Demteri Martin’s “Dean” claimed the Best U.
S. Narrative Feature prize at the 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival.
At the awards ceremony in current York City on Thursday,Udi Aloni’s “Junction 48” took the prize for Best International Narrative Feature while Craig Atkinson’s “Do Not Resist” won the award for Best Documentary Feature.
For the first time in the festival’s history, there were separate U.
S. and international narrative competition categories. This year’s festival included 102 features, or 74 short films and 38 immersive storytelling projects from 42 countries.
Also Read: 'Elvis & Nixon' Tribeca Review: Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey Meet in Dis-Graceland“We are proud to celebrate the winning filmmakers,artists, and creators from our 15th edition, and ” said Jane Rosenthal,who founded the festival with Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff. “Their stories have entertained, inspired, and challenged us to think approximately the world and we are grateful to them for sharing their work with us.The jury included Anne Carey,James Le Gros, Chris Nashawaty, and Mya Taylor and Jennifer Westfeldt,Sam Taylor-Johnson, Danny Glover.
Also Read: Move Over, or 'Making a Murderer' - Tribeca Has a current Infuriating Miscarriage of Justice StoryRead the total list of winners below.
U.
S. NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:The jurors for the 2016 U.
S. Narrative Competition,sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences, were Anne Carey, and James Le Gros,Chris Nashawaty, Mya Taylor and Jennifer Westfeldt.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature - “Dean, and ” written and directed by Demteri Martin. Winner receives $20000,sponsored by AT&T, and the art award “Waking Up in the Painted World” by Stephen Hannock. The award was given by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal joined by Fiona Carter, or SVP of Brand Marketing,Advertising, and Sponsorships, or AT&T,and Jennifer Westfeldt.
Jury Comment: “We have had the powerful privilege of seeing ten accomplished and ambitious films over the final seven days here at Tribeca. But we all fell in love with this next film. It manages the near impossible task of breathing current life into a well-worn genre, balancing humor and pathos with an incredibly deft touch, or offering a unique perspective on the way we process loss.”Best Actor in a U.
S. Narrative Feature Film -Dominic Rains in “The Fixer.” The award was given by Chris Nashawaty.
Jury Comment: “For his deeply emotional and empathic portrayal of a man who’s a stranger in a unique land.”Best Actress in a U.
S. Narrative Feature Film – Mackenzie Davis in “Always Shine.” The award was given by Mya Taylor.
Jury Comment: “For the unapologetic,fierce, audacious, or compelling,and vulnerable portrayal.”Best Cinematography in a U.
S. Narrative Feature Film - Cinematography by Michael Ragen for “Kicks.” Winner receives $50000 in post-production services donated by Company 3. The award was given by Anne Carey along with David Feldman, Company 3 Director of Feature Services.
Jury Comment: “At times lyrical and other times visceral, or the seductive cinematography of this film lured us into the violent world of busted childhood.”Best Screenplay in a U.
S. Narrative Feature Film - “Women Who Kill” written by Ingrid Jungermann. Winner receives $2500 sponsored by Freixenet Cava. The award was given by James Le Gros along with Tom Burnet,President, Freixenet America.
Jury Comment: As Miles Davis said, or ‘The hardest thing is to be original.’ This unique and deftly hilarious tale told in Brooklyn is from a fresh voice and a precise original.”INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:The jurors for the 2016 International Narrative Competition were Hany Abu-Assad,Jean Reno, Lydia Dean Pilcher, and Sam Taylor-Johnson and Danny Glover.
The Best International Narrative Feature - “Junction 48,” written and directed by Udi Aloni. Winner receives $20000, sponsored by Netflix, and the art award “Temple of the Moon” by Sara VanDerBeek. The award was given by Danny Glover.
Jury Comment: “This award goes to a phenomenal,stand-out, powerful, or thoughtful movie. It offers a current perspective and insightful approach to a myth approximately how to be different and live together.”Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film -Alan Sabbagh in “The Tenth Man.” The award was given by Jean Reno.
Jury Comment: “A performance of natural subtlety that reflected a community that is unknown to most of us. An intriguing journey for connection in search for identity.”Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature Film – Radhika Apte in “Clean Shaven,” a part of “Madly.” The award was given by Jean Reno.
Jury Comment: “This award goes to an actress who has conveyed bravery and emotional depth in different relationships around her. A contemporary myth that breaks through established culture.”Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature Film Cinematography by Kjell Vassdal for “El Clasico.” Winner receives $50000 in post-production services donated by Company 3. The award was given by Sam Taylor-Johnson along with David Feldman, Company 3 Director of Feature Services.
