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Tribeca Film Festival awards She Monkeys
The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City. The Festival runs through May 1, 2011.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 21 countries. Best New Director prizes were awarded for both narrative and documentary films, selected from all feature films by a first-time director throughout the program. Awards were also given for the best narrative short, best documentary short and student visionary films in the short film competitions. This year's Festival included 93 features and 60 short films from 40 countries.
This year the Festival introduced new annual awards in the narrative competition for Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay, and in the documentary competition for Best Editing. Also announced at the awards were the Tribeca (Online) Film Festival feature and short film winners selected by the online audience. The winner of the Heineken Audience Award, determined by audience votes throughout the Festival, will be announced on April 30.
"It's wonderful to have reached our 10th edition and to be able to celebrate with all of these gifted filmmakers. We've been fortunate that as we have grown we have remained a place that welcomes a diverse range of stories told by compelling and exciting filmmakers," said Jane Rosenthal. "We are truly honored that the community has supported the Festival all these years - the community of New York and the international film community."
"We are truly pleased to have had such a great group of filmmakers at Tribeca," said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Festival. "Audiences and juries have responded so positively to the films and on behalf of the programming team I thank all our filmmakers for sharing their work with us and our audience."
Screenings of all winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival, May 1, at various venues. Specific times and ticketing information are available on the Festival website, http://www.tribecafilm.com/.
In addition to cash awards and in-kind services provided by sponsors including American Express, AKA Hotel Residences, Accenture, Persol, Apple, Company 3 and Kodak, the Festival presented the winners with original pieces of art created by seven acclaimed artists, including Robert De Niro Sr. and Nate Lowman.
Following are the jurors, the winners and their awards:
World NARRATIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
Jury Comments: "Haunting, resonant, but never posed. Conventional shots become dangerous. With balanced storytelling that moves between danger and innocence, this film speaks of sex, adolescence, power, and ambition. It is original and authentic."
Jury Comments: "In a world shattered by genocide, this performance was so pure."
Jury Comments: "There are a million colors in this complicated performance. We award this honor for bravery and fragility, and for showing tremendous range and strength throughout."
Jury Comments: "A beautiful portrait of landscape and emotion."
Jury Comments: "This jury was unanimous. Hands-down this is the best screenplay."
Jury Comments: "This film is an extraordinary study of an outcast, one that examines a complex journey with compassion and grace. The jury was unanimous in honoring this rare film, which is both emotionally arresting and an important social document. We are proud to commend this auspicious debut from an extremely talented filmmaker."
•o Special Jury Mention - Kivu Ruhorahoza, writer and director of Grey Matter (Matière Grise). The announcement was made by Anna Kendrick.Jury Comments: "For its audacious and experimental approach, this film speaks of recent horrors and genocide with great originality. We wanted to give a special commendation to this filmmaker for his courage and vision."
World DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Jury Comments: "Our unanimous award for the film's beauty, lyricism, empathy and invention."
Jury Comments: "The film skillfully weaves journalistic investigation with emotional personal narrative."
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION:
Jury Comments: "The film opens up a violent world in an unexpected way through its sensitive and seamless portrayal of its complex hero, ultimate fighter Anderson Silva."
Jury Comments: "A powerful work of investigative journalism. We honor the filmmakers six years of hard work in illustrating how a society can clash with justice, and the impact on an individual life. Everyone should see this film."
The 2011 Best Narrative Short Competition jurors were Nora Ephron, Ceci Kurzman, Denis Leary, Fran Lebowitz, David O. Russell, Paul Schneider and Jimmy Wales.
Jury Comments: "The jury liked this film's marriage of brilliant acting, superb technical prowess, and provocative subject matter, and it's a movie memorable for upending expectations."
Special Jury Mention - The Terms, written and directed by Jason LaMotte (UK)
Jury Comments: "Dark, original and beautifully written."
The 2011 Best Documentary and Student Short Competition jurors were Ahmed Ahmed, Agnes Gund, Zoe Kravitz, Nicole Lapin, Lisa Shields, Christine Vachon and Patrick Wilson.
Jury Comments: "The winner is a film that bravely explores the residual effects of experiencing trauma in war in a truthful and fearless manner. Using a mixture of archival and current material, this timely film is the story of one man's struggle to reconcile war, his place in it, and the legacy he will pass on to his children."
Jury Comments: "Congratulations to a film that started in one direction and ended up going in another. This unexpected journey was well crafted and followed a unique character for whom we were rooting."
Jury Comments: "A simply told story with great depth that examines an average day in the life of an ordinary person living through other people. We applaud this director for her focus, attention to detail, and nuanced acting."
Jury Comments: "Characterized by bold directorial choices, this film is a disturbing and intriguing story of an actor's struggle, and examines the price paid for realizing one's dreams. We congratulate this filmmaker for his ability to fully realize this story in a unique structure."
