Sundance awards Sloan Prize to Rivera
Alex Rivera's "Sleep Dealer" has won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. $20,000 goes to a feature film "focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character."
The selection committee included Alan Alda, filmmaker Michael Polish, author Evan I. Schwartz, scientist Benedict Schwegler Jr., and scientist John Underkoffler.
The award will be presented at Saturday's award ceremony.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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