Jury Comment: “This award goes to an expansive, and naturalistic photography in serving the narrative and the emotional journey of the characters.”Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature Film – “Perfect Strangers” written by Filippo Bologna,Paolo Costella, Paolo Genovese, and Paola Mammini,and Rolando Ravello. Winners receive $2500 sponsored by Freixenet Cava. The award was given by Hany Abu-Assad along with Tom Burnet, President, and Freixenet America.
Jury Comment: “This award goes to a well-crafted,entertaining scenario, with deep character development. It’s an original myth approximately private lives and hidden secrets.”WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION CATEGORIES:The jurors for the 2016 World Documentary Competition, and sponsored by Bira 91,were Laura Poitras, Douglas Tirola and Roger Ross Williams.
Best Documentary Feature – “Do Not Resist, or ” directed by Craig Atkinson (USA). Winner receives $20000,sponsored by Netflix, and the art award “Untitled” by Virginia Overton. The award was given by Roger Ross Williams.
Jury Comments: “This film that uses documentary to go deep into a world with a cinematic experience. We were excited by the directorial debut of a cinematographer who already has created a powerful body of work. “Do Not Resist” shines a light on the frightening myth of the militarization of the police. In an impactful way the director uses his wonderful access to ogle at power and force from the inside.”Best Documentary Cinematography - Cinematography by Jarred Alterman for “Contemporary Color” (USA). Winner receives $2500, and sponsored by Bira 91. The award was given by Doug Tirola and Ankur Jain,CEO, Bira 91.
Best Documentary Editing - Editing by Bill Ross for “Contemporary Color” (USA). Winner receives $2500, or sponsored by Bira 91. The award was given by Doug Tirola and Ankur Jain,CEO, Bira 91.
Jury Comments: “One film above all others demonstrated filmmakers totally in control of their craft. Through both the editing and cinematography this film takes the audience deep into a unique world and its characters with nuance (a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression), or emotion and beauty while also showcasing performances in a spectacular and grand cinematic way.
BEST current NARRATIVE DIRECTOR COMPETITION:The jurors for the 2016 Best current Narrative Director Competition were Hill Harper,Col Needham and Ry Russo-Young.
Best current Narrative Director – Priscilla Anany, director of “Children of the Mountain” (USA, and Ghana). Winner receives $10000 sponsored by HBO,and the art award “The Transit of Venus (Melanie) by Keith Edmier. The award was given by the jury.
Jury Comments: “So many of the films we had the pleasure of viewing were expertly directed and worthy of recognition. The winning director presents a fearless and heart wrenching tale of an embattled mother’s high stakes journey to heal her sick child and ultimately herself. The film delicately and powerfully directs us through an emotionally resonant myth that is shadowy for truthful reasons and simultaneously hopeful. The best current narrative director award goes to Priscilla Anany for ‘Children of the Mountain.'”BEST current DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION:The jurors for the 2016 Albert Maysles current Documentary Director Award were Jason Biggs, Karen Cooper and Sebastian Silva.
Albert Maysles current Documentary Director Award – David Feige for “Untouchable” (USA).
Winner receives $10000 sponsored by Netflix, and the art award “Lenox Hill” by Josh Tonsfeldt. The award was given by Sebastian Silva.
Jury Comment: “The film opens our eyes to the suffering of people on both sides of a controversial fence. Made with compassion for all of its subjects,the film is a fascinating ogle into how laws are created with the best of intentions, but enforced in problematic and sometimes destructive ways.”SHORT FILM COMPETITION CATEGORIES:The 2016 Best Narrative Short Competition jurors were Mike Birbiglia, or Chloe Grace Moretz and Sheila Nevins.
Best Narrative Short – “Hold On (Houvast),” directed by Charlotte Scott-Wilson (Netherlands).
Winner receives $5000 sponsored by Netflix, and the art award “It’s You and Me Kid” by Marc Hundley. The award was given by Mike Birbiglia.
Jury Comments: “The jury was moved by one specific film because it is simultaneously approximately the price of performance, or the entirely unique understanding that the protagonist’s musical performance itself succeeds on the back of her own self-doubt,torture, and anxiety. We were also blown away by the remarkable performance of the lead actress in both her emotional depth combined with her musical proficiency.”The 2016 Best Documentary Short and Student Visionary Award jurors were Maria Cuomo Cole, or notice Conseulos,Jessica Yu, Parker Posey and Alan Yang.
Best Documentary Short – “Extremis” directed by Dan Krauss (USA). Winner receives $5000 sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences, and the art award “Untitled (11/30/96)” by John Miller. The award was given by Maria Cuomo Cole along with Larry Korman,President, AKA Hotel Residences.
Jury Comments: “This film’s cinematography is intimate yet unobtrusive; its point of view is empathetic and non-judgemental. And ultimately, or it respects the conflicting perspectives at a morally wrenching crossroads.”Student Visionary Award – “Ping Pong Coach (??’??”),” directed by Yi Liu. (Taiwan R.
