Tribeca Awards 2009
Tribeca Film Festival Awards 2009
Tribeca Film Festival 2009: April 22-May 3, 2009
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature: About Elly / Darbareye Elly, directed and written by Asghar Farhadi
Best New Narrative Filmmaker: Rune Denstad Langlo for North / Nord, written by Erlend Loe
Best Actor: Ciarán Hinds in The Eclipse, directed and written by Conor McPherson
Best Actress: Zoe Kazan in The Exploding Girl, directed and written by Bradley Rust Gray
Best Documentary Feature: Racing Dreams, directed by Marshall Curry
Special Jury Mention: Defamation / Hashmatsa, directed by Yoav Shamir
Best New Documentary Filmmaker: Ian Olds for Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi
New York Competition
Best New York Narrative: Here and There / Tamo i ovde, directed and written by Darko Lungulov
Best New York Documentary: [...]
by Anna Robinson | May 1, 2009
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Tribeca 2009: Woody Allen’s WHATEVER WORKS
Eric Kohn at indieWIRE:
"Marked by interchangeably trite and witty dialogue, Whatever Works is the definition of a minor Woody Allen movie. The director’s triumphant return to New York City after several years of European excursions finds him in familiar, if not exemplary, form. Most people on the Allen bandwagon will likely view this outing as a charming mediocrity."
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Frank Scheck in The Hollywood Reporter:
"Marking Woody Allen’s first NYC-shot film in five years, Whatever Works, falls somewhere in between his lesser London efforts Scoop and Cassandra’s Dream and his return to form with Vicky Cristina Barcelona. While this comedy starring Larry David doesn’t break any new ground for its creator in either style [...]
by Anna Robinson | April 23, 2009
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