Feo Aladag’s German drama When We Leave won prizes for best feature and best actress (Sibel Kekilli) at the Tribeca Film Festival awards ceremony tonight. Alexandra Codina’s Down syndrome study Monica & David won best documentary and Eric Elmosnino received the best actor prize for his role in Gainsbourg, je t’aime … moi non plus. Dana Adam Shapiro’s relationship drama Monogomy was picked as the best New York narrative. The festival has not yet seen distribution deals for any of the available titles, a group which includes Monogomy, though talks have begun for several films. The Heineken Audience Award will be announced Saturday during the festival’s wrap party.
World Competition Categories
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature
When We Leave (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag
Special Jury Mention
Loose Cannons, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek and written by Ozpetek and Ivan Cotroneo
Best New Narrative Filmmaker
Kim Chapiron for Dog Pound, written by Kim Chapiron and Jeremie Delon
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film
Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg in Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime … Moi Non Plus, directed and written by Joann Sfar
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film
Sibel Kekilli as Umay in When We Leave (Die Fremde)
Best Documentary Feature
Monica & David, directed by Alexandra Codina
Special Jury Mention
Budrus, directed by Julia Bacha
Best New Documentary Filmmaker
Clio Barnard for The Arbor
New York Competition Categories
Best New York Narrative
Monogamy, directed by Dana Adam Shapiro, written by Shapiro and Evan M. Weiner
Special Jury Mention
Melissa Leo for The Space Between, directed and written by Travis Fine
Best New York Documentary
The Woodmans, directed by C. Scott Willis
Short Film Competition Categories
Best Narrative Short
Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here, directed by Bekhi Sibiya, written by Sibongile Nkosana, Bongi Ndaba
Special Jury Mention
The Crush, directed and written by Michael Creagh
Best Documentary Short
White Lines & The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug, directed and written by Travis Senger
Special Jury Mention
Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn, directed and written by Nancy Kapitanoff, Sharon Yamato
Student Visionary Award
Some Boys Don’t Leave, directed by Maggie Kiley, written by Matthew Mullen, Maggie Kiley
Special Jury Mention
The Pool Party, directed and written by Sara Zandieh
Tribeca Film Festival Virtual Categories
Best Feature Film
Spork, directed and written by J.B. Ghuman Jr.
Best Short Film
Delilah, Before, directed Melanie Schiele
