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Like Crazy takes top award at Sundance
Jan 31, 2011, 12:28 GMT
San Francisco - Romantic drama Like Crazy and a documentary over euthanasia claimed the top prizes this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, the world's largest festival for independent movies not produced by Hollywood's major studios.
The Drake Doremus-directed Like Crazy captured the coveted 'Grand Jury' award for best film as the festival neared its end Saturday night in Park City, Utah. The movie tells the relationship of a young American and British student who are split up be visa troubles.
The Grand Jury prize for best documentary was given to How to Die in Oregon, directed by Peter Richardson, which portrays individuals on their death bed that are assisted in ending their life early.
The top prize for 'World Cinema' went to Norwegian film Happy, Happy, by director Anne Sewitzky, while best foreign documentary was handed to Hell and Back Again by war photographer Danfung Dennis.
Sundance was founded in the 1980s by Robert Redford and takes place every January. This year a total of 118 films from 29 countries were presented. About one third marked directorial debuts.
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