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Practically reinventing the concept of a world film festival, Tribeca debuted in 2002 in a party atmosphere that celebrated the energy and creativity of the New York neighborhood (the TRIangle BElow CAnal Street) in which it was founded.

It was a year after the 2001 World Trade Center attack as actor Robert DeNiro and film producer Jane Rosenthal created the festival and corresponding Tribeca Film Institute, to help in the recovery of Downtown Manhattan.

Since then, the Tribeca Film Festival has been a boon for local store owners and merchants in the heart of Downtown as more than 300,000 people flock to the area each year during the festival's traditional events.

Along with showcasing indie features, short films and documentaries, Tribeca has become a true "people's film festival" featuring music concerts and comedy acts, a family festival over two weekends, a day-long street fair, and an outdoor public "drive-in" movie screenings on the Hudson River piers.

2008 Tribeca Film Festival on the Web

Elsewhere on the Web, check out the latest buzz & rumors on this year's festival from April 23 - May 4, 2008 with complete information on the official schedule, film program & related events, a complete list of last year's winners, related picture galleries, film clips and more ....

2008 Tribeca Film Festival - The official site featuring the latest news and buzz, complete program and event guide, ticket info and film festival packages, FAQ, travel, hotel and Tribeca neighborhood guides, maps & directions, documentary and film video clips.

Tribeca Film Festival - More detailed historical background on the event from Wikipedia including a recap of last year's festival, pictures, related links.

IndieWIRE - Tribeca Film Festival - News central for daily reports on the stars, entered movies & documentaries, plus lots of juicy gossip, rumors, pictures.

Yahoo! Tribeca Movie Festival Coverage - The complete program lineup with reports from major news wires on the latest from Tribeca, plus extensive photo galleries, related links.

Tribeca Film Center - Take the virtual tour with a behind-the-scenes look at the Downtown home to film, television, and entertainment companies.

Tribeca Film Institute - Go beyond the festival with information on educational programs & community events happening throughout the year.

2008 Tribeca Film Festival Winners

The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature
My Father My Lord (Hofshat Kaits), directed by David Volach (Israel).

Best New Narrative Filmmaker
Two Embraces (Dos Abrazos), directed by Enrique Begne (Mexico).

Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film
Lofti Edbelli in Making Of, directed by Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia, Morocco).

Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film
Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley, directed by Pascale Ferran (France, Belgium).

Best Screenplay
Making Of, written and directed by Nouri Bouzid (Tunisia, Morocco).

Best Documentary Feature
Taxi to the Darkside, directed by Alex Gibney (U.S.A.).

Best New Documentary Filmmaker
A Story of People in War & Peace, directed by Vardan Hovhannisyan (Armenia).

NY Loves Film Documentary
A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory, directed by Esther Robinson (U.S.A.).

Made In NY Narrative
The Education of Charlie Banks, directed by Fred Durst (U.S.A.).

Made In NY Special Jury Recognition - Narrative
The Killing of John Lennon, directed by Andrew Piddington (U.K.).

Best Narrative Short
The Last Dog in Rwanda (Den sista hunden i Rwanda), directed by Jens Assur (Sweden).

Special Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short
Super Powers, directed by J. Anderson Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker (U.S.A.).

Best Documentary Short
A Son's Sacrifice, directed by Yoni Brook (U.S.A.).

Student Visionary Award
Good Luck Nedim (Sretan Put Nedime), directed by Marko Santic (Slovenia).

Student Visionary Award
Someone Else's War, directed by Lee Wang (U.S.A./Philippines).

Audience Award
We Are Together (Thina Simunye), directed by Paul Taylor (UK)

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