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The Tribeca Festival is an annual
film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
organized by
Tribeca Productions Tribeca Productions is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca. History The production company was founded in 19 ...
. It takes place each spring in
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, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was founded by Robert De Niro,
Jane Rosenthal Jane Rosenthal (born September 21, 1956) is an American film producer.
, and
Craig Hatkoff Craig M. Hatkoff (born March 19, 1954) is an American real estate investor from New York City. Along with his now ex-wife Jane Rosenthal, and Robert De Niro, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute in 2002. The ...
in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the
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on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival. Each year, the festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees, and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories.


History

The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by
Jane Rosenthal Jane Rosenthal (born September 21, 1956) is an American film producer.
, Robert De Niro, and
Craig Hatkoff Craig M. Hatkoff (born March 19, 1954) is an American real estate investor from New York City. Along with his now ex-wife Jane Rosenthal, and Robert De Niro, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute in 2002. The ...
, in response to the
September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commer ...
on the
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and the consequent loss of vitality in the
Tribeca Tribeca (), originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a quadrilateral) is bounded by Canal Stree ...
neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. The inaugural festival launched after 120 days of planning with the help of more than 1,300 volunteers. It was attended by more than 150,000 people and featured several up-and-coming filmmakers. The festival included juried narrative, documentary and short film competitions; a restored classics series; a best of New York series curated by
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; 13 major panel discussions; an all-day family festival; and the premieres of studio films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', '' About A Boy'', the American remake of ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. The 2003 festival brought more than 300,000 people. The festival showcased an expanded group of independent features, documentaries and short films from around the world, coupled with studio premieres, panel discussions, music and comedy concerts, a family festival, sports activities, and outdoor movie screenings along the
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. The family festival featured children's movie screenings, storytelling, family panels, workshops, and interactive games culminating in a daylong street fair that drew a crowd estimated at 250,000 people. At the end of 2003, De Niro purchased the theater at 54
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which had housed the recently closed Screening Room, an art house that had shown independent films nightly, renaming it the Tribeca Cinema. It became one of the
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s of the festival. In an effort to serve its mission of bringing independent film to the widest possible audience, in 2006, the festival expanded its reach in New York City and internationally. In New York City, Tribeca hosted screenings throughout Manhattan as the festival's 1,000-plus screening schedule outgrew the capacity downtown. Internationally, the Festival brought films to the
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. As part of the celebrations in Rome, Tribeca was awarded the first-ever "Steps and Stars" award, presented on the
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. A total of 169 feature films and 99 shorts were selected from 4,100 film submissions, including 1,950 feature submissions—three times the total submissions from the first festival in 2002. The festival featured 90 world premieres, nine international premieres, 31 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres, and 28 New York City premieres. In 2009, Rosenthal, Hatkoff and De Niro were named number 14 on ''
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'' list of the world's top 25 philanthropists for their role in regenerating TriBeCa's economy after September 11. In 2011, ''
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'' became the first video game to be recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2013, '' Beyond: Two Souls'', featuring Elliot Page and
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, became only the second game to be premiered at the festival. The 19th Tribeca Film Festival, originally scheduled for April 15–26, 2020, was cancelled due to the
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. In the weeks and months that followed, Tribeca launched several digital offerings to highlight filmmakers and creators who had hoped to premiere their latest works at the spring gathering. It provided a secure digital platform for 2020 Festival films seeking distribution to be viewed by press and industry and hosted a virtual gathering space for Tribeca N.O.W. Creators Market. In response to the global pandemic, Tribeca organized We Are One in partnership with
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, a free 10-day digital festival that provided entertainment and connection for audiences at home and raised international COVID-19 relief funds. The program was co-curated by 21 of the top international film festivals including
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, Sundance,
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and
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and showcased over 100 hours of shorts, features, talks and music to an audience of 1.9 million people in 179 countries. In July 2020, Tribeca launched one of the first large scale pop-up drive-in series across the country to provide audiences with entertainment in a safe, socially-distanced environment. Screenings took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Orchard Beach in the Bronx neighborhood of New York and Nickerson Beach in
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. The series employed local production staff and partnered with small food businesses who had been impacted by the lockdown. On August 7, 2020, organizers announced that the 20th anniversary edition of the festival was to be held from June 9 to June 20, 2021, with a dedicated space to celebrate films whose premieres were not able to take place in the festival that was cancelled in 2020. In a first for the festival, Tribeca also hosted community screenings — in both indoor and outdoor venues — in all five New York City boroughs. The festival added a dedicated video games category beginning with the 2021 event. Games nominated are presented in online presentations during the Festival, similar to film screenings. The festival dropped "Film" from its name.


Awards


U.S. Narrative Competition


Best U.S. Narrative Feature

* 2021 – '' The Novice'', written and directed by Lauren Hadaway *2020 – ''
The Half of It ''The Half of It'' is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, an ...
'', directed by
Alice Wu Alice Wu (; born April 21, 1970) is an American film director and screenwriter, known for her films '' Saving Face'' (2004) and ''The Half of It'' (2020). Both of her films feature Chinese-American main characters and explore the lives of intel ...
* 2019 – '' Burning Cane'', written and directed by Phillip Youmans * 2018 – '' Diane'', written and directed by Kent Jones * 2017 – '' Keep the Change'', written and directed by Rachel Israel * 2016 – ''
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'', directed by
Demetri Martin Demetri Evan Martin ( el, Δημήτριος Ευάγγελος Μάρτιν, ''Dimitrios Evangelos Martin''; born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist and musician. He was a contributor on ''The Daily Show'' ...


Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Matthew Leone in ''God’s Waiting Room'' * 2020 –
Steve Zahn Steven James Zahn (; born November 13, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. His film roles include ''Reality Bites'' (1994), ''That Thing You Do!'' (1996), ''Stuart Little'' (1999), '' Shattered Glass'' (2003), ''Sahara'' (2005), '' Chicken Li ...
in ''
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'' * 2019 –
Wendell Pierce Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles both on the stage and screen. He first gained notoriety portra ...
in '' Burning Cane'' * 2018 –
Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of ''Angels in America'', for which he would win a Tony Award, and its HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he woul ...
in '' O.G'' * 2017 –
Alessandro Nivola Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. He has been nominated for a Tony Award and an Independent Spirit Award and has won a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Independent Film Award (BIFA), and the Best Actor Award ...
in ''
One Percent More Humid ''One Percent More Humid'' is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Liz W. Garcia. The film stars Juno Temple, Julia Garner, Alessandro Nivola, Maggie Siff, Olivia Luccardi and Philip Ettinger. Plot Catherine and Iris, who were c ...
'' * 2016 –
Dominic Rains Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, fa, امین ناظم زاده, label=none, March 1, 1982) is an American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including '' The Taqwacores'' (2010) and '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' ...
in ''Burn Country''


Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Isabelle Furman in '' The Novice'' * 2020 –
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in ''Materna'' * 2019 –
Haley Bennett Haley Loraine Keeling (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Haley Bennett, is an American actress. She made her film debut in the romantic comedy ''Music and Lyrics'' (2007) and has since appeared in films such as '' The Equalizer'' (2 ...
in ''
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'' * 2018 –
Alia Shawkat Alia Martine Shawkat ( ; ar, عليا مارتين شوكت; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in '' The Old Man'', '' State of Grace'', Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom '' Arrested Devel ...
in ''Duck Butter'' * 2017 –
Nadia Alexander Nadia Alexander (born April 5, 1994 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American actress. She has performed in several television series, including '' The Sinner'' (2017) and '' Seven Seconds'' (2018)''.'' She won the award for Best Actress in a U. ...
in ''Blame'' * 2016 –
Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in ''Breathe In'' and '' The F Word'' (for which she was nominated for the Canadia ...
in '' Always Shine''


Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Todd Martin for '' The Novice'' * 2020 – Greta Zozula, Chananun Chotrungroj and Kelly Jeffrey for ''Materna'' * 2019 – Phillip Youmans for ''Burning Cane'' * 2018 – Wyatt Garfield for ''Diane'' * 2017 – Chris Teague for '' Love After Love'' * 2016 – Michael Ragen for '' ''Kicks''''


Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – ''Mark, Mary, and Some Other People'', written by
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* 2020 – ''Cowboys'', written by Anna Kerrigan * 2019 – ''
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'', written by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy * 2018 – ''Diane'', written by Kent Jones * 2017 – ''
Abundant Acreage Available ''Abundant Acreage Available'' is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Angus MacLachlan. Amy Ryan and Terry Kinney star as siblings dealing with their father's recent death when three brothers, whose family operated the land for generations, ...
'', written by
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* 2016 – ''
Women Who Kill ''Women Who Kill'' is a 2016 American comedy thriller film written and directed by Ingrid Jungermann and starring Annette O'Toole, Sheila Vand, Tami Sagher, Deborah Rush, Grace Rex, Shannon Patricia O'Neill, and Ann Carr. The film was released ...
'', written by
Ingrid Jungermann Ingrid Jungermann (born August 23, 1977) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for '' Women Who Kill'', her directorial film debut, and web series '' The Slope'' and '' F to 7th''. Career Jungermann is o ...


