[UPDATED: 5/6/19]
It was another terrific Tribeca, where SAGindie returned as a sponsor of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, taking place April 24 – May 5, in New York City. We once again hosted our annual Tribeca Cast Party with SAG-AFTRA, where filmmakers and actors from the fest came out for bowling, ping-pong, pool, eating, drinking, and picture-taking. See our hosts Marsha Stephanie Blake, Carlos Miranda, and Haley Finnegan posing for such a photo below! (Photo courtesy Margarita Corporan Photography/SAG-AFTRA).
In addition to the parties, there were the movies. See which films, filmmakers, and performers won big at Tribeca ’19 with the full list of award winners below.
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2019 Tribeca Film Festival Award Winners:
U.S. Narrative Feature Competition
- The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature: Burning Cane
- Best Actor: Wendell Pierce, Burning Cane
- Best Actress: Haley Bennett, Swallow
- Best Cinematography: Phillip Youmans, Burning Cane
- Best Screenplay: Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, Blow the Man Down
- Special Jury Mention – Actress: Geetanjali Thapi, Stray Dolls
- Special Jury Mention – Cinematography: Todd Banhazl, Blow the Man Down
- Special Jury Mention – Screenplay: Ani Simon-Kennedy, The Short History of the Long Road
International Narrative Feature Competition
- Best International Narrative Feature: House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae)
- Best Actor: Ali Atay, Noah Land (Nuh Tepesi)
- Best Actress: Ji-hu Park, House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae)
- Best Cinematography: Kang Gook-hyun, House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae)
- Best Screenplay: Cenk Ertürk, Noah Land (Nuh Tepesi)
Documentary Competition
- Best Documentary Feature: Scheme Birds
- Best Documentary Cinematography: Yang Sun and Shuang Liang, Our Time Machine
- Best Documentary Editing: Jennifer Tiexiera, 17 Blocks
- Special Jury Mention – Documentary Editing: Avela Grenier, Rewind
Best New Director Competition
- Best New Narrative Director: Edgar Nito, The Gasoline Thieves (Huachicolero)
- Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award: Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin, Scheme Birds
The Nora Ephron Award
- The Nora Ephron Award: Rania Attieh, Initials S.G. (Iniciales S.G.)
Short Film Competition
- Best Narrative Short: Maja
- Best Animated Short: My Mother’s Eyes
- Best Documentary Short: Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
- Student Visionary Award: Jebel Banat
- Storyscapes Award: The Key
- Special Jury Mention – Narrative Short: The Dishwasher
- Special Jury Mention – Documentary Short: St. Louis Superman
- Special Jury Mention – Student Visionary: Pearl
Tribeca X Awards
- Tribeca X Award – Best Feature Film: Almost Human
- Tribeca X Award – Best Short Film: The Face of Distracted Driving
- Tribeca X Award – Best Episodic Film: History of Memory
- Tribeca X Award – Best VR Film: The 100%
Audience Awards
- Audience Award – Narrative: Plus One
- Audience Award – Documentary: Gay Chorus Deep South
- Audience Award Runner-Up – Narrative: See You Yesterday
- Audience Award Runner-Up – Documentary: Watson
WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS OF TRIBECA 2019?
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