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The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by
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. 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
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, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff 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,
Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...
, and Craig Hatkoff, in response to the
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on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca 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
Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, incl ...
; 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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'', '' Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'', and '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''. 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,
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, 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 Varick Street 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 venues of the festival. In an effort to serve its mission of bringing
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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 Rome Film Festival. 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 '' Barron's'' list of the world's top 25 philanthropists for their role in regenerating TriBeCa's economy after September 11. In 2011, '' L.A. Noire'' became the first video game to be recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2013, '' Beyond: Two Souls'', featuring Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, 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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,
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, TIFF 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'', directed by Alice Wu * 2019 – ''
Burning Cane ''Burning Cane'' is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Phillip Youmans in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan and Braelyn Kelly. Set in rural Louisiana, we follow He ...
'', written and directed by
Phillip Youmans Phillip Youmans (born February 18, 2000) is an American filmmaker. He is the first African-American director to win the Founders Prize at Tribeca Film Festival, which he received for his 2019 directorial debut, ''Burning Cane''. Early life and ed ...
* 2018 – '' Diane'', written and directed by Kent Jones * 2017 – '' Keep the Change'', written and directed by Rachel Israel * 2016 – '' Dean'', directed by Demetri Martin


Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Matthew Leone in ''God’s Waiting Room'' * 2020 – Steve Zahn in '' Cowboys'' * 2019 – Wendell Pierce in ''
Burning Cane ''Burning Cane'' is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Phillip Youmans in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan and Braelyn Kelly. Set in rural Louisiana, we follow He ...
'' * 2018 – Jeffrey Wright in '' O.G'' * 2017 – Alessandro Nivola in '' One Percent More Humid'' * 2016 – Dominic Rains in ''Burn Country''


Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Isabelle Furman in '' The Novice'' * 2020 – Assol Abdulina in ''Materna'' * 2019 – Haley Bennett in '' Swallow'' * 2018 – Alia Shawkat in ''Duck Butter'' * 2017 – Nadia Alexander 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 Canadi ...
in ''
Always Shine ''Always Shine'' is a 2016 American psychological thriller film written by Lawrence Michael Levine and directed by Sophia Takal. The film stars Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald as two friends going for a weekend retreat to Big Sur. It also ...
''


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 Phillip Youmans (born February 18, 2000) is an American filmmaker. He is the first African-American director to win the Founders Prize at Tribeca Film Festival, which he received for his 2019 directorial debut, ''Burning Cane''. Early life and ed ...
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 Hannah Marks * 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 Angus MacLachlan * 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 ...


World Narrative Competition


Best Narrative Feature

* 2021 – ''
Brighton 4th ''Brighton 4th'' ( ''meotkhe Brait’oni'') is a 2021 Georgian drama film directed by Levan Koguashvili. It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot A former Olympic wrestler ...
'', directed by
Levan Koguashvili Levan Koguashvili ( ka, ლევან კოღუაშვილი; March 18, 1973) is a Georgian film director and screenwriter. He studied in Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography after graduating school. Biography Levan Koguashvili was b ...
* 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 interne ...
'', 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'', directed by
Udi Aloni Udi Aloni ( he, אודי אלוני; born December 10, 1959) is an Israeli American filmmaker, writer, visual artist and political activist whose works focus on the interrelationships between art, theory, and action. Biography Udi Aloni is the ...
* 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
Dagur Kári Dagur Kári (born Dagur Kári Pétursson; 12 December 1973) is an Icelandic film director. Early life and education He was born in Paris, France, to Icelandic parents. The family returned to Iceland when he was 3 years old. After attending loc ...
* 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. ...
'', 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. Whil ...
* 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 Dra ...
* 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, ...
'', 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 * 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 Feo Aladag is an Austrian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actress best known for her film ''When We Leave'', which won the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Early life and acting Aladag was born as Feodora Schenk in 1972; She later married ...
* 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. Fa ...
'', directed by
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* 2008 – '' Let the Right One In'', directed by Tomas Alfredson * 2007 – '' My Father My Lord'', directed by David Volach * 2006 – '' Iluminados por el fuego'', directed by Tristán Bauer * 2005 – '' Stolen Life'', directed by Li Shaohong * 2004 – ''
Green Hat ''Green Hat'' () (also known as ''The Green Hat'') is a Chinese film from 2003 and the debut of screenwriter Liu Fendou. Starring Li Congxi, Liao Fan, and Dong Lifan, the film tells the story of two men, one a bank robber, and one a police off ...
'', 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 returnin ...
* 2003 – '' Blind Shaft'', directed by Li Yang * 2002 – '' Roger Dodger'', directed by
Dylan Kidd Dylan Kidd (born August 30, 1969) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing and writing the 2002 American film '' Roger Dodger''. Career Kidd achieved critical acclaim through his debut film ''Roger Dodger' ...


