| Location | Park City, Salt Lake City, and Sundance, Utah | 
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| Hosted by | Sundance Institute | 
| Festival date | January 24 to February 3, 2019 | 
| Language | English | 
| Website | sundance | 
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 24 to February 3, 2019. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 28, 2018.[1][2][3]
Films
U.S. Dramatic Competition
- Before You Know It by Hannah Pearl Utt
 - Big Time Adolescence by Jason Orley
 - Blush by Debra Eisenstadt festival titled Imaginary Order
 - Brittany Runs a Marathon by Paul Downs Colaizzo
 - Clemency by Chinonye Chukwu
 - The Farewell by Lulu Wang
 - Hala by Minhal Baig
 - Honey Boy by Alma Har'el
 - The Last Black Man in San Francisco by Joe Talbot
 - Luce by Julius Onah
 - Ms. Purple by Justin Chon
 - Native Son by Rashid Johnson
 - Share by Pippa Bianco
 - The Sound of Silence by Michael Tyburski
 - Them That Follow by Britt Poulton and Dan Savage
 - To the Stars by Martha Stephens
 
U.S. Documentary Competition
- Always in Season by Jacqueline Olive
 - American Factory by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
 - Apollo 11 by Todd Douglas Miller
 - Bedlam by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg
 - David Crosby: Remember My Name by A.J. Eaton
 - Hail Satan? by Penny Lane[4]
 - Jawline by Liza Mandelup
 - Knock Down the House by Rachel Lears
 - Midnight Family by Luke Lorentzen
 - Mike Wallace Is Here by Avi Belkin
 - Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements by Irene Taylor Brodsky
 - One Child Nation by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang
 - Pahokee by Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan
 - TIGERLAND by Ross Kauffman
 - Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary by Ben Berman
 - Where’s My Roy Cohn? by Matt Tyrnauer
 
World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- Dirty God by Sacha Polak
 - Divine Love by Gabriel Mascaro
 - Dolce Fine Giornata by Jacek Borcuch
 - Judy and Punch by Mirrah Foulkes
 - Koko-di Koko-da by Johannes Nyholm
 - The Last Tree by Shola Amoo
 - Monos by Alejandro Landes
 - Queen of Hearts by May el-Toukhy
 - The Sharks by Lucía Garibaldi
 - The Souvenir by Joanna Hogg
 - This is not Berlin by Hari Sama
 - We Are Little Zombies by Makoto Nagahisa
 
World Cinema Documentary Competition
- Advocate by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche
 - Cold Case Hammarskjöld by Mads Brügger
 - The Edge of Democracy by Petra Costa
 - The Disappearance of My Mother by Beniamino Barrese
 - Gaza by Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell
 - Honeyland by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
 - Lapü by Juan Pablo Polanco and César Alejandro Jaimes
 - The Magic Life of V by Tonislav Hristov
 - Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili
 - Sea of Shadows by Richard Ladkani
 - Shooting the Mafia by Kim Longinotto
 - Stieg Larsson – The Man Who Played With Fire by Henrik Georgsson
 
Premieres
- After the Wedding by Bart Freundlich
 - Animals by Sophie Hyde
 - Blinded by the Light by Gurinder Chadha
 - Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile by Joe Berlinger
 - Fighting with My Family by Stephen Merchant
 - I Am Mother by Grant Sputore
 - Late Night by Nisha Ganatra
 - Mope by Lucas Heyne
 - Official Secrets by Gavin Hood
 - Paddleton by Alex Lehmann
 - Photograph by Ritesh Batra
 - Relive by Jacob Aaron Estes
 - Sonja - The White Swan by Anne Sewitsky
 - The Mustang by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
 - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Chiwetel Ejiofor
 - The Report by Scott Z. Burns
 - The Sunlit Night by David Wnendt
 - The Tomorrow Man by Noble Jones
 - Top End Wedding by Wayne Blair
 - Troop Zero by Bert & Bertie
 - Velvet Buzzsaw by Dan Gilroy
 
Midnight
- Greener Grass by Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe
 - Little Monsters by Abe Forsythe
 - Memory: The Origins of Alien by Alexandre O. Philippe
 - Mope by Lucas Heyne
 - Sweetheart by J. D. Dillard
 - The Hole in the Ground by Lee Cronin
 - The Lodge by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
 
