2025 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners
UGFTV Alumni and Faculty Worked on Many Award-Winning Films!
The Sundance Film Festival held their awards ceremony on Friday, January 31st in Park City, Utah and we are thrilled to celebrate the alumni and faculty whose films were recognized! See below for the full list, and see all Tisch Sundance Award Winners here.
Atropia (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
Mark W. Bennett ’97 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), casting
Mia Vinciguerra ’16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), dialogue editor
Sorry, Baby (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: US Dramatic)
Grace Perkins ’22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director's assistant
Life After (U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award)
Jot Sahi ’18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate producer
The Perfect Neighbor (Directing Award: US Documentary)
Sam Pollard (Faculty), executive producer
Danielle Massie ’16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate producer
East of Wall (Audience Award: NEXT)
Ellie Zarr ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional editor/assistant editor
We Were The Scenery (Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction)
Haina Zhou ’23 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound design and mix
The Wedding Banquet (The Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction)
Anita Gou ’13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Kent Sanderson ’06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Charlotte Royer '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.