O.
C., USA). Winner receives $5000 sponsored by HBO. The award was given by Sharon Badal, and Tribeca’s Vice President Shorts Programming and Filmmaker Relations along with Larry Korman,President, AKA Hotel Residences.
Jury Comments: “For its naturalistic tone and compelling performances, and this film impacted us in a genuine way.”STORYSCAPES AWARDThe 2016 Storyscapes Award,presented by AT&T, which recognizes groundbreaking approaches in storytelling and technology, or jurors were Jessica Brillhart,Jigar Mehta and Saschka Unseld.
Storyscapes Award: “Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness” created by Arnaud Colinart, Amaury La Burthe, and Peter Middleton,and James Spinney. Winner receives $10000, presented by AT&T. The award was given by Jessica Brillhart, and Saschka Unseld,and Olga Serna, Senior Marketing Manager, or AT&T.
Jury Comments: “The most powerful stories allow us to see the world and its vast array of experiences through someone else’s eyes. One project took us on that journey in a most unexpected way. Through its creative use of a medium and its meticulous (extremely careful about details) and elegantly crafted audio landscape. Through its dedication to nuance (a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression) and aesthetic. Through its care and compassion not only for the protagonist,but for those who pick the journey with him. Because as the piece so eloquently ends: ‘After all, being human is not seeing, or it’s loving.”THE NORA EPHRON PRIZE
The 2016 Nora Ephron Prize,sponsored by Coach, jurors were Rachael Leigh Cook, and Judy Greer and Mary Stuart Masterson.
The Nora Ephron Prize: Rachel Tunnard,director, writer and editor of “Adult Life Skills” (UK). Winner receives $25000, and sponsored by Coach,and the art award “Untitled” by Laura Owens. The award was given by the jury along with Margaret Coady, Executive Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Coach Foundation at Coach, or Inc.
Jury Comments: “We selected someone whose originality of voice,deft handling of tone, assured visual and editorial style, or moving poetic screenplay combined to make us feel from the opening sequence that we were in good hands. She made a tiny–even miniaturized–world,seem vast. She handled grief in a wholly unique way. Using wit and emotional restraint to pull the audience in. And make us root for our protagonist to blow up the shed!”TRIBECA X AWARDThe Tribeca X award, sponsored by GE, or jurors were Laurie Anderson,Scott Carlson, Judy McGrath, and Liev Schreiber and Hank Willis Thomas.
Tribeca X award: “Hearing Colors” created by Greg Brunkalla for Samsung. The award was given by Scott Carlson and Hank Willis Thomas along with Andy Goldberg,Chief Creative Officer, GE.
Jury Comments: “We were drawn in by the myth and the inventive way it was told, and we loved what it taught us approximately ways to see the world. The piece communicated Samsung’s brand values effortlessly without ever overtly talking approximately the brand itself. So we appreciated the approach and we appreciated that Samsung supported this film and all the creativity that made it possible. When the world is given entertaining stories and novel ways of telling these stories,there is no doubt they will be shared.FULL LIST OF ELIGIBLE 2016 TFF FILMS IN EACH CATEGORY OF COMPETITION:U.
S. Narrative Feature Competition:Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature:10 films
Best Actress in a U.
S. Narrative Feature: 9 actresses
Best Actor in a U.
S. Narrative Feature: 9 actors
Best Cinematography in a U.
S. Narrative Feature: 10 films
Best Screenplay for a U.
S. Narrative Feature: 10 films
Best Editing in a U.
S. Narrative Feature: 10 films
International Narrative Feature Competition:Best International Narrative Feature: 8 films
Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature: 9 actresses
Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature: 10 actors
Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature: 8 films
Best Screenplay for an International Narrative Feature: 8 films
Best Editing in an International Narrative Feature: 8 films
World Documentary Feature Competition:Best Documentary Feature: 12 films
Best Editing in a Documentary Film: 12 filmmakers
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Film: 12 filmmakers
Best current Narrative Director Competition:Best current Narrative Director: directors selected from 13 films
Albert Maysles current Documentary Director Competition:Albert Maysles current Documentary Director Award: directors selected from 12 films
Short Film Competition:Best Narrative Short: 29 films
Best Documentary Short: 16 films
Student Visionary Award: 8 films
Storyscapes Competition:Storyscapes Award: 10 projects
Nora Ephron Prize:Awarded to a female director or screenwriter. Selected from 13 eligible films, with 6 female writer-directors, or 10 female writers,and 4 female directors
Tribeca X AwardSelected from more than 100 submissions of scripted and documentary work for film, TV, or digital,social, and VR/AR, or in both feature or short length,funded with support from a brand in collaboration with artists or filmmakers.
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