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Alfred P. Sloan Prize

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This article is about the film prize. For the cancer research award, see Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize.

The Alfred P. Sloan Prize is an award given each year, starting in 2003, to a film at the Sundance Film Festival. It is one of the Alfred P. Sloan Science in Film Awards.

Criteria

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The prize is given to an outstanding feature film that focuses on science or technology as a theme, or depicts a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character. The jury is composed of established film and science professionals.

Each winner is presented with a cash award provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[1] As of January 2024, the award is $25,000.[2]

Winning films

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Year Film Director Writer(s)
2003 Dopamine[3] Mark Decena Mark Decena & Timothy Breitbach
2004 Primer[3] Shane Carruth Shane Carruth
2005 Grizzly Man[3] Werner Herzog Werner Herzog
2006 The House of Sand[4] Andrucha Waddington Elena Soarez
2007 Dark Matter[5] Chen Shi-zheng Billy Shebar
2008 Sleep Dealer[6] Alex Rivera Alex Rivera & David Riker
2009 Adam[7] Max Mayer[8] Max Mayer[8]
2010 Obselidia[9] Diane Bell Diane Bell
2011 Another Earth[10] Mike Cahill Mike Cahill & Brit Marling
2012 Robot & Frank[11] Jake Schreier Christopher Ford
Valley of Saints[11] Musa Syeed Musa Syeed
2013 Computer Chess[12] Andrew Bujalski Andrew Bujalski
2014 I Origins[13] Mike Cahill Mike Cahill
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment[14] Kyle Patrick Alvarez Tim Talbott
2016 Embrace of the Serpent[15] Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra & Jacques Toulemonde
2017 Marjorie Prime[16] Michael Almereyda Michael Almereyda & Jordan Harrison
2018 Searching[17] Aneesh Chaganty Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian
2019 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind[18] Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor
2020 Tesla[19] Michael Almereyda Michael Almereyda
2021 Son of Monarchs[20] Alexis Gambis Alexis Gambis
2022 After Yang[21] Kogonada Kogonada
2023 The Pod Generation[22] Sophie Barthes Sophie Barthes
2024 Love Me[23] Zucheros Zucheros

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gardner, Chris (2024-01-22). "Sundance: 'Love Me' Filmmakers Sam and Andy Zuchero Win Jury Prize for Science-In-Film Initiative". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  2. ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-01-22). "Sundance Sets Three For Artist Grants As 'Love Me' Receives Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Sundance Film Festival Films Honored 1985-2007" (PDF). Sundance Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  4. ^ "House of Sand Wins Alfred P. Sloan Prize at 2006 Sundance Film Festival" (PDF). Sundance Institute. 2006-01-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  5. ^ "2007 Sundance Film Festival Announces Jury and Audience Awards" (PDF). Sundance Institute. 2007-01-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  6. ^ "Sleep Dealer Wins Alfred P. Sloan Prize at 2008 Sundance Film Festival" (PDF). Sundance Institute. 2008-01-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  7. ^ Bates, Bridgette (January 25, 2009). "Awards Celebrate 2009 Storytellers". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  8. ^ a b "Adam (2009)". IMDb: The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  9. ^ "Sundance/Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and Commissioning Grants Also Announced". Sundance Institute. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012.
  10. ^ Stewart, Andrew (January 28, 2011). "'Earth' awarded Sundance's Sloan prize". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2011.(subscription required)
  11. ^ a b "Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prizes Awarded to Robot & Frank and Valley of Saints at 2012 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Institute. Jan 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26.
  12. ^ "2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Feature Film Awards". Sundance Institute. January 26, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  13. ^ "2014 Sundance Film Festival Announces Feature Film Awards". Sundance Institute. January 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  14. ^ "Alfred P. Sloan Prize News Release for 2015" (PDF). January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Sundance Institute Announces $60,000 in Sloan Science in Cinema Awards". January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  16. ^ "Marjorie Prime Wins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at 2017 Sundance Film Festival". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  17. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2018-01-24). "'Search' Wins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Film Prize – Sundance". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  18. ^ "'The-Boy-Who-Harnessed-the-Wind' Wins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Film Prize – Sundance". 2019-01-24.
  19. ^ January 29, 2020. "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Presents Feature Film Prize to Tesla, Announces New Grants to Artists at 2020 Sundance Film Festival". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Presents Feature Film Prize to Son of Monarchs, Announces New Grants to Artists at 2021 Sundance Film Festival". www.sundance.org. January 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  21. ^ "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize Awarded at 2022 Sundance Film Festival, Three New Artist Grant Recipients Revealed". Sundance Institute. January 25, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  22. ^ "The Complete List of 2023 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners". sundance.org. January 27, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  23. ^ "'Love Me' wins Feature Film Prize; directors Sam and Andy Zuchero and four grantees honored". www.parkrecord.com. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
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