Editor

The 2005 Tribeca Film Festival Awards Ceremony took place Saturday, April 30, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC. Awards were given for both narrative and documentary films, feature-length and shorts.
And the winners are…

BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Stolen Life (Sheng Si Jie) (China)
Director: Li Shaohong

NARRATIVE FEATURE SPECIAL MENTION
My Brother’s Summer (L’estate di mio Fratello) (Italy)
Director: Pietro Reggiani

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
El Perro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War (Netherlands/Hungary)
Director: Peter Forgacs

EMERGING NARRATIVE FILMMAKER AWARD
Alicia Scherson, Play (Chile/Argentina)

EMERGING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER AWARD
Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary, Favela Rising (Brazil/USA)

BEST ACTRESS IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE
Felicity Huffman, Transamerica (Director: Duncan Tucker; USA)

BEST ACTOR IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE
Cees Geel, Simon (Director: Eddy Terstall; Netherlands)

MADE IN NEW YORK
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Red Doors (USA)
Director: Georgia Lee

MADE IN NEW YORK NARRATIVE FEATURE SPECIAL MENTION
Bittersweet Place (USA)
Director: Alexandra Brodsky

NEW YORK LOVES FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Rikers High (USA/France)
Director: Victor Buhler

NEW YORK LOVES FILM DOCUMENTARY FEATURE SPECIAL MENTION
The American Ruling Class (USA)
Director: John Kirby

AUDIENCE AWARD
Street Fight (USA)
Director: Marshall Curry

KIDS PICK FAMILY SHORT
Spandex: A Father's Tale (USA)
Director: Matthew Manson

BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Cashback (UK)
Director: Sean Ellis

NARRATIVE SHORT SPECIAL MENTION
Jihad (USA)
Director: Michael Shapiro

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Life of Kevin Carter (USA)
Director: Dan Krauss

BEST STUDENT VISIONARY SHORT
Dance Mania Fantastic (USA)
Director: Sasie Sealy