The 2015 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 22 to February 1, 2015. What Happened, Miss Simone?, a biographical documentary film about American singer Nina Simone, opened the festival. Comedy-drama film Grandma, directed by Paul Weitz, served as the closing night film.
The awards ceremony was held on January 30, 2015 at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse in Park City, Utah. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Tig Notaro.
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary – The WolfpackU.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – Me and Earl and the Dying GirlWorld Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary – The Russian WoodpeckerWorld Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic – Slow WestAudience Award: U.S. Documentary – MeruAudience Award: U.S. Dramatic – Me and Earl and the Dying GirlAudience Award: World Cinema Documentary – Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream AllianceAudience Award: World Cinema Dramatic – UmrikaAudience Award: Best of NEXT – James WhiteDirecting Award: U.S. Documentary – Cartel LandDirecting Award: U.S. Dramatic – The WitchDirecting Award: World Cinema Documentary – DreamcatcherDirecting Award: World Cinema Dramatic – The Summer of SangaileWaldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic – The Stanford Prison ExperimentEditing Award: World Cinema Documentary – How to Change the WorldEditing Award: U.S. Dramatic – DopeCinematography Award: U.S. Documentary – Cartel LandCinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic – The Diary of a Teenage GirlCinematography Award: World Cinema Dramatic – PartisanWorld Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting – Jack Reynor for Glassland and Regina Casé and Camila Márdila for The Second MotherWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact – Pervert ParkWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Unparalleled Access – The Chinese MayorU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact – 3½ MinutesU.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Vérité Filmmaking – WesternU.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Collaborative Vision – AdvantageousSpecial Jury Award for Breakout First Feature – (T)ERRORAlfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize – The Stanford Prison ExperimentAdditional awards were presented at separate ceremonies. The Shorts Awards were presented January 28, 2015 at the ceremony in Park City, Utah.
Short Film Grand Jury Prize – World of TomorrowShort Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction – SMILFShort Film Jury Award: International Fiction – Oh Lucy!Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction – The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana BaiulShort Film Jury Award: Animation – Storm hits jacketShort Film Special Jury Award for Acting – Back AlleyShort Film Special Jury Award for Visual Poetry – ObjectSundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Awards – Haifaa al-Mansour for Be Safe I Love You, K'naan for The Poet, Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy for Luxembourg, Oskar Sulowski for Rosebuds.Sundance Institute/NHK Filmmaker Award – Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre for Mustang.2015 Red Crown Producer’s Award – Stephanie Langhoff for The Bronze.Jury members, for each program of the festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury, which also took part in the Science in Film Forum Panel, were announced on December 18, 2014. Presenters of awards are followed by asterisks:
Others who presented awards included Adam Scott, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Corrigan, Patrick Fugit and Trevor Groth.
For a full list of films appeared at the festival, see List of films at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
The number of seats available at the festival theaters, where films were shown is listed below:
Park City
Eccles Theatre – 1,270 seatsEgyptian Theatre – 282 seatsHoliday Village Cinema 4 – 162 seatsLibrary Center Theatre – 486 seatsThe MARC Theatre – 550 seatsProspector Square Theatre – 324 seatsRedstone Cinema 1 – 188 seatsRedstone Cinema 2 – 175 seatsRedstone Cinema 7 – 176 seatsTemple Theatre – 840 seatsYarrow Hotel Theatre – 295 seatsSalt Lake City
Broadway Cinema 3 – 243 seatsBroadway Cinema 6 – 245 seatsRose Wagner Performing Arts Center – 495 seatsSLC Library – 300 seatsTower Theatre – 349 seatsThe Grand Theatre – 1,100 seatsSundance Resort
Sundance Resort Screening Room – 164 seatsOgden
Peery's Egyptian Theatre – 840 seatsAcquisitions at the festival included the following:
A24The End of the TourThe WitchMississippi GrindAlchemyStrangerlandZipperBleeker StreetI'll See You In My DreamsBroad GreenA Walk in the WoodsDiscover ChannelRacing ExtinctionFilm ArcadeUnexpectedFocusCop CarFortissimoSongs My Brothers Taught MeFox SearchlightMistress AmericaMe, Earl And The Dying GirlBrooklynGravitas VenturesBeing EvelHBO3 1/2 MinutesIFC FilmsThe D TrainSleeping with Other PeopleIFC MidnightReversalThe HallowKino LorberThe Forbidden RoomLionsgateDon VerdeanKnock KnockMagnoliaResultsTangerineBest of EnemiesThe WolfpackNetflixHot Girls WantedOpen RoadDopeOrchardThe OvernightDigging for FireFinders KeepersCartel LandOscilloscopeThe Second MotherRelativity SportsIn Football We TrustSamuel Goldwyn FilmsFresh DressedLila & EveScreen Media FilmsTen Thousand SaintsShowtimeDreamcatcherSony Pictures ClassicsThe Diary of a Teenage GirlGrandmaDark HorseSundance SelectsCity of GoldTribeca FilmMisery Loves ComedyRelativityThe Bronze
