Tribeca Winners Announced
World Narrative Feature Competition
Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature
Film: My Father My Lord (Hofshat Kaits)Director: David Volach
Prize: $50,000
Art Prize: Maternal Nocturne by Stephen Hannock
Sponsored by Amium
Best New Narrative Filmmaker
Film: Two Embraces (Dos Abrazos)Director: Enrique Begne
Prize: $25,000
Art Prize: Reach, 2007 by Kiki Smith
Sponsored by American Express
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature
Actor: Lofti EbdelliFilm: Making Of (Akher film)
Director: Nouri Bouzid
Prize: 2 Business Elite ticket vouchers for anywhere Delta travels
Sponsored by Delta Air Lines
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature
Actress: Marina HandsFilm: Lady Chatterley
Director: Pascale Ferran
Prize: 2 Business Elite ticket vouchers for anywhere Delta travels
Sponsored by Delta Air Lines
Best Screenplay
Film: Making Of (Akher film)Screenwriter/Director: Nouri Bouzid
Prize: $15,000
Art Prize: Reel to Reel by Joel Perlman
Sponsored by Axium
Honorable Mention for Screenplay
Film: Lost in Beijing (Ping Guo)Screenwriters: Li Yu, Fang Li
Director: Li Yu
Honorable Mention for Screenplay
Film: Half Moon (Niwemang)
Screenwriter/Director: Bahman Ghobadi
World Documentary Feature Competition
Best Documentary
Film: Taxi to the DarksideDirector: Alex Gibney
Prize: $25,000
Art Prize: S.P. II, 1997 by Chuck Close
Sponsored by Axium
Best New Documentary Filmmaker
Film: A Story of People in War & PeaceDirector: Vardan Hovhannisyan
Prize: $25,000
Art Prize:Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg, South Africa 1995 by Bruce Weber
Sponsored by American Express
Special Jury Mention
Film: We Are Together (Thina Simunye)Director: Paul Taylor
Short Film Competition, Narrative
Best Narrative ShortDirector: Jens Assur
Prize: $5,000
Art Prize: Double Reading #21 by Joseph Kosuth
Special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short
Film: Super PowersDirectors: J. Mitchell Anderson, Jeremy Kipp Walker
Prize: $5,000
Prize Generously Donated by Todd Wagner of 2929 Entertainment
Student & Documentary Short Competition
Best Documentary Short
Film: A Son's SacrificeDirector: Yoni Brook
Prize: $5,000
Art Prize: Deb 2000 by Deborah Kass
Sponsored by Apple
Student Visionary Award
Film: Good Luck Nedim (Sretan Put Nedime)Director: Marko Santic
Prize: Apple Mac Pro Desktop with a 23" Display and Final Cut Studio 2
Art Prize: Untitled (4/6/06) by Carroll Dunham
Prize Generously Donated by the Barbara Gladstone Gallery
Student Visionary Award
Film: A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol FactoryDirector: Lee Wang
Prize: Apple Mac Pro Desktop with a 23" Display and Final Cut Studio 2
Sponsored by Apple
New York Competition
"NY Loves Film" - Documentary
Film: A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol FactoryDirector: Esther Robinson
Prize: $5,000
Art Prize: Ivy with Marilyn, Boston by Nan Goldin
Sponsored by The New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Theater Development
"Made In NY" - Narrative
Film: The Education of Charlie BanksDirector: Fred Durst
Prize: $5,000
Art Prize: Hurricane II Tribeca Film Festival Poster by Clifford Ross
Sponsored by The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting
Special Jury Recognition
Film: The Killing of John LennonDirector: Andrew Piddington
Art Prize: Hurricane II Tribeca Film Festival Poster by Clifford Ross
Sponsored by The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting
CADILLAC AWARD
Film: TDBDirector: TDB
Prize: $25,000