Best New Narrative Filmmaker

* 2021 – Nana Mensah for ''
Queen of Glory ''Queen of Glory'' is a 2021 American comedy-drama film written and directed by and starring Nana Mensah, in her directorial debut. Set in the Bronx, New York City, it depicts a Ghanaian-American scientist who inherits a Christian bookstore from ...
'' * 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 ''Men Go To Battle'' is a 2015 American dark comedy/drama film directed by Zachary Treitz and written by Treitz and Kate Lyn Sheil. It stars Tim Morton, David Maloney, Rachel Korine, Sheil, and Steve Coulter. The film had its world premiere at th ...
'' * 2014 – Josef Wladyka for ''Manos Sucias'' * 2013 – Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais for ''
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'' * 2012 –
Lucy Mulloy Lucy Mulloy is a screenwriter and film director. She was nominated for the Student Academy Award for her NYU short film "This Morning". In 2010 Mulloy was awarded the Tribeca Film Festival Emerging Narrative Talent Award and in 2012 she won the Tr ...
, '' 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 Busan ...
for '' The Journals of Musan'' * 2010 – Kim Chapiron for '' Dog Pound'' * 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 for '' The Yacoubian Building'' * 2005 – Alicia Scherson for '' Play'' * 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 returnin ...
for ''
Green Hat ''Green Hat'' () (also known as ''The Green Hat'') is a Chinese film from 2003 and the debut of screenwriter Liu Fendou. Starring Li Congxi, Liao Fan, and Dong Lifan, the film tells the story of two men, one a bank robber, and one a police off ...
'' * 2003 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for '' It's Easier for a Camel...'' * 2002 – Eric Eason for '' Manito''


Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Levan Tediashvili in ''Brighton 4th'' * 2020 – Noé Hernández in Kokoloko * 2017 – Guillermo Pfening in ''Nobody's Watching'' (''Nadie Nos Mira'') * 2015 – Gunnar Jónsson 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 – Paul Schneider for ''
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'' * 2013 – Sitthiphon Disamoe, '' The Rocket'' * 2012 – Dariel Arrechada and Javier Nuñez Florian, '' Una Noche'' * 2011 – Ramadhan "Shami" Bizimana in ''Grey Matter'' * 2010 –
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in '' Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)'' * 2009 –
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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 in '' Simon'' * 2004 – Ian Hart in '' Blind Flight'' * 2003 – Igor Bareš in ''Výlet'' and Ohad Knoller 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 ...
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Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film

