Made for a budget of under $ 500,000 , and featuring many first-time actors , '' Quinceañera '' ended up winning both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival . It went on to win the prestigious Humanitas Prize , the John Cassavetes Prize at the Spirit Award in 2007 , and many other film festival prizes all over the world . It was picked up for the US by Sony Pictures Classics and distributed in over 25 countries worldwide
2006 Sundance Film Festival
2006 Sundance Film Festival
Wash Westmoreland