World Narrative Competition


Best Narrative Feature

* 2021 – '' Brighton 4th'', directed by Levan Koguashvili * 2020 – ''
The Hater ''The Hater'' ( pl, Sala samobójców. Hejter) is a 2020 Polish social thriller film directed by Jan Komasa and written by Mateusz Pacewicz. The plot centres around an expelled university student from Warsaw who attempts to steer the internet, ...
'', directed by
Jan Komasa Jan Tadeusz Komasa (born October 28, 1981) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing '' Suicide Room'' (2011), '' Warsaw 44'' (2014), and ''Corpus Christi'' (2019), which was nominated for the Best Internatio ...
* 2019 – '' Scheme Birds'', directed by Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin * 2017 – ''Son of Sofia'' (''O Gios tis Sofias'') written and directed by Elina Psykou * 2016 – ''
Junction 48 ''Junction 48'' is a 2016 Israeli drama film directed by Udi Aloni, co-written by Oren Moverman and the film's star Tamer Nafar. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. ...
'', directed by
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* 2015 – ''
Virgin Mountain ''Virgin Mountain'' is a 2015 Icelandic drama film directed by Dagur Kári, starring Gunnar Jónsson and Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir. Its Icelandic title is ''Fúsi'' , the name of the lead character. The world premiere took place at the 65th Berlin ...
'', directed by
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* 2014 – ''
Zero Motivation ''Zero Motivation'' (Hebrew title: אפס ביחסי אנוש, ''Zero on Interpersonal Relations'') is a 2014 Israeli black comedy film directed by Talya Lavie. The film premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival where it received two awards. It ...
'', directed by
Talya Lavie Talya Lavie (born 1978) is an Israeli filmmaker best known for her 2014 debut feature, '' Zero Motivation''. Early life Lavie attended the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design as well as the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. Whi ...
* 2013 – '' The Rocket'', directed by
Kim Mordaunt Kim Mordaunt is a well known Australian director, cinematographer and actor who comes from a documentary background. He graduated from UTS (University of Technology, Sydney) and got a diploma in acting from LAMDA ( London Academy of Music and Dr ...
* 2012 – ''
War Witch ''War Witch'' (french: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, an ...
'', directed by
Kim Nguyen Kim Nguyen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his 2012 film '' War Witch (Rebelle)''. The film was the top winner at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards;She Monkeys'', directed by
Lisa Aschan Daria Sofia Elisabeth (Lisa) Aschan (born 28 February 1978) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Early life Aschan grew up on a farm in Vejbystrand. At the age of twelve, she moved to Gothenburg and then studied at a boarding school ...
* 2010 – ''
When We Leave ''When We Leave'' (german: Die Fremde, tr, Ayrılık) is a 2010 German-Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Feo Aladag. The film received worldwide acclaim, and represented Aladag's debut as a producer, wri ...
'', directed by Feo Aladag * 2009 – ''
About Elly ''About Elly'' ( fa, درباره الی, translit. ''Dar bāre-ye Elly'') is a 2009 Iranian drama film. The fourth film by filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, the film examines middle class relationships in Iran. It received universal acclaim. Farhad ...
'', directed by
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* 2008 – '' Let the Right One In'', directed by
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* 2007 – ''
My Father My Lord ''My Father My Lord'' ( he, חופשת קיץ, lit. ''Summer Vacation'') is a 2007 Israeli film directed by David Volach, a former Israeli Haredi. It won the Founder's Award for Best Narrative Film at the Tribeca Film Festival. Plot Rabbi Avra ...
'', directed by David Volach * 2006 – ''
Iluminados por el fuego ''Blessed by Fire'' ( es, Iluminados por el fuego) is a 2005 Argentine war drama film co-written and directed by Tristán Bauer. The film features Gastón Pauls, Pablo Ribba and Juan Leyrado. The story centers on the Falklands War and it is b ...
'', directed by
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* 2005 – '' Stolen Life'', directed by
Li Shaohong Li Shaohong (born 7 July 1955) is a Chinese film and television director and producer. She is considered a member of the Fifth Generation movement, and China's top woman director. Her films have won multiple awards in China and abroad, includin ...
* 2004 – '' Green Hat'', directed by
Liu Fendou Liu Fendou () (born 1969, Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Born in Beijing, Liu Fendou spent some time in the United States in his youth doing "generally doing a whole lot of nothing" until retur ...
* 2003 – ''
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'', directed by Li Yang * 2002 – '' Roger Dodger'', directed by
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Best New Narrative Filmmaker

* 2021 – Nana Mensah for '' Queen of Glory'' * 2020 – Gaspar Antillo for '' Nobody Knows I'm Here'' * 2019 – Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin for ''Scheme Birds'' * 2017 – Rachel Israel, director of ''Keep the Change'' * 2015 – Zachary Treitz for '' Men Go to Battle'' * 2014 – Josef Wladyka for ''Manos Sucias'' * 2013 – Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais for ''
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'' * 2012 – Lucy Mulloy, '' Una Noche'' * 2011 –
Park Jung-bum Park Jung-bum (born 1976) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and actor. Park wrote, directed, and acted in his directorial debut '' The Journals of Musan'' (2011), which won the New Currents Award and FIPRESCI Award at the 15th Bus ...
for '' The Journals of Musan'' * 2010 – Kim Chapiron for ''
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'' * 2009 – Rune Denstad Langlo for ''
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'' * 2008 – Huseyin Karabey for ''My Marlon and Brando'' * 2007 – Enrique Begne for ''Two Embraces'' * 2006 –
Marwan Hamed Marwan Hamed ( ar, مروان حامد; born May 29, 1977) is a young Egyptian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)', Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa'. He is the son of author Wahid Hamed an ...
for ''
The Yacoubian Building ''The Yacoubian Building'' ( ar, عمارة يعقوبيان ''‘Imārat Ya‘qūbyān'') is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany. The book was made into a film of the same name in 2006 and into a TV series in 2007. Published in Arabi ...
'' * 2005 – Alicia Scherson for ''
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'' * 2004 –
Liu Fendou Liu Fendou () (born 1969, Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Born in Beijing, Liu Fendou spent some time in the United States in his youth doing "generally doing a whole lot of nothing" until retur ...
for '' Green Hat'' * 2003 –
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festiva ...
for '' It's Easier for a Camel...'' * 2002 –
Eric Eason Eric Eason is an American film director and screenwriter. ''Manito'' His first feature film '' Manito'' premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize and went on to win 16 awards on the International Festival C ...
for '' Manito''


Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 –
Levan Tediashvili Levan Tediashvili ( ka, ლევან თედიაშვილი; born 15 March 1948 in Gegmoubani, Georgian SSR) is a former Soviet (Georgian) wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1972 and 1976. He remained undefeated b ...
in ''Brighton 4th'' * 2020 – Noé Hernández in Kokoloko * 2017 – Guillermo Pfening in ''Nobody's Watching'' (''Nadie Nos Mira'') * 2015 – Gunnar Jónsson for ''
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'' * 2014 – Paul Schneider for ''
Goodbye to All That ''Good-Bye to All That'' is an autobiography by Robert Graves which first appeared in 1929, when the author was 34 years old. "It was my bitter leave-taking of England," he wrote in a prologue to the revised second edition of 1957, "where I ha ...
'' * 2013 – Sitthiphon Disamoe, '' The Rocket'' * 2012 – Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nuñez Florian, '' Una Noche'' * 2011 – Ramadhan "Shami" Bizimana in ''Grey Matter'' * 2010 – Eric Elmosnino in ''
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'' * 2009 –
Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds (; born 9 February 1953) is an Irish actor. Born in Belfast, Hinds is known for a range of screen and stage roles. He has starred in feature films including '' The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover'' (1989), '' Persuasion'' (1 ...
in '' The Eclipse'' * 2008 –
Thomas Turgoose Thomas Aiden Turgoose (born 11 February 1992) is an English actor, best known for his role as Shaun Fields in the film ''This Is England'' (2006), a role he reprises in the ''This Is England'' TV series ''This Is England '86'' (2010), ''This Is ...
and Piotr Jagiello for their roles in '' Somers Town'' * 2007 – Lofti Ebdelli in ''Making Of. (Akher film)'' * 2006 –
Jürgen Vogel Jürgen Peter Vogel (; born 29 April 1968, in Hamburg) is a German actor, screenwriter, film producer and singer. One of the most successful character actors in German cinema, he first broke out in 1992 with his role in '' Little Sharks''.Jürgen ...
in '' Der Freie Wille'' * 2005 –
Cees Geel Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Geel (born 13 March 1965 in Schagen) is a Dutch television, radio and film actor. His notable credits include in the TV miniseries ''Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001) and in the film ''Simon'' (2004). He won the Go ...
in ''
Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
'' * 2004 –
Ian Hart Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable roles are Rabbit in the Channel Four drama miniseries '' One Summer'' (1983), Joe O'Reilly in the biopic ''Michael Collins'' (1996 ...
in ''
Blind Flight ''Blind Flight'' is a 2003 British film directed by John Furse and starring Ian Hart and Linus Roache. It is based on the true-life story of the kidnapping and imprisonment of the Irish academic Brian Keenan and the English journalist John Mc ...
'' * 2003 – Igor Bareš in ''Výlet'' and
Ohad Knoller Ohad Knoller ( he, אוהד קנולר; born 28 September 1976) is an Israeli actor. He had roles in the Eytan Fox films ''Yossi & Jagger'' and '' The Bubble'', and the Steven Spielberg film ''Munich''. Background Knoller was born in Tel Aviv, I ...
in ''
Yossi & Jagger ''Yossi & Jagger'' ( he, יוסי וג'אגר, Yossi VeJagger) is a 2002 Israeli romantic drama film directed by Eytan Fox about soldiers at the Israel–Lebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war. The film ...
''


Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Bassant Ahmed & Basmala Elghaiesh in ''Souad'' * 2020 –
Shira Haas Shira Haas ( he, שירה האס; born ) is an Israeli actress. She initially gained national prominence for her roles in local film and television, having won two Israeli Ophir Awards out of five nominations since 2014. In 2020, she gained in ...
in ''
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
'' * 2019 – Park Ji-hu in ''
House of Hummingbird ''House of Hummingbird'' () is a 2018 South Korean drama film written and directed by Kim Bora. The film debuted in competition at the Busan International Film Festival's New Currents section in October 2018, where it won the NETPAC Award and th ...
'' * 2017 – Marie Leuenberger in ''The Divine Order'' (''Die göttliche Ordnung'') * 2016 –
Radhika Apte Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Hindi films, and has appeared in a few Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and English-language films. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a ...
in ''Madly (Section : Clean Shaven)'' * 2015 –
Hannah Murray Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray (born 1 July 1989) is an English actress. She played Cassie in '' Skins'' (2007–2008, 2013) and Gilly in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019), for which she has been nominated along with her ca ...
in ''
Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...
'' * 2014 –
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festiva ...
in '' Human Capital'' * 2013 –
Veerle Baetens Veerle Baetens (born 24 January 1978) is a Belgian actress and singer probably best known for her role as Elise/Alabama in ''The Broken Circle Breakdown'' and as lead detective Hannah Maes in the crime drama ''Code 37''. She has also starred in ...
in ''
The Broken Circle Breakdown ''The Broken Circle Breakdown'' (also known as ''Alabama Monroe'') is a 2012 Belgian drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen with a screenplay by Carl Joos and van Groeningen. It is based on the stage play of the same name by Johan Heldenber ...
'' * 2012 –
Rachel Mwanza Rachel Mwanza is an actress from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, best known for her performance as Komona in the 2012 film ''War Witch (Rebelle)''. Prior to being cast in the film, she was homeless and living on the streets of Kinshasa. Earl ...
in ''
War Witch ''War Witch'' (french: Rebelle) is a 2012 Canadian dramatic war film written and directed by Kim Nguyen and starring Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien and Serge Kanyinda. It is about a child soldier forced into a civil war in Africa, an ...
'' * 2011 –
Carice van Houten Carice Anouk van Houten () is a Dutch actress and singer (born 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp). Her first leading role in the television film ''Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, s ...
in '' Black Butterflies'' * 2010 –
Sibel Kekilli Sibel Kekilli (born 16 June 1980) is a German actress. She gained public attention after starring in the 2004 film '' Head-On''. She won two Lolas, the most prestigious German film awards, for her performances in ''Head-On'' and ''When We Leave ...
in ''
When We Leave ''When We Leave'' (german: Die Fremde, tr, Ayrılık) is a 2010 German-Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Feo Aladag. The film received worldwide acclaim, and represented Aladag's debut as a producer, wri ...
'' * 2009 –
Zoe Kazan Zoe Swicord Kazan (; born September 9, 1983) is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter. She made her acting debut in the film ''Swordswallowers and Thin Men'' (2003) and later appeared in films such as '' The Savages'' (2007), ''Revol ...
in ''The Exploding Girl'' * 2008 –
Eileen Walsh Eileen Walsh (born 16 April 1977) is an Irish actress. Biography Born and raised in Cork, Ireland, Walsh was raised in a Catholic household, and had no intention of becoming an actress, until she followed in the footsteps of her elder sister ...
in ''Eden'' * 2007 –
Marina Hands Marina Hands (born 10 January 1975) is a French stage and film actress. Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter . She studied acting at the Cou ...
in ''
Lady Chatterley The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Inform ...
'' * 2006 –
Eva Holubová Eva Holubová (born 7 March 1959) is a Czech actress. She is known for having cured herself of alcoholism. She received a Czech Lion Award in 2000 for her supporting role in the film ''Ene Bene'' and in 2006, she was nominated for the Best Actre ...
in ''Holiday Makers'' * 2005 – Felicity Huffman in '' Transamerica'' * 2004 – Fernanda Montenegro in '' O Outro Lado da Rua'' * 2003 –
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festiva ...
in '' It's Easier for a Camel...'' Best Cinematography * 2021 – Elisabeth Vogler for '' Roaring 20’s'' * 2020 – Daniella Nowitz for ''
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
'' * 2017 – Elvira Lind for ''Bobbi Jene'' * 2015 – Magnus Jønck for ''
Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...
'' * 2014 – Damian García for ''Gueros'' * 2013 – Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen for ''Before Snowfall'' * 2012 – Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder for '' Una Noche'' * 2011 – Lisa Tillinger for ''Artificial Paradises''


Best Screenplay

* 2021 – '' Brighton 4th, written by
Boris Frumin Boris Moiseevich Frumin (russian: Борис Моисеевич Фрумин, lv, Boriss Frumins; born 24 October 1947) is a Soviet, American and Latvian film director and screenwriter. Career Frumin's film '' Errors of Youth'' was screened ...
'' * 2020 – ''Tryst with Destiny'', written by
Prashant Nair Prashant Nair is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer best known for his 2015 feature film ''Umrika'', starring Suraj Sharma and Tony Revolori, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and won the World Cinema Dramatic ...
* 2017 – ''
Ice Mother ''Ice Mother'' ( cs, Bába z ledu) is a 2017 Czech drama film directed by Bohdan Sláma. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Hana, a happy 67-year-old ...
'' (''Bába z ledu'') written by
Bohdan Sláma Bohdan Sláma (born 29 May 1967 in Opava) is a Czech film director. He studied at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, ...
* 2015 – Dagur Kári for ''
Virgin Mountain ''Virgin Mountain'' is a 2015 Icelandic drama film directed by Dagur Kári, starring Gunnar Jónsson and Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir. Its Icelandic title is ''Fúsi'' , the name of the lead character. The world premiere took place at the 65th Berlin ...
'' * 2014 –
Guillaume Nicloux Guillaume Nicloux (born 3 August 1966) is a French novelist, director and actor. He is the founder of the theatre company La Troupe. He has written crime fiction and directed films for cinema and French television. He won the Best Screenplay Awar ...
for ''
The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq ''The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'' () is a 2014 French comedy-drama film directed by Guillaume Nicloux, starring Michel Houellebecq, Mathieu Nicourt, Maxime Lefrançois and Luc Schwarz. It tells the story of how the famous author Michel Houe ...
'' * 2013 – Carl Joos and Felix Van Groeningen for ''
The Broken Circle Breakdown ''The Broken Circle Breakdown'' (also known as ''Alabama Monroe'') is a 2012 Belgian drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen with a screenplay by Carl Joos and van Groeningen. It is based on the stage play of the same name by Johan Heldenber ...
'' * 2012 –
Daniel Burman Daniel Burman (born 29 August 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, screenplay writer, and producer. According to film critic Joel Poblete, who writes for ''Mabuse'', a cinema magazine, Daniel Burman is one of the members of the ...
and Sergio Dubcovsky for '' La suerte en tus manos'' * 2011 – Jannicke Systad Jacobsen for '' Turn Me On, Dammit!''


