Tribeca winners 2017
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The ongoing annual Tribeca Film Festival is showcasing the best of world cinema for movie lovers to watch. Into its 16th year, the film festival this year is taking place between April 19 and April 30 in New York City. A number of stories are being told, from different parts of the world presented by different directors. As part of the cinematic celebrations, the annual fest awards movies to honour their contribution to the world of cinema.

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A number of movies shined bright stealing the limelight at the fest. Two of these movies that stole the thunder include Rachel Israel's romantic comedy, Keep the Change, and Elvira Lind's documentary called Bobbi Jene.

The two movies won awards in various categories. Keep the Change winning best US narrative feature and Bobbi Jene taking home the documentary honor. Fairy-tale-infused family drama, Son of Sofia, won the award for best international narrative feature.

Bobbi Jene won awards for cinematography and editing apart from the best documentary award. Keep the Change also took home new narrative director award. Alessandro Nivola for One Percent More Humid and Nadia Alexander for Blame were among the performers to win acting honors, reports Variety.

The complete winner list of the 16th Tribeca Film Festival is as follows (as reported by Variety):

US Narrative Feature Competition Categories:

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – Keep the Change

Best Actor in a US Narrative Feature Film – Alessandro Nivola, One Percent More Humid.

Best Actress in a US Narrative Feature Film – Nadia Alexander, Blame.

Best Cinematography in a US Narrative Feature Film – Cinematography by Chris Teague, Love After Love.

Best Screenplay in a US Narrative Feature Film – Angus MacLachlan for Abundant Acreage Available.

International narrative feature competition categories:

Best International Narrative Feature – Son of Sofia (O Gios tis Sofias) written and directed by Elina Psykou (Greece, Bulgaria, France).

Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film – Guillermo Pfening in Nobody's Watching (Nadie Nos Mira) (Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, USA, Spain).

Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature Film – Marie Leuenberger in The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung) (Switzerland).

Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature Film – Cinematography by Mart Taniel for November (Estonia, Netherlands, Poland).

Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature Film – Ice Mother (Bába z ledu) written by Bohdan Sláma (Slovakia, France).

Documentary Competition Categories:

Best Documentary Feature – Bobbi Jene, directed by Elvira Lind (USA, Denmark, Israel).

Best Documentary Cinematography – Cinematography by Elvira Lind for Bobbi Jene (USA, Denmark, Israel).

Best Documentary Editing – Editing by Adam Nielson for Bobbi Jene (USA, Denmark, Israel).

Special Jury Mention – True Conviction

Best New Narrative Director Competition:

Best New Narrative Director – Rachel Israel, director of Keep the Change (U.S.).

Best New Documentary Director Competition:

Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award – Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra for A Suitable Girl (US/India).

Special Jury Mention – Hondros

The Nora Ephron Prize

The Nora Ephron Prize: Petra Volpe, writer/director of The Divine Order (Switzerland).

Special Jury Mention: Keep the Change

Short film competition categories:

Best Narrative Short – Retouch, directed by Kaveh Mazaheri (Iran).

Best Animated Short – Odd is an Egg (Odd er et egg) directed by Kristin Ulseth (Norway).

Best Documentary Short – The Good Fight directed by Ben Holman (U.S., UK, Brazil).

Student Visionary Award – Fry Day directed by Laura Moss (U.S.).

Storyscapes Award

Storyscapes Award: TREEHUGGER: WAWONA created by Barnaby Steel (Co-Founder, Creative Director), Ersin Han Ersin (artist, Creative Director) and Robin McNicholas (Co-founder, Creative Director) of Marshmallow Laser Feast.