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Sundance Film Festival: 1999

Grand Jury Prize

Date:	21 January - 31 January (30 January)
Jury:	Maryse Alberti (dramatic); Cheryl Dunye (dramatic); Richard Linklater (dramatic); Elvis Mitchell (dramatic); Nik Powell (dramatic); Kirby Dick (documentary); Tina Di Feliciantonio (documentary); Annie Frazier Henry (documentary); Michel Negroponte (documentary); Raymond Telles (documentary)

Documentary


Winner:
	American Movie (1999) - Chris Smith (II)
Other In-Competition Films:
	"American Masters" (1983) {Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood} - Michael Epstein (I) American Hollow (1999) - Rory Kennedy American Pimp (1999) - Albert Hughes (I); Allen Hughes Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords, The (1999) - Stanley Nelson Death: A Love Story (1999) - Michelle LeBrun Home Page (1998) - Doug Block (I) Legacy: Murder & Media, Politics & Prisons, The (1999) - Michael J. Moore (I) Living Museum, The (1998) - Jessica Yu On the Ropes (1999) - Nanette Burstein; Brett Morgen (I) Rabbit in the Moon (1999) - Emiko Omori Regret to Inform (1998) - Barbara Sonneborn Sex: The Annabel Chong Story (1999) - Gough Lewis Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (1999) - Jon Else Source, The (1999) - Chuck Workman Speaking in Strings (1999) - Paola di Florio

Dramatic


Winner:
	Three Seasons (1999) - Tony Bui
Other In-Competition Films:
	Adventures of Sebastian Cole, The (1998) - Tod Williams Autumn Heart, The (1999) - Steven Maler Getting to Know You (1999) - Lisanne Skyler Guinevere (1999) - Audrey Wells Happy, Texas (1999) - Mark Illsley Hi-Line, The (1999) - Ron Judkins Item, The (1999) - Dan Clark (VII) Joe the King (1999) - Frank Whaley Judy Berlin (1999) - Eric Mendelsohn Minus Man, The (1999) - Hampton Fancher Roberta (1999) - Eric Mandelbaum Slipping-Down Life, A (1999) - Toni Kalem Treasure Island (1999/II) - Scott King (I) Trick (1999) - Jim Fall Tumbleweeds (1999) - Gavin O'Connor (I)

Special Jury Prize

Short Filmmaking


Winner:
	Fishbelly White (1998) - Michael Burke (IV)

Documentary


Winner:
	On the Ropes (1999) - Nanette Burstein; Brett Morgen (I)

Dramatic


Winners:
	Happy, Texas (1999) - Steve Zahn - For his comedic performance. Treasure Island (1999/II) - Scott King (I) - For distinctive vision in filmmaking.

Latin America Cinema


Winner:
	Vida es silbar, La (1998) - Fernando P�rez (I)

Filmmakers Trophy

Documentary


Winner:
	Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (1999) - Jon Else

Dramatic


Winner:
	Tumbleweeds (1999) - Gavin O'Connor (I)

Directing Award

Documentary


Winner:
	Regret to Inform (1998) - Barbara Sonneborn

Dramatic


Winner:
	Judy Berlin (1999) - Eric Mendelsohn

Cinematography Award

Documentary


Winner:
	Rabbit in the Moon (1999) - Emiko Omori - Also for Regret to Inform (1998).

Dramatic


Winner:
	Three Seasons (1999) - Lisa Rinzler

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award


Winners:
	Guinevere (1999) - Audrey Wells Joe the King (1999) - Frank Whaley

Freedom of Expression Award


Winner:
	Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords, The (1999) - Stanley Nelson

Latin America Cinema Award

Jury:

Gustavo Graef-Marino; Amir Labaki; Anne Marie Stock


Winner:
	Santitos (1999) - Alejandro Springall

Audience Award

Documentary


Winner:
	Genghis Blues (1999) - Roko Belic (I)

World Cinema


Winners:
	Lola rennt (1998) - Tom Tykwer Train de vie (1998) - Radu Mihaileanu

Dramatic


Winner:
	Three Seasons (1999) - Tony Bui

Short Filmmaking Award

Jury:

Gill Holland (I); Emily Russo; Laura Thielen


Winner:
	More (1998) - Mark Osborne (I)

Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention


Winners:
	Atomic Tabasco (1999) - James Cox (V) Come Unto Me: The Faces of Tyree Guyton (1999) - Nicole Cattell Devil Doll/Ring Pull (1999) - Jarl Olsen Pack of Gifts (1999) - Corky Quackenbush Stubble Trouble (1999) - Philip Holahan

NHK Award


Winners:
	Rodrigo Garc�a (I) - For Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) (U.S.). Lucrecia Martel - For Ciénaga, La (2001) (Latin America, Argentina). Sara Sugarman - For "Very Annie Mary" (Europe, UK) Mitsuhiko Yazaki - For Go Heat Man! (2001) (Japan).

Tribute to Independent Vision Award


Awarded to:
	Laura Dern