The Sundance Institute announced today that the screenplay for the film I dream in another language by Mexican writer Carlos Contreras is one of the four winners of the prestigious Sundance Global Filmmaking Award. The film will be directed by Ernesto Contreras (Párpados Azules (Blue Eyelids)) and produced by the Dutch company Revolver Media in co-production with the Mexican production company Agencia SHA.

The screenplay was developed at the Binger Filmlab and the Sundance Screenwriters Lab with support from the Rotterdam Media Fund.

The prizes were presented during the Sundance Film Festival, which is currently taking place in Park City, Utah. The four winning projects receive a cash prize of $10,000, participation in Sundance's Feature Film program, and support during the further development of the project.

I Dream in Another Language tells the story of an ancient, indigenous language threatened with extinction because the last two speakers, formerly bosom friends, refuse to speak to each other after a huge argument. A Dutch linguist travels to Mexico to save the language and discovers the secret of the two friends.

Director Ernesto Contreras was previously nominated for the Camera d'Or at the 60th Cannes Film Festival with his feature film Párpados Azules (Blue Eyelids). This film subsequently won the Special Jury Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the Ariel Award for Best First Feature Film in Mexico.

Raymond van der Kaaij, producer of the film: 'We are immensely proud and happy to have won the Sundance Global Filmmaking Award. The prize and the support from the Sundance Institute are of great value for the development of the project and the international visibility of the film. But we also see it as a boost for the new generation of Dutch producers with an international focus. Winning this prestigious award shows that there are ample opportunities to develop a non-Dutch-language film with international talent.'



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