Tribeca 2008: The Wrap-Up

I know I poked some fun at New York City in some of my earlier posts, but I'd by lying if I said I didn't have a good time covering the Tribeca Film Festival this year. (I ate lots of good food!) Davis and I hung out for a bit here and there, but we were mostly knee-deep in work-stuff -- so a hearty thanks to Joel Keller of TV Squad for stepping in and helping out with the coverage. (Cinematical newbie Eric Kohn also threw in an assist!) Additional thanks to all the Tribeca folks -- from the press office people to the theater volunteers and every one in between -- who made the week run so smoothly.

Here you'll find a recap of all our Tribeca coverage. Reviews, interviews, live reports and a few random pieces of stupidity from yours truly. Then after the jump we'll remind you of all the Tribeca 2008 award winners. And then we can all have some milk and cookies.

• Live from Tribeca: Coverage Starts Now! (Erik)
  
• Review: Baby Mama (Joel)
  
• Junket Report: Baby Mama (Joel)
  
• Cinematical Seven: Tribeca Films I'm Really Looking Forward To (Erik)
• Live from Tribeca: My Miserable First Day (Scott)
• Review: Bart Got a Room (Erik)
• Review: The Objective (Scott)
• Live from Tribeca: Start Spreading the Reviews... (Erik)
• Review: The Wild Man of the Navidad (Scott)
• Review: Trucker (Erik)
• Interview: Bart Got a Room Writer/Director Brian Hecker (Erik)
• Review: The Auteur (Scott)
• Live from Tribeca: An Intermission with Iron Man (Erik)
• Live from Tribeca: Random Bullet Points from a Sleepy Man (Scott)

More coverage and a full list of this year's award winners after the jump ...



Tribeca Coverage Continued ...

• Review: Eden (Scott)
• Review: Killer Movie (Joel)
• Review: Chevolution (Joel)
• Review: Let the Right One In (Scott)
• Review: Dying Breed (Scott)
• Review: 57,000 Kilometers Between Us (Scott)
• Review: War, Inc. (Joel)
• Review: Terra (Scott)
• Review: The Wackness (Erik)
• Review: Elite Squad (Scott)
• Interview: War, Inc. Director Joshua Seftel
• Review: This Is Not a Robbery (Erik)
• Review: Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (Scott)
• Tribeca Report: Amy Poehler (Eric)
• Review: Ball Don't Lie (Erik)
• Review: Seven Days Sunday (Scott)
• Review: Fermat's Room (Scott)
• Review: Man on Wire (Joel)
• Review: Tennessee (Joel)
• Interview: Bigger, Faster, Stronger Director Chris Bell (Eric)
• Review: Baghdad High (Scott)
• Review: Gotta Dance (Erik)
• Live from Tribeca: A Kid, a Camera, and a Father Who Needs Help (Joel)
• Review: Life in Flight (Joel)
• Live from Tribeca: Food, Food, Glorious Food... (Joel)
• Review: Finding Amanda (Erik)
• Review: Yonkers Joe (Joel)
• Interview: Life in Flight Writer/Director Tracey Hecht
• Review: Head Wind (Joel)
• Update: Harmony Korine Talks Mister Lonely and Fight Harm
• Review: The Cottage (Scott)

I can't comment on most of the winners, although we did cover (and quite enjoy) Let the Right One In and Eden -- so congrats to those guys (and everyone!) Below you'll find the winners and jury comments from Tribeca 2008, but let me just say I'm really bummed that I missed Shane Meadows' newest flick. I aim to remedy that oversight right quick.
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The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – Let the Right One In (Lat den rätte komma in), directed by Tomas Alfredson (Sweden). Jury Comments: "For its mesmerizing exploration of loneliness and alienation through masterful reexamination of the vampire myth."

Best New Narrative Filmmaker – My Marlon and Brando (Gitmek), directed by Hüseyin Karabey (Turkey, Netherlands, UK). Jury Comments: "For its skillful blending of documentary style with a classic love story and ultimate creation of a truly modern and unlikely international heroine."

Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Thomas Turgoose and Piotr Jagiello in Somers Town, directed by Shane Meadows (UK). Jury Comments: "For an extraordinary and exhilarating rendering of a friendship found, the Narrative Feature Jury is awarding the Best Actor prize to this magical team."

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film – Eileen Walsh in Eden, directed by Declan Recks (Ireland). Jury Comments: "For her exquisite rendering of a lonely wife aching to be seen and heard."

Best Documentary Feature – Pray the Devil Back to Hell, directed by Gini Reticker (USA). Jury Comments: "In a relentless pursuit of peace, the women of Liberia show us how community, motherly love, and perseverance can change the fate of a society. Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a reminder that we have the power to say 'Enough!' to the atrocities of our world."

Best New Documentary Filmmaker – Old Man Bebo, directed by Carlos Carcas (Spain). Jury Comments: "We the jury feel that Carlos Carcas showed us that if you truly have art in your body and soul it will find its way out into the world. We applaud the filmmaker for bringing Old Man Bebo into our consciousness."

New York State LOVES Film Best Documentary – Zoned In, directed by Daniela Zanzotto (USA,UK). Jury Comments: "This was a challenging and spirited discussion with two clear favorites: both films are very different and the jury felt that both should get equal mention even though only one gets the prize. We thought Hotel Gramercy Park was a highly entertaining and moving story about a New York family and a New York institution coming to terms with a changing city, but in the end we felt Zoned In deserved the prize for having the bravery to tell a seemingly typical story that ends up revealing bold and difficult truths."

Made In NY Narrative – The Caller, directed by Richard Ledes (USA). Jury Comments: "The Caller superbly uses its New York locations, from the sleek mid-town high-rises to the desolate Brooklyn Bridge piers, to create a chilling and finally stirring suspense movie: an unusual thriller whose mysterious plot finally exposes the mysteries of the heart."

Best Narrative Short – New Boy, directed by Steph Green. Sponsored by Edelman Studios. Jury Comments: "New Boy took us on a complete emotional journey. It was moving, funny, and powerful."

Best Documentary Short – Mandatory Service, directed by Jessica Habie. Jury Comments: "Mandatory Service, a perspective of war and conflict from participants themselves. The Israeli's empathy for the Palestinians is not a perspective we glimpse too often in Western media."

Student Visionary Award – Elephant Garden, directed by Sasie Sealy. Jury Comments: "Elephant Garden captured the inner life of a beautiful young girl and her confusion as she becomes a young adult. Wonderful visual storytelling, and the performance of Kelley Mack is stellar."