Slamdance crowns
gay twins documentary

Red Without Blue, a documentary about a set of gay twins whose lives change when one decides to undergo a sex change, took the top audience prize in its category at Slamdance. The $2,000 prize went to writer-directors Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills, and Todd Sills.

More than $125,000 in cash and prizes were doled out to 16 winners for the 13-year-old film festival Slamdance, which was held in Park City, Utah. Since the festival has ended, at least two films have been sold: The King of Kong to New Line Cinema and Over the GW to Seventh Art Releasing. Festival coordinators expect more deals to be made in the coming weeks.

Slamdanced emerged as an alternative to the behemoth Sundance Film Festival as fledgling filmmakers were unable to get their films into the lineup.

A portion of the proceeds from Slamdance ticket sales were donated to the Utah Food Bank.

Grand Jury Awards: Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Tijuana Makes Me Happy Written-directed by Dylan Verrechia

Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature Unsettled Written-directed by Adam Hootnick

Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short The Ballad of Mary Slade Directed by Robin Fuller

Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short A Map With Gaps Directed by Alice Nelson

Grand Jury Award for Best Experimental Short Avant Petalos Grillados Directed by Cesar Velasco Broca

Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short The Cow Thief Directed by Charles Williams

Audience Awards:

Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Murder Party Written-directed by Jeremy Saulnier

Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature Red Without Blue Written-directed by Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills, and Todd Sills

Global Audience Award for Best Anarchy Film Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith Directed by Danny Bourque

Spirit of Slamdance Award The Mallorys Go Black Market Directed by JoEllen Martinson and William Scott Rees

Writer Awards:

Award for Best Feature Length Screenplay Drool By Nancy Kissam

Award for Best Short Screenplay 4 Corners By Ken Pisani

Award for Best Teleplay Ghost Towns By Marcus Clay Carmouche and Seamus Kevin Fahey

Award for Best Horror Competition Screenplay Slaughter By Bobby Darby and Nathan Brookes

Creative Excellence Award for the Horror Screenplay Competition Blood-Sucking Leeches and Flesh-Eating Maggots By Adam Balsam

Kodak Vision Award for Best CinematographyUnder the Sun Director of Photography: Nikolaus Summerer