).
