‘Taipei Suicide Story’ one of the top winners
Submitted by Slamdance
KEFF s Taipei Suicide Story took home the Grand Jury and Audience awards for Narrative Feature at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival.
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The 27th Slamdance Film Festival today announced the winners of their annual Sparky Awards in Audience, Jury and Sponsored categories.
Top winners include ”Taipei Suicide Story,” directed by KEFF, ”CODE NAME: Nagasaki,” directed by Fredrik S. Hana and “No Trace,” directed by Simon Lavoie. (See accompanying list).
“We congratulate the winners of Slamdance 2021 and everyone of our filmmakers who together attracted a record breaking festival audience for their brilliant independent work”, said Slamdance President and Co-founder Peter Baxter. “Many people experienced Slamdance for the first time including over seventeen thousand passholders from fifty-five countries. Accessibility was essential to this endeavor and
Slamdance President and Cofounder Peter Baxter addresses audiences during last year’s awards ceremony at Treasure Mountain Inn. Baxter and his staff decided to move this year’s film festival to a virtual format, which gave them the option to run 12 days instead of six.
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Slamdance 2021 will be the biggest and most accessible film festival of its 27-year history.
The virtual event, which will run 12 days rather than the traditional six, is scheduled to start on Feb. 12, and will offer passholders on-demand access to more than 100 independent films, including 20 feature-film premieres, as well as filmmaker and industry panel discussions and other special events, said Slamdance President and Cofounder Peter Baxter.