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Volach's "Father" Wins Top Tribeca Prize; Gibney's "Taxi" Wins Doc Award
TRIBECA '07
IndieWire.com
May 4, 2007
by Eugene Hernandez
David Volach's "My Father My Lord" (Hofshat Kaits) won the Founders
Award for best narrative feature (including a $50,000 cash award) and
Alex Gibney's "Taxi to the Darkside" won the prize for best documentary
feature (including $25,000 cash) at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
Organizers presented the prizes at an awards ceremony and party at Jing
Fong restaurant in New York City's Chinatown. A total of $270,000 in
cash prizes were presented at the ceremony as the festival heads into
its final weekend, which will include numerous screenings of the winning
movies.
"I think that film can help us all know each other better," noted
Tribeca Film Festival executive director Peter Scarlet, welcoming guests
to Thursday's awards event. Continuing he praised the work of his
festival programming colleagues Nancy Schafer and David Kwok, among
others, likening their work to that of Saint George, "slaying the
dragons of bad movies before they get into the theaters," at what he
called, "this unstoppable 6th Tribeca Film Festival."
Films highlighting political and international issues were honored at
this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Nouri Bvouzid from Morocco, the
writer and director of "Making Of," whose film won the screenwriting
prize and an award for actor Lofti Edbelli, told the audience, "I made
this film as a cry for peace, I am happy that it has spoken to everyone
in the West, as it has in my home."
A pair of short film directors also spoke out about international
situations during their acceptance speeches. Winner of the prize for
best narrative short, Jens Assur, director of "The Last Dog in Rwanda"
commented that for him, things have come full circle. He recalled
meeting a man by the name of Paul Kagame years ago while traveling in
Rwanda and today in New York City he again met with the man, who is now
president of that country. "My goal with this project has been to spread
awareness and knowledge about the world," Assur said on stage, praising
the Tribeca festival for a similar mission.
Tribeca Film Festival executive director Peter Scarlet (left) and
"Making Of" writer/director Nouri Bvouzid. Photo by James Israel/indieWIRE
Meanwhile, Yoni Brook, winner of the best documentary short prize for "A
Son's Sacrifice," also saluted the Tribeca event. Standing alongside his
producer Musa Syeed on stage, he said, "Three years ago the Jewish kid
and the Muslim kid decided to make a movie...it look a little longer
than we thought [it would], but we are so grateful to Tribeca." The
film, funded in part by ITVS, will air on PBS later this year.
Finally, dedicating her NY Loves Film documentary award to the late Jim
Lyons, an emotional Esther Robinson praised him for his work editing her
film about her own uncle and his relationship with Andy Warhol, "A Walk
into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory." She also stirred
hearty laughter reflecting on New York City.
"New York is like this really hot, slightly mean guy," Robinson told he
audience, "So mean, but when its good, God is it good." Continuing after
a burst of laughter and applause, she reflected on the subject of her
film, saying, "We all move to New York because we want to see or realize
a viison and we go where there's people who help us realize that vision."
COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature:
"My Father My Lord" (Hofshat Kaits), directed by David Volach (Israel)
Best New Narrative Filmmaker:
"Two Embraces" (Dos Abrazos), directed by Enrique Begne (Mexico)
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film:
Lofti Edbelli in "Making Of" (Akher film), directed by Nouri Bouzid
(Tunisia, Morocco)
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film:
Marina Hands in "Lady Chatterley," directed by Pascale Ferran (France,
Belgium)
Best Screenplay:
"Making Of" (Akher film), written and directed by Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia,
Morocco)
honorable mentions: "Lost in Beijing" (Ping Guo), screenwriters Li Yu
&Fang Li, directed by Li Yu (China); "Half Moon" (Niwemang),
screenwriter/director Bahman Ghobadi (Iran, Iraq, Austria, France).
Best Documentary Feature:
"Taxi to the Darkside," directed by Alex Gibney (U.S.A.).
Best New Documentary Filmmaker:
"A Story of People in War & Peace," directed by Vardan Hovhannisyan
(Armenia)
special jury mention - Documentary: "We Are Together" (Thina Simunye),
directed by Paul Taylor (U.K.)
NY Loves Film - Documentary:
"A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory," directed
by Esther Robinson (U.S.A.)
Made In NY - Narrative:
"The Education of Charlie Banks," directed by Fred Durst (U.S.A.)
Made In NY Special Jury Recognition - Narrative:
"The Killing of John Lennon," directed by Andrew Piddington (U.K.)
Best Narrative Short:
"The Last Dog in Rwanda" (Den sista hunden i Rwanda), directed by Jens
Assur (Sweden)
Special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short:
"Super Powers," directed by J. Anderson Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker
(U.S.A.)
Best Documentary Short:
"A Son's Sacrifice," directed by Yoni Brook (U.S.A.)
Student Visionary Award:
"Good Luck Nedim" (Sretan Put Nedime), directed by Marko Santic (Slovenia)
Student Visionary Award:
"Someone Else's War," directed by Lee Wang (U.S.A./Philippines)
Cadillac Award:
Winner to be chosen by the audience and announced on Saturday, May 5th
Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award - Documentary:
Dee Rees for her documentary work-in-progress, "Eventual Salvation"
honorable mention - "Ultimate Christian Wrestling" by Jae-Ho Chang and
Tara Autovino
Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award - Narrative:
Ben Rekhi for his current screenplay, "Waste," co-written by John Campo
Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award - Screenwriting:
Marilyn Fu for her screenplay, "The Sisterhood of Night," an adaptation
of the short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Millhauser. Caryn
Waechter is attached to direct
honorable mention - "Last Road Home" by Roberto Marinas.
