The official jurors for this year’s Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) movie competitions have been announced. The jury consists of 38 people familiar with the film industry, including directors, screenwriters, actors and journalists. The jurors bring “a fresh and well-round perspective” to the competitions, Jane Rosenthal, the co-founder of the TFF, has said.

The jurors have been named to six different categories, and will collectively award $175,000 in cash and prizes to the winners of each category. The winners will also receive a piece of original art as part of the TFF Artists Awards program.

Some of the jurors include Academy Award-winning actress Dianne Wiest and ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member Jason Sudeikis, who will both be judging in the World Narrative Competition. Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg and ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ actor Michael Cera are part of the jury for the World Documentary Competition.

‘Twilight’ actress Anna Kendrick and ‘The Office’ star Rainn Wilson will serve on the Emerging Narrative jury. ‘Rescue Me’ actor Denis Leary and David O. Russell, the director of ‘The Fighter,’ have been named to the Narrative Short Film Competition. More information about the jurors and the competitions can be found at the TFF’s official website, tribecafilm.com.

Written by: Karen Benardello