The 2024 Tribeca Festival took place from June 5 - 16, 2024, featuring a wide variety of feature films, short films, TV programs, and audio storytelling. Congratulations to the Tisch alumni, students, and faculty whose projects won awards at the Festival!
This year, 9 alumni, students, and faculty received awards for their work in the Tribeca Festival, and 17 alumni were involved in Audience Award-winning projects. Click here for the full list of projects in the Festival, and the Tisch affliations in the Festival here.
U.S. NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature
Griffin in Summer
Nicholas Colia '19 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/writer
Felipe Vara de Rey '16 (MFA, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Rachel Matthews '16 (BFA, Drama), producer
Camila Mendes '16 (BFA, Drama), producer
Aaron Crosby '18 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), costume designer
Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature
Griffin in Summer
Nicholas Colia '19 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/writer
BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR AWARD
Special Jury Mention for New Narrative Director
Nicholas Colia '19 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/writer, for Griffin in Summer
SHORTS COMPETITION
Student Visionary Award
Nay Tabbara '22 (MFA, Graduate Film), director/writer/editor, for Ebb & Flow
AT&T UNTOLD STORIES
Honeyjoon
Lilian T. Mehrel '17 (MFA, Graduate Film)
TRIBECA X AWARD COMPETITION
Episodic Series
The Santa Stories (Coca-Cola)
Bryce Dallas Howard '20 (BFA, Drama), director
TRIBECA MOVING THE SPOTLIGHT
Exceptional Craftsmanship
Maria Belen Poncio '25 (Graduate Film) for When Everything Burns
AUDIENCE AWARDS, NARRATIVE CATEGORY
1st Place
Bad Shabbos
Ethan Berger '22 (BFA, Film & TV), digital loader
Stephen Singer '74 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Irv
2nd Place
The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
Alan Kingsberg '84 (MFA, Graduate Film), script consultant
Igor Ibradzic '06 (MFA, Graduate Film), B Camera Dolly Grip
Stella Sensel '01 (BFA, Drama), key makeup artist
Julia Cleary '21 (BFA, Drama), production assistant
John Coots '01 (BFA, Film & TV), rigging gaffer
Robert Vuolo '86 (BFA, Film & TV), rigging grip
Matias Shimada '13 (BFA, Film & TV), set production assistant
Antonio Polito '20 (BFA, Film & TV), set production assistant
AUDIENCE AWARDS, DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
2nd Place
Checkpoint Zoo
Zachary Mortensen '95 (BFA, Film & TV), executive producer
Nelson Hume '91 (MFA, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Alexander Frasse '12 (BFA, Film & TV), assistant editor
Ethan Sapir '20 (BFA, Film & TV), assistant editor
Madeleine Kern '24 (BFA, Film & TV), Intern
Naomi V. Christiansen '24 (BFA, Film & TV), post-production assistant
Melina Kostopoulos '24 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), post-production assistant
*We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.