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Awkwafina will get the Transcendent Talent Award, which is given to “a creative who breaks through the boundaries of their artistic field, be it in acting, writing, directing, or more.” The actress, writer, producer and native of Queens, New York most recently voiced a role in Universal’swhich she created, as well as Disney’sBocco, who is getting the Trailblazer Award, headed acquisitions at IFC Films before being named president of the specialty distributor in 2020.
, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2010 en route to four Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. In 2015, her feature documentary,, premiered at Sundance 2018 and was included in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes 2018. She is currently editing a longitudinal documentary shot over the past five years about the experiences of people reentering New York City life after incarceration.
The fest also hands out the Change Maker Award to a filmmaker whose narrative or documentary work “most effectively delves deep into a pressing contemporary issue and generates a constructive conversation.” Those additional award winners as well as the slate for this year’s festival will be announced in the coming weeks.
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