April 25, 2014 - 09:41 AMT
“Zero Motivation” dark comedy wins best narrative feature at Tribeca Fest

Talya Lavie’s Zero Motivation, a dark comedy about the life of Israel’s female soldiers, took the jury prize for best narrative feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, while Marshall Curry’s Point and Shoot, the account of a young American caught up in the Libyan Revolution, was named best documentary feature, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Zero Motivation also won the Nora Ephron Prize, chosen by a separate jury.

The winners were announced Thursday, April 24 at a ceremony at the Conrad New York that Pat Kiernan presided over. The festival itself runs through April 27, and screenings of the award-winning films will be held through the remainder of the festival.

Other winners included Paul Schneider, who was hailed as best actor in a narrative feature for his work in Angus MacLachlan’s Goodbye to All That, and Valeria Bruni, named best actress for Paolo Virzi’s Human Capital.

Josef Wladykawas awarded the prize for best new narrative director for his film Manos Sucias, and Alan Hicks was recognized as best new documentary director for Keep On Keepin’ On.

Photo: The Hollywood Reporter