26 January 2024 at 19:06 “Ibelin” has run away with two awards during the Sundance Film Festival The Norwegian documentary film “Ibelin” has so far run away with both the audience award and the award for best director during this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Allocation is still ongoing, so the popular documentary can still run away with additional awards. The Netflix-purchased documentary about the disease-stricken gamer Mats Steen, who died aged 25, has received rave reviews after its premiere at the Sundance festival. “Ibelin” is named after the “World of Warcraft” avatar of Steen, who died in 2014 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) – a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle wasting in boys. After their son’s death, his parents discovered that he had had a contented life online and made friends all over Europe, via the game “World of Warcraft”. The story of Steen was first told by news in 2019. It became the state channel’s most read online story. The Norwegian documentary film “A New Kind of Wilderness” directed by Silje Evensmo Jacobsen has also won an award. The film won the jury prize.
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