Although the festival does wrap until Sunday (and feels like its lasted about a month), The Tribeca Film Festival announced its winners last night. Here they are:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature –
Let the Right One In (Lat den rätte komma in) directed by
Tomas Alfredson (Sweden). Winner receives $25,000 cash and the art award "Maternal Nocture: Clearing Storm” created by
Stephen Hannock.
Best New Narrative Filmmaker –
My Marlon and Brando (Gitmek) directed by
Hüseyin Karabey (Turkey, Netherlands, UK). Winner receives $25,000 cash, sponsored by American Express, and the art award “Bonfire,” created by
Ross Bleckner.
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film –
Thomas Turgoose and
Piotr Jagiello in
Somers Town directed by
Shane Meadows (UK). Sponsored by Delta Air Lines. Each winner receives a business elite ticket voucher for anywhere Delta travels.
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film –
Eileen Walsh in
Eden directed by
Declan Recks (Ireland). Sponsored by Delta Air Lines. Winner receives two business elite ticket vouchers for anywhere Delta travels.
Best Documentary Feature –
Pray the Devil Back to Hell directed by
Gini Reticker (USA). Winner receives $25,000 cash and the art award “Liza Minnelli,” created by
Timothy White.
Best New Documentary Filmmaker –
Old Man Bebo directed by
Carlos Carcas (Spain). Winner receives $25,000 cash, sponsored by American Express, and the art award “Maquette for Primary Compass,” created by
Don Gummer.
“New York LOVES Film” –
Zoned In directed by
Daniela Zanzotto (USA,UK). Winner receives $5,000 cash, sponsored by New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development, and the art award “Table Odeon,” created by
Donna Ferrato.
Special Mention:
Hotel Gramercy Park directed by
Douglas Keeve (USA)
Best Narrative Short –
New Boy directed by
Steph Green. Sponsored by Edelman Studios. Winner receives $5,000 cash and the art award “Air” created by
Francesco Clemente.
Best Documentary Short –
Mandatory Service directed by
Jessica Habie. Sponsored by Edelman Studios. Winner receives $5,000 cash and the art award “The Screamer,” created by
John Alexander.
Student Visionary Award –
Elephant Garden directed by
Sasie Sealy. Sponsored by Apple. Winner receives an Apple Mac Pro Desktop with a 15" Display and Final Cut Studio 2 and the art award "Harmonium" created by
Clifford Ross.
The Jury Award will be announced on Sunday. This years jurors were:
World Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2008 World Narrative Competition were
Peter Hedges, Gregory Hoblit, Callie Khouri, Oliver Platt, Christine Vachon. The jurors for the 2008 World Documentary Competition were
Jared Cohen, Whoopi Goldberg, Ross Kauffman, Padma Lakshmi, Jose Padilha.
New York Competition Categories:
The 2008 “Made in NY” Narrative Feature Award jurors were
Peter Dinklage, Fred Durst, Greg Mottola, Stephen Schiff, Annabella Sciorra.
The 2008 “NY Loves Film” Documentary Feature Award jurors were
Liya Kebede, Doug Liman, Esther Robinson, Josh Schwartz, Jay McInerney, Andre Leon Talley.
Short Film Competition Categories:
The 2008 Narrative Short jurors were
Mario Batali, Christine Lahti, Molly Shannon, Lili Taylor, Zac Posen.
The 2008 Documentary and Student Short jurors were
David Bowie, Red Burns, Matthew Modine, Lee Schrager, David de Rothschild.
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“Wages of Fear,” “Convoy,” Smokey and the Bandit” and “Duel”
Remember these great flicks? What are they? Road movies, of course, but more importantly, they are trucking films. Here is a genre nearly forgotten that Navistar, which builds legendary International trucks, hopes to single-handedly revive.
The company that just launched a revolution in long haul trucking by building the mold-shattering LoneStar Class 8 tractor is now launching another first - a student film competition that will ask aspiring auteurs and cineastes to celebrate the lives and labors of long-distance truck drivers in a short film format.
You could be the next Spielberg, Sam Peckinpah or even Henri-Georges Clouzot.
On May 1, 2008, Navistar is sending out a call for entries to approximately 50 universities and film schools around the country asking ambitious filmmakers to hit the road and produce short films or videos that honor the American trucker. These mavericks will then submit their final product in a competition to win film school tuition or top-notch camera equipment.
Academy award nominated producer/director Brett Morgan (Chicago 10, The Kids Stays in the Pictures) will chair a jury of filmmakers who will judge all submissions. First, second and third prize winners will premiere their films at The Great American Trucking show in Dallas, Texas, on August 22, 2008, and will be featured as streaming content on InternationalTrucks.com. The films will also be included as bonus material on a DVD with “Stand Alone,” Brett Morgen’s upcoming Navistar-funded documentary about truckers.
It’s time for filmmakers to release the jake-brake, hammer down, and make cinema that really matters, films about real life on the road. Put it this way: if America’s drivers decided to stop working, the entire country would shut down. We depend on truckers to deliver everything we own and consume. Truckers are that important. They are true American heroes.
Merle Haggard sang it this way: “The whiteline is a lifeline for the nation… It takes a special breed to be a truck drivin' man, And a steady hand to pull that load behind.”
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posted by Ryan @ 5/02/2008 4:08 PM
Hey Ryan,
Thanks for posting. Do you have a website? I'm happy to repost this on the blog itself with more info for filmmakers.
Best,
Scott
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posted by Scott Macaulay @ 5/02/2008 8:52 PM
