Sundance Jury selects Tarantino in 2008

-The Academy Award-winning Quentin Tarantino has a long and illustrious relationship with the Sundance Institute, dating back to 1991 when he brought his film RESERVOIR DOGS to the Sundance Institute Directors Lab. The film went on to play to wide acclaim at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival. PULP FICTION, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, and for which Tarantino received an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, is part of the official Sundance Collection at UCLA. On January 20, Tarantino will be honored at the Festival with the 2008 Ray-Ban Visionary Award, presented by Ray-Ban and The Creative Coalition.-



The other Jury members are - Marcia Gay Harden, Jason Reitman, Sandra Oh, and Alan Alda.

he returns as juror to the place that made him famous. very nice. first cannes, now sundance. what’s next, the oscars? haha

Quentin Tarantino Grand Jury Prize Speech:



Quentin Tarantino Grand Jury Prize Speech @ Sundance 08 - YouTube