TRIBECA (ONLINE) FILM FESTIVAL CATEGORIES:
The 2011 Tribeca (Online) Film Festival winners were voted on by visitors to tribecafilm.com.
Full List of Eligible 2011 TFF Films in Each Category of Competition:
World Narrative Feature Competition:
World Documentary Feature Competition:
All feature sections, first time directors with films making their North American, International, or World Premiere
Short Films in Competition:
For more information on all of the films in the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, please visit tribecafilm.com.
Tickets for 2011 Festival: Tickets for the Festival will be $16.00 for evening and weekend screenings, and $8.00 for daytime weekday and late night screenings.
Single ticket and discounted ticket package sales begin for the general public on Monday, April 18, 2011. Single tickets can be purchased online at http://www.tribecafilm.com/, or by telephone, toll free, at (866) 941-FEST (3378), or at one of the Ticket Outlets, with locations at Tribeca Cinemas at 54 Varick Street, Chelsea Clearview Cinemas at 260 West 23rd Street, and AMC Village VII at 66 3rd Avenue. The 2011 Festival will continue ticket discounts for evening and weekend screenings for students, seniors and select downtown Manhattan residents. Discounted tickets are available at Ticket Outlet locations only. Discounted ticket packages can only be purchased online and by phone. Additional information and further details on the Festival can be found at http://www.tribecafilm.com/.
About the Tribeca Film Festival:
The Festival's mission is to help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enable the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. Tribeca Film Festival is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors.
The Tribeca Festival has screened over 1100 films from over 80 countries since its first festival in 2002. Since its founding, it has attracted an international audience of more than 2.3 million attendees and has generated an estimated $600 million in economic activity for New York City.
About the 2011 Festival Sponsors: As Founding Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival, American Express is committed to supporting the Festival and the art of filmmaking, bringing business and energy to New York City and offering Cardmembers and festivalgoers the opportunity to enjoy the best of storytelling through film.
The Festival is pleased to announce the return of its Signature Sponsors: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Apple, Bloomberg, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Brookfield, Caesars Atlantic City, Heineken USA, LG Electronics USA, NBC 4 New York, NCM Media Networks, New York Nonstop, RR Donnelley, Stolichnaya Vodka, The New York Times, Time Warner Cable, and Vanity Fair. The Tribeca Film Festival is also honored to welcome the following new Signature Sponsors: Accenture, Bing, Cadillac, Doha Film Institute, JetBlue Airways, and Magnum Ice Cream. 29.04.2011 | Editor's blog Cat. : (866) 941-FEST (3378) Abigail Disney Accenture actor actress Aftermath of the September 11 attacks Agnes Gund Ahmed Ahmed AKA Hotel Residences Alma Har'el American Express Amir Bar-Lev Anna Kendrick Annie Sundberg Apple Art Linson Atlantic City Audience Award Australia Best New Best New Documentary Best New Narrative Bloomberg Bombay Borough of Manhattan Community College Carice van Houten Chelsea Clearview Chien-Hsing Liao Christine Vachon Company Location Contact Details Craig Hatkoff Cutler David Gordon Green David Leon David O. Russell Denis Leary Dianne Wiest Director Doha Doha Film Institute Eligible 2011 TFF Films energy Entertainment Entertainment Executive Director Executive Director of the Festival Feature - She Monkeys Film founder Fran Lebowitz Gavin Michael Geoffrey Gilmore Greg Latter Grey Matter Guru Heineken USA http://www.tribecafilm.com Human Interest Human Interest Ingrid Jonker Israel James Spione Jane Rosenthal Jared Cohen Jason LaMotte Jason Sudeikis Jeff Chien-Hsing Jerry Rothwell Jessica Igoe JetBlue Airways Joanna Jurewicz Jonathan VanBallenberghe Josefine Adolfsson Journals Kivu Ruhorahoza Kodak Larry Korman Lauren Hutton LG Electronics USA Lisa Aschan Lisa Shields Luisa Tillinger Manhattan Community College Marcus McSweeney Margaret Bodde Michael Cera Nancy Schafer Nate Lowman NBC NCM Media Networks Netherlands New Baghdad New York New York New York City Nicole Lapin Nora Ephron Pablo Croce Park Jungbum Patrick Wilson Paul Dano Paul Schneider Paula van der Oest Persol Person Career Peter Scarlet Quotation Rainn Wilson Rashid Rasaq Rider Strong Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Sr. RR Donnelley Rula Jebreal Sarah Crowner Scott Glenn Shami She Monkeys Short Films South Africa South Korea Stephen Hannock Taryn Simon Technology Technology The 2011 Tribeca (Online) Film Festival the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival the Festival introduced new annual awards the New York Times the New York Times the Tribeca (Online) Film Festival the Tribeca Film Festival Time Warner Cable Tom Otterness Tribeca Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival awards United States Vanity Fair Victor Melendez W Union Square Whoopi Goldberg World Trade Center writer and director Year of birth missing Zoe Kazan Zoe Kravitz AWARDS
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