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2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards

Today the Tribeca Film Festival awarded $185,000 in cash prizes for both narrative and documentary films. Some notable awards include: She Monkeys for Best Narrative, Artificial Paradises for Best Cinematography, Turn Me On Goddammit for Best Screenplay, and Carice van Houten as Ingrid Jonker in Black Butterflies for Best Actress. Check out the press release …

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Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2011 Award Winners and Grantees

The Tribeca Film Institute has announced today award winners and grants totaling $1,000,000. Winners included two of the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards, seven new TAA alumni grants, four for the TFI Documentary Fund, as well as four winners of the Latin America Media Arts Fund. For more details, please read the press release …

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Tribeca 2011: ‘The Swell Season’ an entertaining music documentary for fans and non-fans alike

The Swell Season Directed by Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins & Carlo Mirabella-Davis 2011, USA The Swell Season provides the next chapter of a hopefully long and amazing journey of folk rock musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, 2007 Academy Award winners for best original song, Falling Slowly, from the film Once. These struggling artists’ lives …

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Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Announces Jurors for Competitive Categories

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its jurors who will be choosing the winning films, filmmakers and actors from the six competitive Festival categories. The thirty-eight jurors consist of award-winning filmmakers, screenwriters and notorious actors such as Whoopi Goldberg and Michael Cera. Winners will be announced at the TFF Awards Night ceremony on April 28, …

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Tribeca 2011: ‘Artificial Paradises’ shows promise for director Yulene Oliazola

Artificial Paradises (Paraisos Articiales) Directed by Yulene Olaizola Mexico, 2011 Indispensable to any stimulating storyline, characterization is a powerful tool for any film. When a plot is considered too simple or unsubstantial to its structure, a well-crafted character can earn attention and make a film worthwhile. Whether it’s a middle aged loner finding her place …

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