Best Narrative Editing

* 2015 – Oliver Bugge Coutté for ''
Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...
'' * 2014 – Keith Miller for ''Five Star''


Best Documentary Feature

* 2020 – ''Socks on Fire'', directed by Bo McGuire * 2017 – ''Bobbi Jene'', directed by Elvira Lind * 2015 – ''Democrats'', directed by Camilla Nielsson * 2014 – '' Point and Shoot'', directed by
Marshall Curry Marshall Curry (born ) is an Oscar-winning American documentary director, producer, cinematographer and editor. His films include '' Street Fight'', '' Racing Dreams'', '' If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front'', ''Point and ...
* 2013 – '' The Kill Team'', directed by
Dan Krauss Dan Krauss is an American film director and cinematographer. Biography Krauss is best known for his two Academy Awards, Oscar-nominated documentary films ''The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club, The Death of Kevin Carter'' (20 ...
* 2012 – ''
The World Before Her ''The World Before Her'' is a 2012 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Nisha Pahuja and produced by Toronto's Emmy Award winning Storyline Entertainment. The film explores the complex and conflicting environment for young girls in I ...
'', directed by
Nisha Pahuja Nisha Pahuja (born 1978) is an independent Canadian filmmaker, born in New Delhi and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Indiewire. "Meet the 2012 Tribeca Filmmakers #5: 'The World Before Her' Director Nisha Pahuja. Indiewire, 201/ref> This writer/arti ...
* 2011 – ''Bombay Beach'', directed by Alma Har'el * 2010 – '' Monica & David'', directed by Alexandra Codina * 2009 – '' Racing Dreams'', directed by
Marshall Curry Marshall Curry (born ) is an Oscar-winning American documentary director, producer, cinematographer and editor. His films include '' Street Fight'', '' Racing Dreams'', '' If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front'', ''Point and ...
* 2008 – ''
Pray the Devil Back to Hell ''Pray the Devil Back to Hell'' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its thea ...
'', directed by Gini Reticker * 2007 – ''
Taxi to the Dark Side ''Taxi to the Dark Side'' is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Alex Gibney, and produced by Gibney, Eva Orner, and Susannah Shipman. It won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It focuses on the December 2002 killing of ...
'', directed by Alex Gibney * 2006 – '' The War Tapes'', directed by
Deborah Scranton Deborah Scranton (born 1962) is an American film director. She directed ''The War Tapes'', a documentary detailing the personal stories of soldiers in the Iraq War. It was the first of its kind in that she sent the soldiers video cameras so th ...
* 2005 – ''El Perro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War'', directed by
Péter Forgács Péter Forgács (born 1950) is a media artist and independent filmmaker based in Budapest, Hungary. He is best known for his "Private Hungary" series of award winning films based on home movies from the 1930s and 1960s, which document ordinary li ...
* 2004 – ''
Kill Your Idols Kill Your Idols is an American hardcore punk band from New York, active from 1995 through 2007 and again from 2013 to the present. They were signed to SideOneDummy Records. Their releases on SideOne were Funeral for a Feeling (2001), a split w ...
'', directed by Scott Crary * 2003 – ''A Normal Life'', directed by
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (; born ) is an American documentary filmmaker. She was the director, along with her husband, Jimmy Chin, for the film ''Free Solo'', which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film profiled Alex ...
and Hugo Berkeley * 2002 – ''Chiefs'', directed by Daniel Junge


Best New Documentary Filmmaker

* 2020 – Jessica Earnshaw for ''Jacinta'' * 2017 –
Sarita Khurana Sarita Khurana is a film director, producer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Khurana's films explore South Asian stories from female perspectives. Migration, memory, culture, gender, and sexuality are common themes throughout her work. Khuran ...
and Smriti Mundhra for ''A Suitable Girl'' * 2016 –
David Feige David Feige is an American lawyer, legal commentator, and author. He is the author of the memoir, ''Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice'', and co-creator of the TNT legal drama '' Raising the Bar'', both of whic ...
for ''Untouchable'' * 2015 – Ewan McNicol and Anna Sandilands for ''Uncertain'' * 2014 – Alan Hicks for ''Keep On Keepin' On'' * 2013 – Sean Dunne for ''Oxyana'' * 2011 – Pablo Croce for ''Like Water'' * 2010 –
Clio Barnard Clio Barnard (1 January 1965) is a British director of documentary and feature films. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. ...
for '' The Arbor'' * 2009 – Ian Olds for '' Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi'' * 2008 – Carlos Carcass for ''Old Man Bebo'' * 2007 – Vardan Hovhannisyan for '' A Story of People in War and Peace'' * 2006 – Pelin Esmer for ''The Play'' * 2005 –
Jeff Zimbalist Jeffrey Leib Nettler Zimbalist (born 1978) is an American filmmaker. He has been Academy Award shortlisted, has won a Peabody, a DuPont, and 3 Emmy Awards, with 13 Emmy nominations. He is the owner of film and television production company All ...
and Matt Mochary for ''
Favela Rising ''Favela Rising'' is a 2005 documentary film by American directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary. It was produced by Sidetrack Films and VOY Pictures. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2005, where it won the award for ''Be ...
'' * 2004 – Paulo Sacramento for ''The Prisoner of the Iron Bars: Self-Portraits''


