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Tribeca Film Festival- April 25th-May 6th   

2007 AWARD WINNERS

WORLD NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

Founders Award for Narrative Feature
Film: "My Father My Lord" (Hofshat Kaits)
Director: David Volach
Prize: $50,000

Best New Narrative Filmmaker
Film: "Two Embraces" (Dos Abrazos)
Prize: $25,000

Best Actor in a Narrative Feature
Actor: Lofti Ebdelli
Film: "Making Of" (Akher film)
Director: Nouri Bouzid
Prize: 2 Elite Business vouchers (Delta)

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature
Actress: Marina Hands
Film: "Lady Chatterley"
Director: Pascale Ferran
Prize: 2 Elite Business vouchers (Delta)

Best Sceenplay
Film: "Making Of" (Akher film)
Prize: $15,000

Honorable Mention for Screenplay
Film: "Lost In Beijing"
Screenwriters: Li Yu, Fang Li
Director: Li Yu

Honorable Mention for Screenplay
Film: "Half Moon" (Niwemang)
Screenwriter/Director: Bahman Gho

WORLD DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETION

Best Documentary
Film: "Taxi to the Dark Side"
Director: Alex Gibney
Prize: $25,000

Best New Documentary Filmmaker
Film: "A Story of People in War & Peace"
Director: Vardan Hovhannisyan
Prize: $25,000

For Complete List of Award Winners go www.TribecaFilmFestival.org