The 2025 Tribeca Festival Awards were announced on June 12, 2025. This year, UGFTV alumni won several awards, including Best Documentary Feature and Best International Narrative Feature.
See the list of UGFTV nominations here, and the full list of Tribeca Festival Tisch winners here.
You can also read NYU's conversation with UGFTV alumni Nicholas Freeman ’20 and Ramiel Petros ’19, directors and producers of The Last Guest Of The Holloway Motel, which premiered at the festival in the Spotlight Documentary category.
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE COMPETITION
Best International Narrative Feature
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Sarah H. Goher ’07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Undergraduate Film & TV), director/writer
Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature
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Sarah Goher ‘07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Undergraduate Film & TV), director/writer
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Best Documentary Feature
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Suzannah R. Herbert ’10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Undergraduate Film & TV), director/writer
NORA EPHRON AWARD
The Nora Ephron Award will honor an exceptional female filmmaker who represents the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer.
Sarah Goher ‘07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Undergraduate Film & TV), director/writer, Happy Birthday
*This list is being updated as we learn of new additions. We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.