The Awards Ceremony took place May 1st at THE TRIBUTE, and was a huge success. We want to thank again everyone of you either for participating with your talent, or for supporting our festival by assisting at our daily screenings.
WINNERS OF TUFF 2005 :
1st Prize: KYSSS, narrative, by Kaspar Munk
2nd Prize: PUSH HANDS, narrative, by Stephanie Green
3rd Prize: MATISYAHU, documentary, by David Baugnon
The Award winning animation was: FROG, by Christopher Conforti
Second best animation went to THE BACK-BRACE,, by Carolyn and Andy London
Third place went to DENTIST, by Signe Baumane
THE SUCCESS TRAIL
The Tribeca Underground Film Festival is proud to be a voice for independent short film.
We have followed several filmmakers from our festival and screening series, and we are happy to report that
their films have gone on to wide acclaim in festivals all over the world winning multiple awards.
Some notable mentions from our selections 2004/2005
Guard Dog Dir. Bill Plymton USA
Numerous film festivals leading to an Academy Award Nomination for Best Animated Short Film
The Christmas Party Dir. Jeremiah Kipp
Numerous film festivals, awards, and continuing
Frog Dir. Christopher Conforti USA
Numerous film festivals and awards including first place in ASIFA
Kysss Dir. Kaspar Munk Denmark
Various film festivals including Toronto
Push Hands Dir. Stephanie Green Ireland
Numerous film festivals including finalist at Tribeca Film Festival Amazon competition
Matisyahu Dir.David Baugnon USA/France
Currently being turned into a feature with a major motion picture studio.
The Photo Dir. Hari Das India
Various film festivals including Toronto.
Ota Benga Dir. Alfeu Franca Brazil
Numerous film festivals, and turned into a feature.
Five Feelings About Food Dir. Cornelia Ravenal and Mikael Sodersten
Various Film Festivals, and to be screened at Santa Fe
Dentist Dir. Signe Baumane USA
Numerous film festivals and awards and continuing
Several filmmakers are -or have now become- members of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences (Oscars). In addition several Tribeca Underground filmmakers are short listed for this year's Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals among others. We wish them good luck and will keep you informed about all the exciting developments on the horizon for the 2006 festival.
Anxiously awaiting this year's award season we wish all the filmmakers the best and thank them for their never-ending support.
SIDE NOTE: Due to contractual limitations we cannot always announce certain films, so please keep your eyes open for our surprise short films/works in progress during our monthly screening series. You never know what might pop up!
LIST OF FINALISTS:
NEW YORK TALK, by Michael Krivicka
FIVE FEELINGS ABOUT FOOD, by Cornelia Ravenal & Michael Sodersten
ALLERGIC TO NUTS, by Roselyn Coleman Williams
THE PHOTO, by Hari Das
PILLOW GIRL, by Ronnie Cramer
ABRE LA PUERTA , by Lanre Olabisi
CUT, by Royston Tan
The Jury
Lauren Britt-Elmore has extensive professional experience in all aspects of
theatre both in New York and elsewhere: direction, production and
dramaturgy. Earning her Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia, she has worked
at Arena Stage, Young Playwrights, Inc. and currently works at Actors Studio
Drama School.
Nina Paley is the creator of several syndicated comic strips including "Nina's Adventures", "Fluff" and "The Hots". In 1998 she began making independent animated "festival films", which have screened worldwide. Lately Nina has foregone wordly goods in order to embark on a solo feature film project, "Sita Sings the Blues", based on the Ramayana. More information can be found at www.ninapaley.com.
Angela Tucker is a writer, filmmaker and producer. Currently a staff
producer at Big Mouth Films, she is the Outreach Director and Associate
Producer for the feature length film, Deadline, which premiered at the 2004
Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast on NBC as a special two hour
Dateline. She recently received her MFA in Film from Columbia University.
She completed a short film entitled The Birthday Girl which will premiere at
Columbia's Annual Film Festival.
