Alfred P. Sloan Prize
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The Alfred P. Sloan Prize is an award given each year, starting in 2003, to a film at the Sundance Film Festival. The prize is given to a feature film that focuses on science or technology as a theme, or depicts a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.
Each winner is presented with a $20,000 cash award provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
[edit] Winning films
| Year | Film | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dopamine | Mark Decena | Mark Decena |
| 2004 | Primer | Shane Carruth | Shane Carruth |
| 2005 | Grizzly Man | Werner Herzog | (documentary) |
| 2006 | The House of Sand | Andrucha Waddington | Elena Soarez |
| 2007 | Dark Matter | Chen Shi-zheng | Billy Shebar |
