New York City’s crowned cinema jewel is just under a week away. Beginning on June 3, the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival will draw cinema professionals and lovers to New York City.
For more filmmakers, showing at Tribeca is the dream. Others have their hearts set on walking away with a distinguished honor from the festival.
For those creatives, the dream rests with this year’s recently unveiled jury, which includes Grammy Award-winning rap icon Nas, Oscar-nominated director Mira Nair, film director and production designer Catherine Hardwicke, Emmy-winning actor Alexis Bledel, Emmy-winning producer Sheila Nevins, actress and comedian Ego Nwodim, director Janicza Bravo, actress Haley Lu Richardson, political strategist and philanthropist Luis A. Miranda, Jr., multidisciplinary artist Moses Sumney, Cazzie David, MUBI’s senior vice president of global distribution Arianna Bocco, New York Magazine‘s editor-in-chief David Haskell, Entertainment Weekly‘s editor-in-chief Patrick Gomez, and more.
In a statement shared with ENVERT, the festival’s executive vice president of artist relations and special events Nancy Lefkowitz gushed about this year’s jury.
“This year’s jury reflects the spirit of creativity and artistic collaboration that has always shaped Tribeca—from visionary filmmakers and groundbreaking artists to influential cultural voices and bold new storytellers,” said Lefkowitz. “Their perspectives will help spotlight the discoveries, innovations, and emerging talent that define the Festival at its best.”
The 2026 Tribeca Film Festival features juries for the following categories: The Founders Award (U.S. Narrative Feature Competition), U.S. International Narrative Feature, Nora Ephron Prize, Viewpoints, Documentary Feature, Best New Documentary Director, Best New Narrative Director, Narrative & Animated Shorts, Short Documentary, Music Video, and Student Visionary, AT&T Untold Stories Greenlight, Games, Nonfiction Reporting, Audio Fiction, Investigative Nonfiction, and Audio Memoir. This year’s festival includes an inaugural jury for the Best New York Short Competition. View the full list of jury members and their respective judging categories below.
The 2026 Tribeca Film Festival will take place between June 3 and 14, 2026, at various locations across New York City. Click here to view this year’s screening and programming schedule.
Feature Film Competition Categories
The Founders Award – 2026 U.S. Narrative Feature Competition Jury
Rob Williams
Catherine Hardwicke
Janicza Bravo
2026 U.S. International Narrative Feature Competition Jury
Amanda Trokan
Mélita Toscan du Plantier
Benedict Wong
2026 Nora Ephron Prize Jury
Tommy Dorfman
Ayo Kepher-Maat
Jac Schaeffer
2026 Viewpoints Competition Jury
Arianna Bocco
Cazzie David
Nas
2026 Documentary Feature Competition Jury
Sheila Nevins
Dana O’Keefe
Geeta Gandbhir
2026 Best New Documentary Director Competition Jury
Perri Peltz
Rudy Valdez
2026 Best New Narrative Director Competition Jury
David Haskell
Mira Nair
Haley Lu Richardson
Short Film Competition Categories
2026 Narrative & Animated Shorts Competition Jury
Patrick Gomez
Luis A. Miranda, Jr.
Alexis Bledel
2026 Short Documentary, Music Video, and Student Visionary Competition Jury
Moses Sumney
Neil Janowitz
Nina Chaudry
Daniel Quinn-Toye
MXMTOON
Best New York Short Competition Jury
Debi Mazar
Nicolas “New York Nico” Heller
Ego Nwodim
2026 AT&T Untold Stories Greenlight Committee
Phoebe Robinson
Kellyn Smith Kenny
Isabel Sandoval
Lilian T. Mehrel
Moisés Zamora
2026 Games Competition Jury
Dinga Bakaba—Head of Studio at Arkane Lyon
Alanah Pearce—Founder, Charred Productions
Adam Boyes—Founder & CEO, Vivrato
Podcast Competition Categories
2026 Nonfiction Reporting Competition Jury
Emily Botein, WNYC
Jason Saldanha, PRX
Steve Wilson, Daylight Media
2026 Audio Fiction Competition Jury
Ian Enright, Goat Rodeo
Chioke I’Anson, Resonate Festival
Ami Thakkar, The Podcast Academy
2026 Investigative Nonfiction Competition Jury
Will Malnati, At Will
Mukta Mohan, Higher Ground
Elaine Sevier, The Independent Media Initiative
2026 Audio Memoir Competition Jury
David Markowitz, Netflix