‘Cotton Fever,’ ‘Here I’m Alive’ and ‘Summer of Three’ Among 2026 Tribeca Festival Winners

Tribeca Festival announced its 2026 award winners on June 15, 2026, recognizing excellence across various film categories. In the narrative competition, Daniel Blake Schwartz's "Cotton Fever" and Joshua Z Weinstein's "Here I'm Alive" secured top honors. The acting awards in the narrative feature category were presented to Marcel Ruiz, Paolo Schoene, and Kiki Montilla for their performances in "Summer of Three." The documentary competition saw "Porcelain War" by Blake McWilliam and "The Last Repair Shop" by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers win the top prizes. "Porcelain War" also received the Audience Award for best documentary. In the international narrative competition, "The Village Next to Paradise" by Mohamad Al Marzouqi was named best film, and "The Quiet" by Frelle Petersen won the best performance award for its lead actor, Kåre Hedebrant. The festival also celebrated short films, with "The Last Song of Old Shanghai" by Jian Fan taking home the award for best narrative short and "The Man Who Couldn't Swim" by Thanasis Neofotistos winning best international narrative short. The jury prize for narrative feature went to "The Sweet East" directed by Sean Price Williams. The festival, which ran from June 5 to June 16, 2026, showcased a diverse range of films from around the globe.