Best Cinematography in a Documentary

* 2022 – Boris Levy for ''The Wild One''


Best Documentary Editing

* 2020 – Amy Foete for '' Father, Soldier, Son'' * 2017 – Adam Nielson for ''Bobbi Jene''


Best Narrative Short

* 2020 – ''No More Wings'', directed by Abraham Adeyemi * 2017 – '' Retouch'', directed by Kaveh Mazaheri * 2015 – ''Listen'', directed by Hamy Ramezan and Rungano Nyoni * 2014 – '' The Phone Call'', directed by
Mat Kirkby Mat Kirkby is a Welsh filmmaker. In 2015, he won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for directing '' The Phone Call'', a short drama film starring Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent. Kirkby wrote the film with his colleague James Luc ...
* 2013 – ''The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars'', directed by Edoardo Ponti * 2010 – ''Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here'', written by
Bongi Ndaba Bongi Ndaba (born 10 February 1972) is a South African producer and writer for television, as well as an actress and playwright. From 2012 to 2014 she was the head writer and co-producer for the South African soap opera ''Generations'', havin ...
, Sibongile Nkosana directed by Bekhi Sibiya * 2009 – ''The North Road'', directed by Carlos Chahine * 2008 – '' New Boy'', directed by Steph Green * 2007 – ''The Last Dog in Rwanda'', directed by
Jens Assur Jens Assur (born April 29, 1970) is a Swedish photographer, director, scriptwriter, and film producer. His movie, ''Killing the Chickens, to Scare the Monkeys'', premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 and has since won a number of prizes. ...
* 2006 – ''The Shovel'', directed by Nick Childs * 2005 – '' Cashback'', directed by
Sean Ellis Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films '' Cashback'' (2004), '' The Broken'' (2008), ''Metro Manila'' (2013), in the Tagalog language, and '' Anthropoid'' (201 ...
* 2004 – ''Shock Act'', directed by Seth Grossman * 2002 – ''Bamboleho'', directed by Luis Prieto


Best Documentary Short

* 2020 – ''My Father The Mover'', directed by Julia Jansch * 2017 – ''The Good Fight'', directed by Ben Holman * 2015 – ''
Body Team 12 ''Body Team 12'' is a 2015 short-documentary film about the Red Cross workers of Liberia, who collected dead bodies during the height of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The story is told by Garmai Sumo, a female worker who served as a nurse d ...
'', directed by
David Darg David Darg is an American director and cinematographer. In 2011 he co-founded the media company RYOT with Bryn Mooser. He received critical praise for his documentary ''Body Team 12'' which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best ...
* 2014 – ''One Year Lease'', directed by Brian Bolster * 2013 – ''Coach'', directed by Bess Kargman * 2010 – '' White Lines and the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug'', directed by Travis Senger * 2009 – ''Home'', directed by Mathew Faust * 2008 – ''Mandatory Service'', directed by Jessica Habie * 2007 – ''A Son's Sacrifice'', directed by Yoni Brook * 2006 – '' Native New Yorker'', directed by Steve Bilich * 2005 – '' The Life of Kevin Carter'', directed by Dan Krauss * 2004 – '' Sister Rose's Passion'', directed by
Oren Jacoby Oren Jacoby is a director and producer of documentary films including; '' Shadowman (2017),'' '' My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes'' (2014), '' Lafayette: The Lost Hero''(2010), '' Constantine's Sword'' (2008), ''Sister Rose's Passion'' (200 ...
* 2003 – ''Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones'', directed by
Harvey Wang Harvey Wang is an American photographer based in New York City. He has published several books of photography. He is known for his portraits and short films. Life and career Harvey Wang was born in Queens, New York, in 1956. He received a Bachel ...
* 2002 – ''All Water Has a Perfect Memory'', directed by Natalia Almada


Student Visionary Award

* 2021 – ''Six Nights'', directed by Robert Brogden * 2020 – ''Cru-Raw'', directed by David Oesch * 2017 – ''Fry Day'', directed by Laura Moss * 2015 – ''Catwalk'', directed by Ninja Thyberg * 2014 – ''Nesma's Bird'', directed by Najwan Ali and Medoo Ali * 2013 – ''Life Doesn't Frighten Me'', directed by Stephen Dunn * 2010 – ''some boys don't leave'', directed by Maggie Kiley * 2009 – ''Small Change'', directed by Anna McGrath * 2008 – ''Elephant Garden'', directed by Sasie Sealy * 2007 – ''Good Luck Nedim'', directed by Marko Santic and ''Someone Else's War'', directed by Lee Wang * 2006 – ''Dead End Job'', directed by Samantha Davidson Green * 2005 – ''Dance Mania Fantastic'', directed by Sasie Sealy * 2004 – Independent Lens' (American Made)'', directed by Sharat Raju


