The 2014 Tribeca Film Festival held its closing night Saturday with a special Chanel-sponsored screening of “Begin Again,” a musical shot in New York featuring a singing Kiera Knightley alongside Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, and musician Adam Levine in his big-screen debut. The film was followed by a private after-party at Tribeca Grill attended by New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio and wife Chirlane McCray as well as festival founder Robert Deniro and wife Grace Hightower. Winners on the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival were announced in an April 24 ceremony at Gotham’s Conrad hotel. See the full list below.
WORLD NARRATIVE COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – “Zero Motivation,” written and directed by Talya Lavie (Israel).
Special Jury Mention – “The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq,” directed by Guillaume Nicloux (France).
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Paul Schneider, “Goodbye to All That.”
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, “Human Capital.”
Best Cinematography – Damian Garcia, “Güeros.”
Best Screenplay– Guillaume Nicloux, “The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq.”
Best Narrative Editing – Keith Miller, “Five Star.”
WORLD DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Best Documentary Feature – “Point and Shoot,” directed by Marshall Curry(USA).
Special Jury Mention – “Regarding Susan Sontag,” directed by Nancy Kates (USA).
Best Documentary Editing – Sabine Lubbe, “Ne Me Quitte Pas.”
BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR COMPETITION:
Best New Narrative Director – “Manos Sucias,” Josef Wladyka.
Special Jury Mention – Alonso Ruizpalacios, “Güeros.”
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION:
Best New Documentary Director – Alan Hicks, “Keep On Keepin’ On.”
SHORT FILM COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
Best Narrative Short – “The Phone Call,” directed by Mat Kirkby (UK).
Best Documentary Short – “One Year Lease,” directed by Brian Bolster (USA).
Special Jury Mention – “The Next Part,” directed by Erin Sanger (USA).
Student Visionary Award – “Nesma’s Bird,” directed by Najwan Ali and Medoo Ali (Iraq).
Special Jury Mention – “Cycloid,” directed by Tomoki Kurogi (Japan).
Bombay Sapphire Award for Transmedia: “Clouds,” created by Jonathan Minard and James George (USA).
The Nora Ephron Prize – “Zero Motivation,” written and directed by Talya Lavie (Israel).
Special Jury Mention – “I Won’t Come Back,” directed by Ilmar Raag (Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Kazhakstan, Russia).
TRIBECA ONLINE FESTIVAL CATEGORIES:
Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film – “Vara: A Blessing,” directed by Khyentse Norbu (Bhutan).
Tribeca Online Festival Best Short Film –”Love in the Time of March Madness,” directed by Melissa Johnson and Robertino Zambramo (USA).