* 2021 – Bassant Ahmed & Basmala Elghaiesh in ''Souad'' * 2020 – Shira Haas in ''
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'' * 2019 –
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in ''
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'' * 2017 – Marie Leuenberger in ''The Divine Order'' (''Die göttliche Ordnung'') * 2016 – Radhika Apte in ''Madly (Section : Clean Shaven)'' * 2015 – Hannah Murray in ''
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'' * 2014 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in '' Human Capital'' * 2013 –
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in '' The Broken Circle Breakdown'' * 2012 – Rachel Mwanza in ''
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'' * 2011 – Carice van Houten in '' Black Butterflies'' * 2010 – Sibel Kekilli in ''
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'' * 2009 – Zoe Kazan in ''The Exploding Girl'' * 2008 – Eileen Walsh in ''Eden'' * 2007 – Marina Hands in '' Lady Chatterley'' * 2006 –
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in ''Holiday Makers'' * 2005 –
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in '' Transamerica'' * 2004 – Fernanda Montenegro in '' O Outro Lado da Rua'' * 2003 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in '' It's Easier for a Camel...'' Best Cinematography * 2021 – Elisabeth Vogler for '' Roaring 20’s'' * 2020 – Daniella Nowitz for ''
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'' * 2017 – Elvira Lind for ''Bobbi Jene'' * 2015 – Magnus Jønck for ''
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'' * 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 ''Brighton 4th'' ( ''meotkhe Brait’oni'') is a 2021 Georgian drama film directed by Levan Koguashvili. It was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot A former Olympic wrestler ...
, 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 i ...
'' * 2020 – ''Tryst with Destiny'', written by Prashant Nair * 2017 – '' Ice Mother'' (''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 for '' The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq'' * 2013 – Carl Joos and Felix Van Groeningen for '' The Broken Circle Breakdown'' * 2012 – Daniel Burman 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 ''
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'' * 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 * 2013 – '' The Kill Team'', directed by Dan Krauss * 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 * 2008 – '' Pray the Devil Back to Hell'', directed by Gini Reticker * 2007 – '' Taxi to the Dark Side'', directed by
Alex Gibney Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time". Gibney's works as director include '' ...
* 2006 – ''
The War Tapes ''The War Tapes'' is a 2006 American war documentary film directed by Deborah Scranton. The film is the first documentary account of the 2003 invasion of Iraq to be produced by the soldiers themselves. The film (released commercially in 2006) f ...
'', directed by Deborah Scranton * 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 l ...
* 2004 – '' Kill Your Idols'', directed by
Scott Crary Scott Crary (also known as S. A. Crary; born 1978) is an American film director, producer and writer, best known for having directed, produced, filmed and edited the film ''Kill Your Idols (film), Kill Your Idols'', a documentary examining three ...
* 2003 – ''A Normal Life'', directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Hugo Berkeley * 2002 – ''Chiefs'', directed by Daniel Junge


Best New Documentary Filmmaker

* 2020 – Jessica Earnshaw for ''Jacinta'' * 2017 – Sarita Khurana 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 whi ...
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 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 and Matt Mochary for '' Favela Rising'' * 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 Kaveh Mazaheri ( fa, کاوه مظاهری; born 14 September 1981 in Tehran) is an Iranian Director and Scriptwriter. He started his work by writing a film critique in magazines. After graduating in railway engineering from Iran University o ...
* 2015 – ''Listen'', directed by Hamy Ramezan and Rungano Nyoni * 2014 – '' The Phone Call'', directed by Mat Kirkby * 2013 – ''The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars'', directed by Edoardo Ponti * 2010 – ''Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here'', written by Bongi Ndaba, Sibongile Nkosana directed by Bekhi Sibiya * 2009 – ''The North Road'', directed by Carlos Chahine * 2008 – '' New Boy'', directed by
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* 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 ''Sister Rose's Passion'' is a 2004 American short documentary film directed by Oren Jacoby. It celebrates Sister Rose Thering, for 67 years a Dominican nun, whose passion was combating anti-Semitism. It was nominated for an Academy Award for ...
'', directed by Oren Jacoby * 2003 – ''Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones'', directed by Harvey Wang * 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 ''
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'' * 2019 – Rania Attieh for ''Initials S.G.'' * 2018 – Nia DaCosta, for '' Little Woods'' * 2017 – Petra Volpe, writer/director of '' The Divine Order'' * 2016 – Rachel Tunnard for '' Adult Life Skills'' * 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. Whil ...
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. ...
'' * 2013 – Meera Menon 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'', directed by Shawn Snyder * 2017 – '' The Divine Order'', directed by Petra Volpe * 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'', directed by David Charles Rodrigues * 2018 – ''
United Skates ''United Skates'' is a 2019 Emmy nominated documentary film directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown about African American roller skating culture. The film was Executive Produced by John Legend and features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Na ...
'', directed by
Dyana Winkler Dyana Winkler is an American director, producer and writer. She was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and is best known for her work on the documentary film ''United Skates''. Life and career Winkler grew up in Kilauea, ...
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


References


External links

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