Brian Golden Davis’ The Million Dollar Duck, a documentary about the federal duck stamp contest, won both the audience and jury awards for best documentary feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, which announced its winners tonight at an awards ceremony at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah. The film, which focuses on the only juried art competition run by the U.S. government, was acquired by Lionsgate, which plans a limited theatrical release, and Discovery Communications‘ Animal Planet.
The audience award for best narrative feature went to Alex Simmons‘ Honey Buddies, while Paul Taylor’s Driftwood claimed the jury award for narrative feature.
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AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award for Narrative Feature:
Honey Buddies, dir. by Alex Simmons
Audience Award for Documentary Feature:
The Million Dollar Duck, dir. by Brian Golden Davis
JURY AWARDS
Jury Award for Narrative Feature:
Driftwood, dir. by Paul Taylor
Jury Honorable Mention for Acting – Narrative Feature:
Hunky Dory, dir. by Michael Curtis Johnson, starring Tomas Pais and Edouard Holdener
Jury Award for Documentary Feature:
The Million Dollar Duck,dir. by Brian Golden Davis
Jury Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature:
Art of the Prank,dir. by Andrea Marini
Jury Award for Documentary Short:
If Mama Ain’t Happy, Nobody’s Happy, dir. by Mea de Jong
Jury Honorable Mention for Cinematography -Documentary Short:
The Bullet, dir. by Jordan Bahat, cinematography by Mike Gioulakis
Jury Award for Narrative Short:
Winter Hymns, dir. by Dusty Mancinelli
Jury Honorable Mention for Narrative Short:
The Beast, dir. by Daina Oniunas Pusic
Jury Award for Animation Short:
My Dad, dir. by Marcus Armitage
Jury Honorable Mention for Animation Short:
Flaws, dir. by Josh Shaffner
Jury Award for Experimental Short:
Infrastructures, dir. by Aurèle Ferrier
Jury Honorable Mention for Experimental Short:
Cup of Stars, dir. by Ryan Betschart, Tyler Betschart
Jury Award for Anarchy Short:
Disco Inferno, dir. by Alice Waddington
Jury Honorable Mention for Anarchy Short:
Gwilliam, dir. by Brian Lonano
Jury Honorable Mention for Anarchy Short:
Hi How Are You Daniel Johnston?, dir. by Gabriel Sunday
SPECIAL AWARDS
Spirit of Slamdance Award:
Cast and crew of Fursonas, dir. by Dominic Rodriguez
Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaking Grand Prize:
Small Talk, dir. by Hilary Campbell
Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaking Honorable Mention:
You Will Find a Way, dir. by A.J. Molle
Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaking Honorable Mention:
Eyes of the City, dir. by Luke Randall
