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Chiefs, directed by Daniel Junge, won in the documentary category.

It explores the struggles of two American Indian players in the Wyoming Indiana High School basketball team.

Another documentary award, for best short film, went to All Water Has A Perfect Memory by director Natalia Almada, about a family's loss of a child.

The best narrative award was given to Bamboleho from director Luis Prieto, about a child who lives on rooftops in Barcelona in Spain.

Student award

New Yorker Eric Eason was named best emerging filmmaker for his first feature length movie, Manito.

Kevin Spacey presented awards

It follows two brothers from the Washington Heights area of New York trying to escape a family cycle of drugs and violence.

The student award went to Marcin Wrona for Magnet Man, about a conflict between a boy and his father.

Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal had mooted the idea of a Tribeca film festival for some years, but were moved to act after the attack on the World Trace Center.

The festival, which ran for five days, saw more than 100 screenings - including Sunday's charity screening of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.