Jurors of 2016 Tribeca Film Festival Announced

The 15th annual TFF diverse jury will be divided among eleven competitive Festival categories.

Tribeca Film Festival announced today, April 6, its jury for the upcoming edition of the competition. The winners will be picked by film industry leaders, including award-winning actors, filmmakers, artists, writers, entrepreneurs and cultural influencers. Winners in each of the eleven categories will be announced at TFF Awards Night ceremony on Thursday, April 21. 

“The Festival’s goal is to bring diverse minds together to spark conversation,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder, Tribeca Film Festival, and Executive Chair, Tribeca Enterprises.  “Our jurors are as unique and multi-faceted as the films they will judge.”

The list of jurors includes industry’s most renowned names like Mike Birbiglia, Danny Glover, Judy Greer, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sheila Nevins, Laura Poitras, Parker Posey, Jean Reno, Liev Schreiber, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Roger Ross Williams and Jessica Yu.

The eight TFF juries for the film and experiential storytelling categories will award $155,000 in cash and prizes.  Announced last month, ten of the winners will also receive a work of original art by an acclaimed artist as part of the Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards program, sponsored by CHANEL.

Passes, including the Hudson and Festival Hub Passes, are on sale now at tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets.

See the full list award categories with their respective jurors below:

Feature Film Competition Categories
The jurors for the 2016 US Narrative Competition section, sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences, are:

  • Anne Carey
  • James Le Gros
  • Chris Nashawaty
  • Mya Taylor
  • Jennifer Westfeldt

The jurors for the 2016 International Narrative Competition section are:

  • Hany Abu-Assad
  • Jean Reno 
  • Lydia Dean Pilcher
  • Sam Taylor-Johnson
  • Danny Glover

The jurors for the 2016 World Documentary Competition section, sponsored by Bira 91, are:

  • Laura Poitras
  • Douglas Tirola
  • Roger Ross Williams

 The jurors for the 2016 Best New Narrative Director Competition are:

  • Hill Harper
  • Col Needham
  • Ry Russo-Young

The jurors for the 2016 Albert Maysles Award (Best New Documentary Director Award) are:

  • Jason Biggs
  • Karen Cooper
  • Sebastian Silva

Short Film Competition Categories

The jurors for the 2016 Narrative Short Film Competition are:

  • Mike Birbiglia
  • Chloe Grace Moretz
  • Sheila Nevins

The jurors for the 2016 Documentary and Student Visionary Competitions are:

  • Maria Cuomo Cole
  • Mark Conseulos
  • Jessica Yu
  • Parker Posey
  • Alan Yang

Storyscapes

The jurors for the 2016 Storyscapes Competition, presented by AT&T, are:

  • Jessica Brillhart
  • Jigar Mehta
  • Saschka Unseld

Nora Ephron Prize

The jurors for the 2016 Nora Ephron Prize, sponsored by Coach, are:

  • Rachael Leigh Cook
  • Judy Greer
  • Mary Stuart Masterson

Tribeca X Award

The jurors for the 2016 Tribeca X Award. sponsored by GE, are:

  • Laurie Anderson
  • Scott Carlson
  • Judy McGrath
  • Liev Schreiber
  • Hank Willis Thomas

Tribeca Snapchat Shorts

The jurors for the 2016 Tribeca Snapchat Shorts, sponsored by Samsung, are:

  • Jessica Alba
  • Steve Aoki
  • Steve Buscemi
  • DJ Khaled
  • David Gordon Green
  • Vashti Kola
  • Marc Mathieu
  • Shay Mitchell

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