According to centercinemapress , citing Hollywood Reporter, the Sundance Film Festival awarded the Grand Jury Prize in the American cinema section to Lee Isaac Chang for the film “Minari” and chose Masoud Bakshi as the best film in the international section of the “Yalda” film. Sadaf Asgari was also awarded a special jury award for acting in a short film for “Examination” directed by Sonia Haddad

The film “Minari” is a semi-autobiographical film that takes a look at the life of the Korean-American director.

Ethan Hawke and members of his jury in the competition of American dramatic films, including Joros Wash Westmoreland and Rodigo Garcia, awarded the best director award to Radha Blank for the film titled “40 Years Edition”

In praising this film, the judges said: With this film, you imagine that you have a rapper, a father or a mother, and a forty-year-old director in your life.

At the same time, the judges of this section recognized 4 special awards and awarded the actors of the film “Kings of the Enchanted City” about cyclists who do dangerous things on the streets of Baltimore. “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” director Eliza Heitman also won for her film’s neorealism, and Josephine Dekker won the author prize for “Shirley.” The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award was also given to Edson Oda for “9 Days”

In the American documentary category, the best director award went to Garrett Bradley for “Time”, which is a look at a family that is torn apart by a 60-year prison sentence. This movie was made by filming over 20 years

Here is the full list of winners of this year’s Sundance Film Festival

America’s dramatic rivalry

American Dramatic Grand Jury Prize: “Minari” directed by Lee Isaac Chang

American Audience Award: “Minari”

Director’s Award: Rada Blank for “40 Years Version”

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Edson Oda for “9 Days”

Jury’s special award for the cast: “Kings of Enchanted City”

Jury Special Author Award: “Shirley” directed by Josephine Dekker

Special Jury Prize for Neorealism: Eliza Heitman “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”

American Documentary Competition

American Documentary Jury Grand Prize: “Boys’ Government” directed by

Audience Award: “Crip Camp” directed by

American Documentary Director Award: Garrett Bradley for “Time”

Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker: Arthur Jones for “A Man Feels Good”

Special Jury Award for Filmmaker with a Social Perspective: Elisha Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eddie Despres for “Battle”

Special Jury Award for Editing: Tyler H. Walk for “Welcome to Chechnya”

Special Jury Award for Innovation in Nonfiction Storytelling: Kirsten Johnson for “Dick Johnson Is Dead”

The dramatic competition of world cinema

Jury Grand Prize: “Yalda, a night for forgiveness” directed by Masoud Bakshi

Director’s Award: Maimona Ducour for “Ayarha”

Audience Award: Fernanda Valadez for “Identifying Features”

Special Jury Award for Best Screenplay: Fernanda Valadez and Atsrid Rondor for “Identifying Traits”

Special Jury Award for Creative Filmmaking: Lemuang Jeremiah Founder for “It’s Not a Funeral, It’s a Resurrection”

Special Jury Award for Actor: Ben Whishaw for “Sugar”

World Cinema Documentary Competition:

Grand Jury Prize: “Epicentro” directed by Hubert Saper

Audience Award: Jerry Rattwell for “The Reason I Jumped”

Director Award: Irina Tsilik for “The World is Like a Blue Orange”

World Cinema Documentary Jury Special Award for Creative Storytelling: Benjamin Ray for “Painter and Thief”

World Cinema Documentary Jury Special Award for Cinematography: Mirsa Topelno and Rado Severnicius for “My House, Akasa”

Special Jury Award for Editing: Mila Ong-Twin, Sam Soko and Ryan Mullins for “Weak”

Next section:

Next Audience Award: “I Carry You With Me”

Next Innovation Award: “I Carry You With Me”

Special prize:

Alfred P. Feature Film Award Sloan: Michael Almirida for “Tesla”

Short Film Jury Awards

Grand Jury Prize: Sofia Aloui for “If Goats Die”

American Fiction: Terrence Deese for “The Ship: A Visual Poem”

International Story: Dylan Holmes Williams for “Devil’s Harmony”

Nonfiction: Matthew Killip for John Was Trying to Communicate with Aliens

Animation: Daria Kashcheva for “Girl”

Jury Special Award for Short Film Acting: Sadaf Asgari for “Examination” directed by Sonia Haddad

Special Jury Award for Short Film Direction: Michael Orkas for Valerio’s Day Out