Top brass at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) presented by AT&T have announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition and Viewpoints selections.
Organisers also said that AT&T’s Film For All Friday will return with free screenings on April 24. The festival is set to run in New York City from April 15-26 and the festival hub is Spring Studios.
Tuesday’s announcement covers 51 films out of a total 97 features at the upcoming 14th edition. As previously announced, Tribeca will open with the documentary Live From New York!
The line-up includes world premieres of Andrew Renzi’s Franny starring Richard Gere, Pamela Romanowsky’s The Adderall Diaries with James Franco, Amber Heard, Ed Harris and Cynthia Nixon and documentaries In My Father’s House by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg and In Transit from Albert Maysles and four co-directors.
Thirty of the festival’s feature film directors are women –the highest percentage in Tribeca history. Nine of these directors (as well as two screenwriters) are eligible to receive the third annual Nora Ephron Award, which “recognises a woman who embodies the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer.”
“We were inspired by, and really admire the ambition and risk-taking of the film-makers who are striving to capture the emotions and complexities of everyday life in this year’s submissions,” said artistic director Frederic Boyer.
“The films in competition and viewpoints come from all over the world and showcase a wide range of styles, yet have remarkable universality,” said festival director Genna Terranova. “They exhibit a sophistication in storytelling and a pursuit of truth that we believe will resonate with audiences.”
This year, 12 narrative and 12 documentary features making their North American, international or world Premieres will compete for cash prizes totalling $225,000, as well as artwork from the Artists Awards programme featuring donated work from contemporary artists.
Two features – one narrative and one documentary – will be selected to receive the Audience Award. Films playing in the World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, Viewpoints, Spotlight and Midnight sections are eligible.
The films selected for the World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, and Viewpoints are:
WORLD NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Each of the 12 international films compete for the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best New Narrative Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing in a Narrative and Best Cinematography.
The Adderall Diaries (USA), dir Pamela Romanowsky
World premiere
Bridgend (Denmark), dir Jeppe Rønde
North American premiere
Dixieland (USA), dir Hank Bedford
World premiere
Franny (USA), dir Andrew Renzi
World premiere
Meadowland (USA), dir Reed Morano
World premiere
Men Go To Battle (USA), dir Zachary Treitz
World premiere
Necktie Youth (Netherlands-South Africa), dir Sibs Shongwe-La Mer
North American premiere
The Survivalist (Northern Ireland-UK), dir Stephen Fingleton
World premiere
Sworn Virgin (Vergine Giurata) (Albania-Germany- Italy-Kosovo-Switzerland), dir Laura Bispuri
North American premiere
Viaje (Costa Rica), dir Paz Fábrega
World premiere
Virgin Mountain (Iceland-Denmark) dir Dagur Kári
North American premiere
Wednesday 04:45 (Tetari 04:45) (Germany-Greece-Israel), dir Alexis Alexiou
World premiere
WORLD DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
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The 12 selections compete for Best Documentary Feature, Best New Documentary Director and Best Documentary Editing.
Autism In Love (USA), dir Matt Fuller
World premiere
The Birth Of Saké (USA), dir Erik Shirai
World premiere
Democrats (Denmark), dir Camilla Nielsson
North American premiere
Havana Motor Club (Cuba-USA), dir Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
World premiere
In My Father’s House (USA), dirs Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg
World premiere
In Transit (USA), dirs Albert Maysles, Nelson Walker, Lynn True, David Usui and Ben Wu
World premiere
Indian Point (USA), dir Ivy Meeropol
World premiere
Palio (UK-Italy, pictured), dir Cosima Spender
World premiere
Song Of Lahore (USA-Pakistan), dirs Andy Schocken and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
World premiere
Thank You For Playing (USA), dirs David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall
World premiere
Tom Swift And His Electric Rifle (USA), dir Nick Berardini
World premiere
Very Semi-Serious (USA), dir Leah Wolchok
World premiere
VIEWPOINTS
All Eyes And Ears (China, USA), dir Vanessa Hope
New York premiere, documentary
Applesauce (USA), dir Onur Tukel
World premiere, narrative
Bad Hurt (USA), dir Mark Kemble
World premiere, narrative
Bare (USA), dir Natalia Leite
World premiere, narrative
Being 14 (À 14 Ans) (France), dir Hélène Zimmer
International premiere, narrative
Come Down Molly (USA), dir Gregory Kohn
World premiere, narrative
A Courtship (USA), dir Amy Kohn
World premiere, documentary
Crocodile Gennadiy (USA), dir Steve Hoover
World premiere, documentary
Cronies (USA), dir Michael Larnell
New York premiere, narrative
dream/killer (USA), dir Andrew Jenks
World premiere, documentary
El Cinco (El 5 de Talleres), (Argentina), dir Adrián Biniez
North American Premiere, Narrative
GORED (USA), dir Ido Mizrahy
World premiere, documentary
Jackrabbit (USA), dir Carleton Ranney
World premiere, narrative
King Jack (USA), dir Felix Thompson
World premiere, narrative
Lucifer (Belgium-Mexico), dir Gust Van den Berghe
US premiere, narrative
Orion: The Man Who Would Be King (UK), dir Jeanie Finlay
World premiere, documentary
Shut Up And Drive (USA), dir Melanie Shaw
World premiere, narrative
Slow Learners (USA), dirs Sheena Joyce and Don Argott
World premiere, narrative
Stranded in Canton (Nakangami na Guangzhou) (Sweden-Denmark-China), dir Måns Månsson
North American premiere, narrative
Sunrise (Arunoday) (India-France), dir Partho Sen-Gupta
North American premiere, narrative
Tenured (USA), dir Christopher Modoono
World premiere, narrative.
(T)ERROR (USA), dirs Lyric R Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe
New York premiere, documentary
Toto And His Sisters (Toto Si Surorile Lui) (Romania), dir Alexander Nanau
North American premiere, documentary
TransFatty Lives (USA), dir Patrick O’Brien
World premiere, documentary
Uncertain (USA), dirs Ewan McNicol and Anna Sandilands
World premiere, documentary
We Are Young. We Are Strong. (Germany), dir Burhan Qurbani
North American premiere, narrative
The Wolfpack (USA), dir Crystal Moselle
New York premiere, documentary
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