16TH ANNUAL TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURIED AWARDS April 27th, 2017
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16TH ANNUAL TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURIED AWARDS
Keep the Change, Son of Sofia, and Bobbi Jene Take Home Top Awards in U.S. and International Narrative and Documentary Competitions
TREEHUGGER: WAWONA Wins Storyscapes Award; Petra Volpe, Writer/Director for The Divine Order Wins 5th Annual Nora Ephron Prize
Top Winners in all Five Feature Categories Presented to Women-Directed Films
FESTIVAL AWARDS $145,000 IN CASH PRIZES
NEW YORK, NY- April 20, 2017-The 16th Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners of its competition categories at the awards ceremony tonight at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Top awards went to Keep the Change for Best U.S. Narrative, Son of Sofia for Best International Narrative, and Bobbi Jene for Best Documentary. The Festival, presented by AT&T, runs through April 30, 2017.
Awards were distributed in the following feature film competition categories: U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary, New Narrative Director, The Albert Maysles New Documentary Director, and the Nora Ephron Prize, honoring a woman writer or director. Awards were also given in the short film categories: Narrative, Documentary, Student Visionary and Animation.
For the fifth year, Tribeca awarded innovation in storytelling through its Storyscapes Award for immersive storytelling, which went to TREEHUGGER: WAWONA.
It is more important than ever to celebrate artists both in front of and behind the camera who have the unique ability to share different viewpoints to inspire, challenge and entertain us, said Jane Rosenthal, Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Tribeca Film Festival. The winning creators from across the Festival program shared stories that did exactly that, and we are honored to recognize them tonight. And how wonderful is it that the top awards in all five feature film categories were directed by women.
This years Festival included 97 feature length films, 57 short films, and 30 immersive storytelling projects from 41 countries.
The Festivals competition categories continue to incorporate storytelling in all its forms with two awards that were given out earlier in the week, the Tribeca X Award, a juried section recognizing the intersection of advertising and entertainment, and the first Tribeca Snapchat Short Award, a new official category.
Screenings of the award-winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival: Sunday, April 30, at various venues. Specific times and ticketing information are available at www.tribecafilm.com/festival
The winners of the Audience Awards, powered by AT&T, which are determined by audience votes throughout the Festival via the Festival app, will be announced on April 29.
In addition to cash awards and in-kind services provided by sponsors including AT&T, CHANEL, CNN Films, Netflix, and Nutella, the Festival presented the winners with original pieces of art created by contemporary artists: Urs Fischer, Walton Ford, John Giorno, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Jorge Pardo, R.H. Quaytman, Sterling Ruby, Aurel Schmidt, Ryan Sullivan, as well as longtime supporter Stephen Hannock.
The winners, awards, and comments from the jury who selected the recipients are as follows:
U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The jurors for the 2017 U.S. Narrative Competition were Josh Lucas, Melanie Lynskey, Denis OHare, Alex Orlovsky, and Stephanie Zacharek.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature - Keep the Change, written and directed by Rachel Israel. Winner receives $20,000, sponsored by AT&T, and the art award Untitled by Ella Kruglyanskaya. The award was given by Jane Rosenthal joined by Fiona Carter, AT&T Chief Brand Officer, and Josh Lucas, Denis OHare, Alex Orlovsky, and Stephanie Zacharek on behalf of the jury.
Jury Comment: For her heartwarming, hilarious and consistently surprising reinvention of the New York romantic comedy, which opens a door to a world of vibrant characters not commonly seen on film, the U.S. Narrative Jury gives the Founders Award to Rachel Israel for Keep the Change.
Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film - Alessandro Nivola in One Percent More Humid. The award was given by Josh Lucas.
Jury Comment: For his raw, complex and deeply human portrayal of middle-aged teacher and writer who tries to rekindle his creativity by plunging into an ill-advised affair with a student, the award for Best Actor goes to Alessandro Nivola, in Liz W. Garcias One Percent More Humid.
Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film - Nadia Alexander in Blame. The award was given by Denis OHare.
Jury Comment: For her powerful, multilayered and risky portrayal of a troubled teenager in Quinn Shepards accomplished directorial debut Blame, the award for Best Actress goes to Nadia Alexander.
Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film - Cinematography by Chris Teague for Love After Love. The award was given by Alex Orlovsky
Jury Comment: For creating a visual style that beautifully mirrors the fraught and messy landscape of grief, the cinematography award goes to Love After Love, shot by Chris Teague.
Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film - Abundant Acreage Available written by Angus MacLachlan. Winner receives $2,500. The award was given by Stephanie Zacharek.
Jury Comment: For its portrayal, both universal and intimate, of two families who meet, clash and ultimately discover what it means to call a place home, the best screenplay award goes to Abundant Acreage, written and directed by Angus MacLachlan.
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The jurors for the 2017 International Narrati
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16TH ANNUAL TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURIED AWARDS April 27th, 2017 
