Tribeca Film Festival
Political currents have always flowed through the Tribeca Film Festival, founded in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. But this year, the festival has a slightly pugnacious edge to counter the policies of its midtown neighbor, President Donald Trump. Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro, after all,...
Director Bryan Buckley, long known for his engaging brand of humor in commercialmaking via production house Hungry Man, is also developing a reputation for striking a more serious, poignant storytelling vein with work that brings Somalia and its people into context as reflected in his last two...
Fresh off his co-starring role in "La La Land," John Legend is trying another medium: virtual reality.
Legend will executive produce and lend his voice to the title character of the upcoming Baobab Studios series "Rainbow Crow." The production company was to announce Legend's involvement...
Continuing his Tribeca tradition yet at the same time embarking on a new chapter in his filmmaking career, director David Gelb--perhaps best known for his lauded feature documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)--will be at this month’s festival with his first trek into VR, The...
Five finalists have been selected for the 2017 Tribeca Snapchat Shorts, now an official category at the Tribeca Film Festival. The five Shorts finalists will premiere during the NYC fest on Tuesday, April 25, at the Cinepolis Chelsea Theatre. Eva Longoria, Andy Cohen, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jason...
The Tribeca Film Festival announced the finalists for the second annual Tribeca X Award. Ten finalists, 9 short films and 1 Virtual Reality project, were selected from a field of 600 entries that represent the best in storytelling at the intersection of advertising and entertainment from the...
Over the past couple of years, director Kasra Farahani has broken new ground in New York. First, his short film Concerning the Bodyguard was honored at MoMA’s 45th annual New Directors/New Films event in Manhattan. Shortly thereafter, Concerning the Bodyguard earned Farahani a...
Tribeca Games and Kill Screen have partnered to launch the Tribeca Games Festival, an event that will bring together New York City’s passionate gaming community to examine where games have been and what comes next in the race to innovate in the world’s most popular medium. Sitting at the...
The Tribeca Film Festival, a champion for emerging and established artistic voices, will spotlight creators who are pushing the boundaries of online storytelling in its N.O.W. (New Online Work) section. The Festival announced the lineup for the section’s programs: the N.O.W Showcase, Special...
The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has announced the lineup for the second annual television festival, Tribeca TV, featuring a mix of world premieres of some of the most talked-about new series, including The Handmaid’s Tale and Genius, season debuts of audience favorites such as...