Winners Announced for 2024 Tribeca Festival in the United States
The 23rd annual Tribeca Festival, held in New York City, has announced the winners of its 2024 competition. This year’s festival, presented by OKX, showcased a diverse array of talent across multiple categories, including Feature Film, Short Film, Audio Storytelling, Immersive, Games, Human/Nature, AT&T Untold Stories, and Tribeca X.
Top Awards
The Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature went to Griffin in Summer, directed by Nicholas Colia. The jury praised its “precocious and unexpected storytelling” and “well-crafted performance.” Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux won Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature for her role in Jazzy. Bikechess, directed by Assel Aushakimova from Kazakhstan, received the Best International Narrative Feature award. The jury highlighted its “lightness of style” and “generous cinematography.”
Notable Documentary Awards
Hacking Hate, directed by Simon Klose, won Best Documentary Feature for its “brave and fearless” investigation into the misuse of the internet to foster hate. A Special Jury Mention was given to Made in Ethiopia, directed by Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan, for its exploration of globalization’s impact on personal and collective experiences.
Special Recognition
The Nora Ephron Award went to Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge for Don't You Let Me Go from Uruguay, praised for its life-affirming celebration of love and female friendships. The Best New Narrative Director Award was presented to Nnamdi Asomugha for The Knife, with the jury commending his ability to tackle universal themes within a dramatic thriller format.
Viewpoints and Short Films
In the Viewpoints Competition, Come Closer, directed by Tom Nesher from Israel, won the top award. Elizabeth Sankey's Witches received a Special Jury Mention for its exploration of women’s mental health. In the Shorts Competition, Ripe! by Tusk won Best Narrative Short, while Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World by Julio Palacio was awarded Best Documentary Short.
Complete List of Winners
- U.S. Narrative Competition
- Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature: Griffin in Summer / Nicholas Colia / United States
- Best Performance: Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux for Jazzy / United States
- Special Jury Mention for Performance: Joshua Burge for Vulcanizadora / United States
- Best Screenplay: Nicholas Colia for Griffin in Summer / United States
- Best Cinematography: Alejandro Mejia for The Knife / United States
- Special Jury Mention for Cinematography: Ki Jin Kim for Bitterroot / United States
- International Narrative Competition
- Best International Narrative Feature: Bikechess / Assel Aushakimova / Kazakhstan
- Special Jury Mention: Yasemin Samdereli for Samia / Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden
- Best Performance: Yu Aier for Some Rain Must Fall / China
- Best Screenplay: Celina Murga, Juan Villegas, Lucía Osorio for The Freshly Cut Grass / Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, United States
- Best Cinematography: Constanze Schmitt for Some Rain Must Fall / China
- Documentary Competition
- Best Documentary Feature: Hacking Hate / Simon Klose / Sweden, Denmark, Norway
- Special Jury Mention: Made in Ethiopia / Xinyan Yu, Max Duncan / United States, Canada, Ethiopia, Denmark, Korea, United Kingdom
- Best Cinematography: Ezra Wolfinger for Shelf Life / United States
- Best Editing: Rupert Houseman for Antidote / United Kingdom
- Best New Narrative Director Award
- Nnamdi Asomugha for The Knife / United States
- Special Jury Mention: Nicholas Colia for Griffin in Summer / United States
- Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director
- Debra Aroko, Nicole Gormley for Searching for Amani / Kenya
- Special Jury Mention: Elizabeth Ai for New Wave / United States
- Viewpoints Award
- Come Closer / Tom Nesher / Israel
- Special Jury Mention: Witches / Elizabeth Sankey / United Kingdom
- Nora Ephron Award
- Ana Guevara, Leticia Jorge for Don't You Let Me Go / Uruguay
- Human / Nature Award
- Dust to Dust / Japan
- Shorts Competition
- Best Narrative Short: Ripe! / Tusk / United States, Spain
- Special Jury Mention: Alarms / Nicolas Panay / France
- Best Documentary Short: Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World / Julio Palacio / United States
- Best Animated Short: In the Shadow of the Cypress / Shirin Sohani, Hossein Molayemi / Iran
- Special Jury Mention: Budō / Amanda Aagard, Alexander Toma / Sweden
- Student Visionary Award: Nay Tabbara for Ebb & Flow / Lebanon, Qatar
- Special Jury Mention: Jamie Perault for Budd, Sweat & Tearz / United Kingdom
- Best Music Video
- Never Ending Song / Conan Gray / United States
- Tribeca Games Award
- Goodnight Universe / United States
- Tribeca Audio Storytelling Competition
- Fiction Audio Storytelling Award: The Skies are Watching
- Narrative Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award: Delejos / United States, Canada, Puerto Rico
- Independent Fiction Audio Storytelling Award: Red for Revolution / United States
- Independent Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award: Back to the Water: More than One Octopus / South Africa, United States
- AT&T Presents Untold Stories
- Lilian T. Mehrel for Honeyjoon
- Tribeca X Award Competition
- Best Commercial: Michael CeraVe / CeraVe and Ogilvy PR / directed by Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
- Best Feature: Audrey’s Children / UTA and Ronald McDonald House Charities / directed by Ami Canaan Mann
- Best Episodic: The Santa Stories / Coca Cola and WPP Open X/VML / directed by Steven Caple Jr., Bryce Dallas Howard
- Best Short: One Good Reason / ServiceNow, Tribeca Studios / directed by Perri Peltz, Matthew O’Neill
- Best Games & Immersive: MLB The Show Storylines: The Negro Leagues / PlayStation Studios / directed by Jarred Schiff, Gavin Filipiak, Ramone Russell, Brandon Akiaten
- Best Audio: Science will Win / Pfizer
- Best Content Creator: Jacksonville Jaguars 2023 Schedule Release Video / Jacksonville Jaguars / directed by Asher Grodman
- Social Impact Award: One Good Reason / ServiceNow, Tribeca Studios / directed by Perri Peltz, Matthew O’Neill
- Environmental Impact Award: Project Maji: Waters of Change Vr Experience / Born Studios / directed by Bilge Tekin, Dominic Clarke, Nicholas Masters-Waage
The Tribeca Festival continues to highlight trailblazing works and celebrate the creativity and innovation of filmmakers and creators from around the world.