Guillermo Pfening is making a name for himself in the Big Apple…
The 38-year-old Argentine actor picked up the Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film award at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Pfening won the award for his performance in Nobody’s Watching, directed by Julia Solomonoff.
Nobody’s Watching centers on Nico, a famous actor in Argentina, but an unknown face in New York. After giving up a successful career in his home country for a chance to make it in the Big Apple, he needs to juggle bartending, babysitting and odd jobs to keep himself afloat. Starting from square one is hard in the city of dreams. With each role Nico takes on, he puts on a new persona in order to fit in. He performs the ideal bartender, the up-and-coming actor, the friend, the father figure. But when old friends from Buenos Aires come to visit, he needs to juggle the image of his old life with the reality of the struggling actor in New York City.
Here’s the full list of winners:
U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature
Keep The Change, written and directed by Rachel Israel
Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Alessandro Nivola in One Percent More Humid
Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Nadia Alexander in Blame
Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Chris Teague for Love After Love
Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Abundant Acreage Available written by Angus MacLachlan
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Best International Narrative Feature
Son of Sofia written and directed by Elina Psykou (Greece, Bulgaria, France)
Best Actor in an International Narrative Feature Film
Guillermo Pfening in Nobody’s Watching (Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, USA, Spain)
Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature Film
Marie Leuenberger in The Divine Order (Switzerland)
Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature Film
Mart Taniel for November (Estonia, Netherlands, Poland)
Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature Film
Ice Mother written by Bohdan Sláma (Slovakia, France)
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Best Documentary Feature
Bobbi Jene, directed by Elvira Lind (USA, Denmark, Israel)
Best Documentary Cinematography
Elvira Lind for Bobbi Jene (USA, Denmark, Israel)
Best Documentary Editing
Adam Nielson for Bobbi Jene (USA, Denmark, Israel)
Special Jury Mention
True Conviction, directed by Jamie Meltzer
BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR COMPETITION
Best New Narrative Director
Rachel Israel, director of Keep the Change (U.S.)
BEST NEW DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR COMPETITION
Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award
Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra for A Suitable Girl (U.S./India)
Special Jury Mention
Hondros, directed by Greg Campbell
THE NORA EPHRON PRIZE
The 2017 Nora Ephron Prize
Petra Volpe, writer/director of The Divine Order (Switzerland).
Special Jury Mention
Keep the Change, written and directed by Rachel Israel
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Best Narrative Short
Retouch, directed by Kaveh Mazaheri (Iran)
Best Animated Short
Odd is an Egg directed by Kristin Ulseth (Norway).
Best Documentary Short
The Good Fight directed by Ben Holman (U.S., UK, Brazil)
Special Jury Mention
Resurface
Student Visionary Award
Fry Day directed by Laura Moss (U.S.).
Special Jury Mention
Dive
STORYSCAPES AWARD
Storyscapes Award
Treehugger: Wawona, created by Barnaby Steel, Ersin Han Ersin and Robin McNicholas of Marshmallow Laser Feast
TRIBECA X AWARD
Tribeca X Award
Chris Fonseca: Keep It Moving by 72andSunny for Smirnoff Ice. Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
TRIBECA SNAPCHAT SHORTS (previously announced)
Tribeca Snapchat Short Award
Magic Show directed by Annie Hubbard