Nora Ephron Prize

* 2020 – Ruthy Pribar for ''
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
'' * 2019 – Rania Attieh for ''Initials S.G.'' * 2018 –
Nia DaCosta Nia DaCosta (born November 8, 1989) is an American film director and screenwriter. She wrote and directed the crime thriller film ''Little Woods'' (2018), winning the Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival. She also directed the horror ...
, for ''
Little Woods ''Little Woods'' is a 2018 crime drama film, written and directed by Nia DaCosta in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, James Badge Dale and Lance Reddick. ''Little Woods'' had its world pr ...
'' * 2017 –
Petra Volpe Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing '' The Divine Order''.Cath Clarke"The Divine Order review – Swiss suffragettes on the march in feelgood comedy " ''The Guardian ...
, writer/director of ''
The Divine Order ''The Divine Order'' (german: Die göttliche Ordnung) is a 2017 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Petra Volpe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The fil ...
'' * 2016 – Rachel Tunnard for ''
Adult Life Skills ''Adult Life Skills'' (formerly known as 'How To Live Yours') is a 2016 British comedy film, funded by Creative England, and is the feature debut for writer director Rachel Tunnard. It is the feature-length version of BAFTA-nominated short, ''Em ...
'' * 2015 – Laura Bispuri for '' Sworn Virgin'' * 2014 –
Talya Lavie Talya Lavie (born 1978) is an Israeli filmmaker best known for her 2014 debut feature, '' Zero Motivation''. Early life Lavie attended the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design as well as the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. Whi ...
for ''
Zero Motivation ''Zero Motivation'' (Hebrew title: אפס ביחסי אנוש, ''Zero on Interpersonal Relations'') is a 2014 Israeli black comedy film directed by Talya Lavie. The film premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival where it received two awards. It ...
'' * 2013 –
Meera Menon Meera Menon is an Indian–American director, writer, and editor. Her feature directorial debut, ''Farah Goes Bang'', screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 and was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize by Tribeca and ''Vogue''. She cur ...
for ''
Farah Goes Bang Farah Goes Bang is a 2013 American road-trip comedy directed by Meera Menon, and written by Menon and Laura Goode. The film was produced by Goode, Erica Fishman, Danielle Firoozi, and Liz Singh. The film was Menon's feature film debut and premi ...
''


Best Animated Short

* 2017 – '' Odd is an Egg'' (''Odd er et egg'') directed by Kristin Ulseth


Storyscapes Award

* 2017 — ''TREEHUGGER : WAWONA'' created by Barnaby Steel, Ersin Han Ersin and Robin McNicholas


Audience Awards


Narrative Award

* 2021 – ''
Catch the Fair One ''Catch the Fair One'' is a 2021 American thriller film written, directed, and produced by Josef Kubota Wladyka, based on a story by Wladyka and Kali Reis in her film debut. It stars Reis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Lisa Emer ...
'', written and directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka * 2019 – '' Plus One'', written and directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer * 2018 – ''
To Dust ''To Dust'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Snyder and starring Géza Röhrig and Matthew Broderick, Leo Heller and Sammy Voit. It was produced by Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola and Ron Perlman. The film premiered at the ...
'', directed by Shawn Snyder * 2017 – ''
The Divine Order ''The Divine Order'' (german: Die göttliche Ordnung) is a 2017 Swiss comedy-drama film directed by Petra Volpe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The fil ...
'', directed by
Petra Volpe Petra Biondina Volpe (born 6 August 1970) is a Swiss screenwriter and film director. She is best known for directing '' The Divine Order''.Cath Clarke"The Divine Order review – Swiss suffragettes on the march in feelgood comedy " ''The Guardian ...
* 2016 – ''
Here Alone "Here Alone" is Beni Arashiro is a Japanese R&B singer, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label. In 2008, Arashiro left Avex Trax and transferred to Universal Music Japan where she started to perform as simply Beni (stylized as BENI) ...
'', directed by Rod Blackhurst


Documentary Award

* 2021 – Blind Ambition, directed by Warwick Ross and Robert Coe * 2019 – ''
Gay Chorus Deep South ''Gay Chorus Deep South'' is a 2019 documentary about the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir's October 2017 tour in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas. It aired on MTV in the United States in Decem ...
'', directed by David Charles Rodrigues * 2018 – '' United Skates'', directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown * 2017 – '' Hondros'', directed by Greg Campbell * 2016 – The Return, directed by Kelly Duane and Katie Galloway


Tribeca Games Award

The Tribeca Games Award honors an unreleased video game, recognizing "its potential for excellence in art and storytelling through design, artistic mastery and highly immersive worlds." * 2021 – '' Norco'' (inaugural award)


See also

*
Tribeca Film Institute The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) is a year-round non-profit arts organization founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, based in New York. The Tribeca Film Institute was created in 2003 in the wake of September 11, 2001. TFI t ...


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