Sundance 2009: It's a wrap!
2009 Sundance Awards Ceremony: 'Push' sweeps!--the film based on Sapphire's book not the February 6th sci-fi flick starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning...
Whitney Pastorek of EW:
The harrowing film won both the Audience and Grand Jury awards in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, as well as a Special Jury Prize for Mo'Nique's performance as the unbearably cruel mother to Precious Jones, an obese, illiterate girl struggling to survive growing up in Harlem.
"Insanely awesome" is how first-time actress Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe (Precious) described the culmination to her whirlwind of a festival. "I feel like I live in a bubble. Like this isn't real. Like this is the land of Oz or something."
"Push works on so many different levels," said Sundance director Geoffrey Gilmore after the ceremony, held at Park City's Racquet Club Saturday night. "It has such an emotional power to it, but it's not just some kind of sentimental bath. You don't understand that film until you watch the whole thing. You can't say we've seen this before. You haven't seen this before."
Meantime: The business side of Sundance 2009....
Sundance sales up from 2008
Total spending up despite drop in deals...
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