The juried awards for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival have been announced and Dean, a new film written, directed and starring comedian Demetri Martin (Taking Woodstock) prevailed. Martin’s directorial debut, a bittersweet comedy centering around a young artist thrust into adulthood, won The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature. Martin stars alongside Gillian Jacobs (Love), Reid Scott (Veep) and Oscar winners Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen. Stay with us as we continue our coverage on the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.
Check out the full list of winners below:
U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
- THE FOUNDERS AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: Dean – directed by Demetri Martin
- ACTOR: Dominic Rains, The Fixer
- ACTRESS: Mackenzie Davis, Always Shine
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Kicks – Michael Ragen
- SCREENPLAY: Women Who Kill – written by Ingrid Jungermann
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
- BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE: Junction 48 – directed by Udi Aloni
- ACTOR: Alan Sabbagh, The Tenth Man
- ACTRESS: Radhika Apte, Clean Shaven, a part of Madly
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: El Clasico – Kjell Vassdal
- SCREENPLAY: Perfect Strangers – written by Filippo Bologna, Paolo Costella, Paola Genovese, Paola Mammini, Rolando Ravello
WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Do Not Resist – directed by Craig Atkinson
- BEST DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY: Contemporary Color – Jarred Alterman
- BEST DOCUMENTARY EDITING: Contemporary Color – Bill Ross
DIRECTING AWARDS
- BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR AWARD: Priscilla Anany, Children of the Mountain
- ALBERT MAYSLES NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR AWARD: David Feige, Untouchable
SHORT FILM CATEGORIES
- BEST NARRATIVE SHORT: Hold On – directed by Charlotte Scott-Wilson
- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Extremis – directed by Dan Krauss
- STUDENT VISIONARY AWARD: Ping Pong Coach – directed by Yi Liu
- STORYSCAPES AWARD: Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness
- THE NORA EPHRON PRIZE: Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills
- TRIBECA X AWARD: Hearing Colors