Marjorie Prime Wins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at 2017 Sundance Film Festival

At a reception during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival today, the beneficiaries of $60,000 in grants from Sundance Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation were revealed. Doron Weber, the Vice President of Programs at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, announced the winners: Michael Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime won the Feature Film Prize; Adam Benic’s Levittown .

Augmented reality catches Jon Hamm at Sundance

Jon Hamm who portrayed Don Draper on the hit show ‘Mad Men’ appeared as a ‘HoloHamm’ at Sundance Film Festival. Photo: File Attendees at the Sundance Film Festival can use augmented reality to hang out with Mad Men star Jon Hamm or assemble a human brain, as makers of the new immersive technology seek to engage independent filmmakers.