2006 Tribeca Film Festival Awards
2006 Tribeca Film Festival: April 25–May 7, 2006
Tristán Bauer's Iluminados por el fuego / Blessed by Fire, the story of a veteran from Argentina's disastrous Falklands War, won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Other winners include Best Actor Jürgen Vogel, as a rapist recently released from prison in Der Freie Wille / The Free Will (Germany); Best Actress Eva Holubová for Ucastnici zajezdu / Holiday Makers (Czech Republic); and Best Documentary Feature The War Tapes, which uses digital images recorded by several members of the U.S. National Guard serving in Iraq. The documentary was directed by Deborah Scranton.
Egyptian director Marwan Hamed was chosen Best New Narrative Filmmaker for his controversial Omaret yakobean / Yacoubian Building, which depicts life – including taboo subjects in Muslim countries, such as homo and hetero sexuality, corrupt religious figures, and pedophilia – in a decadent Cairo apartment building. The Best New Documentary Filmmaker Award went to Pelin Esmer for The Play (Turkey).
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Iluminados por el fuego / Blessed by Fire (Argentina / Spain)
Director: Tristán Bauer
BEST ACTOR IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE
Jürgen Vogel, Der Freie Wille / The Free Will Director: Matthias Glasner (Germany )
SPECIAL MENTION: Adam Imam, Omaret yakobean / Yacoubian Building
BEST ACTRESS IN A NARRATIVE FEATURE
Eva Holubová, Ucastnici zajezdu / Holiday Makers Director: Jiri Vejdelek (Czech Republic)
SPECIAL MENTION: Ensemble cast of Holiday Makers
BEST NEW NARRATIVE FILMMAKER
Marwan Hamed, Omaret yakobean / Yacoubian Building (Egypt)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The War Tapes Director: Deborah Scranton (USA)
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
Pelin Esmer, The Play (Turkey)
DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Voices of Bam
Director: Aliona van der Horst and Maasja Ooms (The Netherlands)
MADE IN NEW YORK
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Treatment (USA)
Director: Oren Rudavsky
MADE IN NEW YORK NARRATIVE FEATURE SPECIAL MENTION
A Very Serious Person (USA)
Director: Charles Busch
NEW YORK LOVES FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
When I Came Home (USA)
Director: Dan Lohaus
NEW YORK LOVES FILM DOCUMENTARY FEATURE HONORABLE MENTION
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (USA)
Director: Mary Jordan
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Cats of Mirikitani (USA)
Director: Linda Hattendorf
AUDIENCE AWARD
Cats of Mirikitani (USA)
Director: Linda Hattendorf
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
The Shovel
Director: Nick Childs (USA)
NARRATIVE SHORT SPECIAL MENTION
Topor and Me
Director: Sylvia Kristel (The Netherlands)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Native New Yorker
Director: Steve Bilich (USA)
BEST STUDENT VISIONARY SHORT
Dead End Job
Director: Samantha Davidson Green (USA)
International Narrative Competition Jury: Edward Burns, Terry George, Josh Lucas, Kelly Lynch, Antonio Skármeta, Trudie Styler, Melvin Van Peebles
International Documentary Competition Jury: Ken Burns, Robert Drew, Whoopi Goldberg, Oren Jacoby, Rory Kennedy, Marc Levin
Tribeca Film Festival 2006 Winners – Brief Article