Documentary Premieres
- Ask Dr. Ruth by Ryan White
 - Halston by Frédéric Tcheng
 - Love, Antosha by Garret Price
 - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love by Nick Broomfield
 - MERATA: How Mum Decolonised The Screen by Heperi Mita
 - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool by Stanley Nelson
 - Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins by Janice Engel
 - The Brink by Alison Klayman
 - The Great Hack by Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim
 - The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley by Alex Gibney
 - Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
 - Untouchable by Ursula Macfarlane
 - Words from a Bear by Jeffrey Palmer
 
Special Events
- Documentary Now! Original Cast Album: Co-Op by Alex Buono
 - Documentary Now! Season 52 Preview
 - Documentary Now! Waiting for the Artist by Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas
 - Leaving Neverland by Dan Reed
 - Lorena by Joshua Rofe
 - Now Apocalypse by Gregg Araki
 - Pop-Up Magazine
 - This Is Personal by Amy Berg
 
Next
The following 10 films were selected for a world premiere in the Next program to highlight American cinema.[5]
- Adam by Rhys Ernst
 - Give Me Liberty by Kirill Mikhanovsky
 - Light from Light by Paul Harrill
 - Paradise Hills by Alice Waddington
 - Premature by Rashaad Ernesto Green
 - Selah and the Spades by Tayarisha Poe
 - Sister Aimee by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann
 - The Death of Dick Long by Daniel Scheinert
 - The Infiltrators by Alex Rivera, Cristina Ibarra
 - The Wolf Hour by Alistair Banks Griffin
 
Awards
The winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Award was Clemency (2019), directed by Chinonye Chukwu.[6]
The winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary Award was One Child Nation (2019), directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang.[6]
The winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was The Souvenir (2019), directed by Joanna Hogg.[6]
The winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was Honeyland (2019), directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov.[6]
The winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award was Monos (2019) directed by Alejandro Landes.[6]
Juries
Jury members for each program of the festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury, were announced on January 17, 2019.[7]
 
 
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Acquisitions
- American Factory: Netflix
 - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch: Kino Lorber
 - Ask Dr. Ruth: Hulu
 - Blinded by the Light: Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line Cinema (US distribution); Entertainment One (UK distribution)
 - The Brink: Magnolia Pictures
 - Brittany Runs a Marathon: Amazon Studios
 - David Crosby: Remember My Name: Sony Pictures Classics
 - Delhi Crime Story: Netflix
 - The Dispossessed: New York Times Op-Docs
 - The Farewell: A24
 - Hala: Apple TV+
 - Halston: 1091 Media
 - Honey Boy: Amazon Studios
 - Honeyland: Neon
 - Late Night: Amazon Studios
 - Lavender: Fox Searchlight Pictures
 - Little Monsters: Neon and Hulu
 - The Lodge: Neon
 - Luce: Neon and Topic Studios
 - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love: Roadside Attractions
 - Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen: ARRAY
 - Monos: Neon
 - The Mountain: Kino Lorber
 - Native Son: HBO Films
 - The Nightingale: IFC Films (US distribution); Transmission Films (Australia distribution)
 - Official Secrets: IFC Films
 - One Child Nation: Amazon Studios
 - Quarter Life Poetry: FX
 - The Report: Amazon Studios
 - Sea of Shadows: National Geographic Documentary Films
 - Share: HBO Films (in association with A24)
 - Shooting the Mafia: Cohen Media Group
 - The Souvenir: A24
 - Them That Follow: 1091 Media
 - The Tomorrow Man: Bleecker Street (US distribution); Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (international distribution)
 - Them That Follow: 1091 Media
 - Where’s My Roy Cohn?: Sony Pictures Classics
 - Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men: Showtime
 
References
- ↑ "Sundance Unveils Politics-Heavy Lineup Featuring Ocasio-Cortez Doc, Feinstein Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
 - ↑ "Sundance 2019: Films by Dan Gilroy, Shia LaBeouf, Chiwetel Ejiofor & More Announced In First Wave Of Festival". The Playlist. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
 - ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 20, 2018). "Sundance Film Festival 2019 Last Minute Adds: Pics Starring Dakota Johnson, Demi Moore, Armie Hammer, Mark Duplass & More". Deadline. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
 - ↑ "Hail Satan?". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
 - ↑ "NEXT". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2019-sundance-film-festival-awards-announced
 - ↑ "Sundance Film Festival: Juries, Awards Night Host Announced". Sundance Institute. January 17, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
 - ↑ The Complete List of Movies Sold at Sundance 2019
 - ↑ Nordine, Michael (January 18, 2019). "Sundance 2019 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Purchases So Far". IndieWire. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
 
External links
 Media related to 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Wikimedia Commons