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Slamdance Film Festival and ‘Captain America’ filmmakers add $25,000 prize to competition

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The Slamdance Film Festival will serve up 10 narrative features and eight documentaries in its 2018 competition slate — which will add a new prize backed by two alumni who made good.

Slamdance, the upstart little brother to the bigger Sundance Film Festival, will throw its 24th annual edition Jan. 19-25 at Park City’s Treasure Mountain Inn.

The new award has been launched by directing brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, who debuted at Slamdance with “Pieces” in 1997 — and more recently directed “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Captain America: Civil War” and next summer’s “Avengers: Infinity War.