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Tribeca Film Festival- April 25th-May 6th   

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2007 JURORS & $225,000 IN CASH PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
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Chris Cooper, Minnie Driver, Edie Falco, Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, John Leguizamo, Alfred Molina and Catalina Sandino Moreno are among this year's jurors.
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Tribeca All Access Jurors to include Heavy D, Freddie Rodriguez, DJ Spooky, Andre, Leon Talley and Kerry Washington.

New York, NY (April 24, 2007) - The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival juries are made-up of a diverse and talented group of individuals who range from remarkable filmmakers to established actors as wellas respected journalists. The Awards Night Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 3rd.

World Competitions:
Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature - $50,000
Best New Narrative Filmmaker - $25,000
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature - Delta Air Lines vouchers
Best Actress in a Narrative - Delta Air Lines vouchers
Best Screenplay - $15,000

World Documentary Competitions:
Best Documentary Feature - $25,000
Best New Documentary Filmmaker - $25,000

New York Competitions:
"Made In NY" Narrative Feature Awards - $5,000
"NY Loves Film" Documentary Feature Awards - $,5000

The Cadillac Award:
Selected by audience ballots - $25,000

Best Narrative Short - $5,000
Best Documentary Short - $5,000
Student Visionary Award - Apple Mac Pro desktop with 23" display and Final Cut Studio 2.