The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the HBO Fellowships of the inaugural TFI Documentary Fund. The new fund was created to further the development of character-driven documentaries. The honored films include stories centering on characters ranging from New Yorker cartoonists to a filmmaker’s gradual loss of a parent through Alzheimer’s disease, to an investigation sparked by a YouTube video.

Three fellowships were awarded today, supported by HBO, and will receive a total of $100,000 in fellowships and grants toward their documentary projects, which emphasize the role of character in film. The grantees will also participate in one-on-one meetings with industry figures held during the 10^th annual Tribeca Film Festival (April 20-May 1, 2011).

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