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.