By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
Reed, Fishburne, Cuban and the Juries That Ate Lower Manhattan
“So STV,” you ask, “What was the deal with Ken Burns and Trudie Styler (among others) at the Tribeca press conference earlier today?” Great question–one I should have answered in the post before I got carried away with all that quoty goodness.
Anyhow, Burns, Styler, Oren Jacoby and nearly three dozen other New York boldface names make up the members of this year’s Tribeca juries. Awards will be distributed in six categories through the International, NY, NY and Short Film Competitions, and judging by the names on some of these panels, the 2006 selections face some hard, hard graders. Take the International Documentary Feature jury, for example: Burns, Jacoby, Robert Drew, Whoopi Goldberg, Rory Kennedy and Marc Levin. Or the Narrative Short jury: Mark Cuban, Laurence Fishburne, Samantha Morton, Gayle King, Shelly Lazarus, Julia Stiles and Lou Reed. Mark Cuban, Laurence Fishburne and Lou Reed on the same jury? Fuck J.J. Abrams; they should sell tickets to those discussions.
A few other notable jurors include Craig Newmark (the “Craig” of craigslist, judging student shorts), critics David Edelstein and Glenn Kenny (judging NY, NY docs) and Melvin Van Peebles, who represents the godfather of the International Narrative jury. Look for the complete jury lists after the jump.
International Competitions
Narrative Feature Jury — Ed Burns, Terry George, Josh Lucas, Kelly Lynch, Antonio Skármeta, Trudie Styler and Melvin Van Peebles
Documentary Feature Jury — Ken Burns, Oren Jacoby, Robert Drew, Whoopi Goldberg, Rory Kennedy and Marc Levin
NY, NY Competitions
Made in NY Narrative Feature Jury — Thelma Adams, Michael Atkinson, Candace Bushnell, Wyclef Jean, Georgia Lee and James Truman
NY Loves Film Documentary Feature Jury — Victor Buhler, David Edelstein, Glenn Kenny, Moby and Rosie Perez
Short Film Competitions
Narrative Short Jury — Mark Cuban, Laurence Fishburne, Samantha Morton, Gayle King, Shelly Lazarus, Julia Stiles and Lou Reed
Student and Documentary Short Jury — Joe Angio, Deborah Forte, Michael Graves, Craig Newmark, Charlotte Ronson and Andy Spade