Sundance 2024: ‘In the Summers,’ ‘Dìdi’ Win Top Awards

Other winners include “Porcelain War,” “Sujo,” “Sugarcane” and “Daughters”

In the Summers
Courtesy of Sundance Institute

“In The Summers,” Alessandra Lacorazza’s film about two sisters and their relationship with their father, won the Grand Jury Prize on Friday in the U.S. Dramatic category at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Lacorazza also won the Directing Award.

“Dìdi,” directed by Sean Wang (a 2024 Oscar nominee for “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó”), won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.

The awards ceremony took place at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah.

“Dìdi,” which focuses on a Taiwanese American boy’s final summer before high school, also won a special award for its ensemble, which includes Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua.

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