Recipient of the 2007 Tribeca/Sloan Screenplay Development Program Grant:
David Freeman for "A First Class Man"
http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2007/05/t ribeca_07_vola.html
TRIBECA '07
IndieWire.com
May 4, 2007
by Eugene Hernandez
David Volach's "My Father My Lord" (Hofshat Kaits) won the Founders
Award for best narrative feature (including a $50,000 cash award) and
Alex Gibney's "Taxi to the Darkside" won the prize for best documentary
feature (including $25,000 cash) at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
Organizers presented the prizes at an awards ceremony and party at Jing
Fong restaurant in New York City's Chinatown. A total of $270,000 in
cash prizes were presented at the ceremony as the festival heads into
its final weekend, which will include numerous screenings of the winning
movies.
"I think that film can help us all know each other better," noted
Tribeca Film Festival executive director Peter Scarlet, welcoming guests
to Thursday's awards event. Continuing he praised the work of his
festival programming colleagues Nancy Schafer and David Kwok, among
others, likening their work to that of Saint George, "slaying the
dragons of bad movies before they get into the theaters," at what he
called, "this unstoppable 6th Tribeca Film Festival."
Films highlighting political and international issues were honored at
this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Nouri Bvouzid from Morocco, the
writer and director of "Making Of," whose film won the screenwriting
prize and an award for actor Lofti Edbelli, told the audience, "I made
this film as a cry for peace, I am happy that it has spoken to everyone
in the West, as it has in my home."
A pair of short film directors also spoke out about international
situations during their acceptance speeches. Winner of the prize for
best narrative short, Jens Assur, director of "The Last Dog in Rwanda"
commented that for him, things have come full circle. He recalled
meeting a man by the name of Paul Kagame years ago while traveling in
Rwanda and today in New York City he again met with the man, who is now
president of that country. "My goal with this project has been to spread
awareness and knowledge about the world," Assur said on stage, praising
the Tribeca festival for a similar mission.
Tribeca Film Festival executive director Peter Scarlet (left) and
"Making Of" writer/director Nouri Bvouzid. Photo by James Israel/indieWIRE
Meanwhile, Yoni Brook, winner of the best documentary short prize for "A
Son's Sacrifice," also saluted the Tribeca event. Standing alongside his
producer Musa Syeed on stage, he said, "Three years ago the Jewish kid
and the Muslim kid decided to make a movie...it look a little longer
than we thought [it would], but we are so grateful to Tribeca." The
film, funded in part by ITVS, will air on PBS later this year.
Finally, dedicating her NY Loves Film documentary award to the late Jim
Lyons, an emotional Esther Robinson praised him for his work editing her
film about her own uncle and his relationship with Andy Warhol, "A Walk
into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory." She also stirred
hearty laughter reflecting on New York City.
"New York is like this really hot, slightly mean guy," Robinson told he
audience, "So mean, but when its good, God is it good." Continuing after
a burst of laughter and applause, she reflected on the subject of her
film, saying, "We all move to New York because we want to see or realize
a viison and we go where there's people who help us realize that vision."
COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature:
"My Father My Lord" (Hofshat Kaits), directed by David Volach (Israel)
Best New Narrative Filmmaker:
"Two Embraces" (Dos Abrazos), directed by Enrique Begne (Mexico)
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film:
Lofti Edbelli in "Making Of" (Akher film), directed by Nouri Bouzid
(Tunisia, Morocco)
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film:
Marina Hands in "Lady Chatterley," directed by Pascale Ferran (France,
Belgium)
Best Screenplay:
"Making Of" (Akher film), written and directed by Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia,
Morocco)
honorable mentions: "Lost in Beijing" (Ping Guo), screenwriters Li Yu
&Fang Li, directed by Li Yu (China); "Half Moon" (Niwemang),
screenwriter/director Bahman Ghobadi (Iran, Iraq, Austria, France).
Best Documentary Feature:
"Taxi to the Darkside," directed by Alex Gibney (U.S.A.).
Best New Documentary Filmmaker:
"A Story of People in War & Peace," directed by Vardan Hovhannisyan
(Armenia)
special jury mention - Documentary: "We Are Together" (Thina Simunye),
directed by Paul Taylor (U.K.)
NY Loves Film - Documentary:
"A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory," directed
by Esther Robinson (U.S.A.)
Made In NY - Narrative:
"The Education of Charlie Banks," directed by Fred Durst (U.S.A.)
Made In NY Special Jury Recognition - Narrative:
"The Killing of John Lennon," directed by Andrew Piddington (U.K.)
Best Narrative Short:
"The Last Dog in Rwanda" (Den sista hunden i Rwanda), directed by Jens
Assur (Sweden)
Special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short:
"Super Powers," directed by J. Anderson Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker
(U.S.A.)
Best Documentary Short:
"A Son's Sacrifice," directed by Yoni Brook (U.S.A.)
Student Visionary Award:
"Good Luck Nedim" (Sretan Put Nedime), directed by Marko Santic (Slovenia)
Student Visionary Award:
"Someone Else's War," directed by Lee Wang (U.S.A./Philippines)
Cadillac Award:
Winner to be chosen by the audience and announced on Saturday, May 5th
Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award - Documentary:
Dee Rees for her documentary work-in-progress, "Eventual Salvation"
honorable mention - "Ultimate Christian Wrestling" by Jae-Ho Chang and
Tara Autovino
Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award - Narrative:
Ben Rekhi for his current screenplay, "Waste," co-written by John Campo
Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award - Screenwriting:
Marilyn Fu for her screenplay, "The Sisterhood of Night," an adaptation
of the short story by Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Millhauser. Caryn
Waechter is attached to direct
honorable mention - "Last Road Home" by Roberto Marinas.
Recipient of the 2007 Tribeca/Sloan Screenplay Development Program Grant:
David Freeman for "A First Class Man"
http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2007/05/t ribeca_07_vola.html