Tribeca Film Festival

  • 5 Drive-In Film Festivals You Don’t Want To Miss

    Drive-in Theater - The Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre opened in 1957- Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
    Credit: Flickr – The Wellfleet Drive-in Theater – Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism

    It’s been almost 90 years since the first drive-in movie theater opened in New Jersey in 1933, and thanks to the coronavirus, they are making a trendy comeback. During this time, festivals have had to find creative ways to showcase films, many opting for virtual cinemas and online screenings. The drive-in experience allows film-lovers and movie-goers to indulge in the community-shared experience that cinemas provide while also social distancing and staying safe. Check out the drive-in film festivals and their featured titles, happening between July and August.

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  • Tribeca Film Festival 2020 Announces Jury Awards Winners. THE HALF OF IT Wins Top Prize

    The Half of It

    The Tribeca Film Festival which was previously set to take place April 15-26, 2020 in New York City, but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, announced the winners for the 2020 juried competition.

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  • Youtube Launches FREE We Are One: A Global Film Festival Partnering with Major Film Festivals

    We Are One: A Global Film Festival

    Tribeca is partnering with YouTube to launch We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube, to present festival programming for free to audiences around the world. Set to begin on May 29 on YouTube.com/WeAreOne, the festival will feature programming curated by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), Jerusalem Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and more.

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  • Tribeca 2020: Shira Haas Stars in ASIA, Ruthy Pribar’s Debut Narrative Feature

    ASIA directed by Ruthy Pribar
    ASIA directed by Ruthy Pribar

    In Asia, the debut narrative feature from director Ruthy Pribar world premiering at the down-sized 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, Shira Haas, star of the Netflix series Shtisel and Unorthodox, plays 17-year-old Vika, daughter of single mother Asia played by Alena Yiv. Vika’s deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and cherish their time together.

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  • Tribeca 2020: Watch Trailer for Documentary THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. MELISSA

    THE STATE OF TEXAS vs. MELISSA
    THE STATE OF TEXAS vs. MELISSA

    “If Melissa had had a fair trial, she would not be on death row.

    – Sabrina Van Tassel, Director

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  • Tribeca 2020: Watch Trailer Clips from STATELESS, Documentary on Haiti / Dominican Republic Historical Divide

    STATELESS directed by Michèle Stephenson
    STATELESS directed by Michèle Stephenson

    Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary Stateless uncovers the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris. The documentary will world premiere at the down-sized 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.

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  • Watch Trailer for AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES, National Geographic Documentary Produced by James Cameron

    Akashinga: The Brave Ones
    Akashinga: The Brave Ones

    Ahead of Earth Day, National Geographic Documentary Films announced a new documentary short, Akashinga: The Brave Ones. Executive produced by three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron and directed by Maria Wilhelm, executive director of the Avatar Alliance Foundation, the film tells the story of Akashinga, the all-female anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe that is facing down poachers and saving wildlife. Akashinga: The Brave Ones will have its world premiere at the EarthxFilm Festival, which will be held virtually April 22 to 27 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The documentary short is also an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and will broadcast on National Geographic later this year in 171 countries and 43 languages.

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  • Watch Trailer for 499, Rodrigo Reyes’s Doc on Colonialism in Mexico, Competing at Tribeca Fest

    499 directed by Rodrigo Reyes
    499 directed by Rodrigo Reyes

    499, the fourth feature film by director Rodrigo Reyes, will have its world premiere as part of the official documentary competition at the 19th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, followed by its Canadian premiere in the International Spectrum competition at the 2020 edition of the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival in Toronto.

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  • 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Goes Online

    Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates

    Don’t count the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival out. Select programming from the 19th edition of will be presented online during the period when the main festival was scheduled to take place, April 15-26, 2020.

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  • Tribeca Film Festival Postpones 2020 Edition

    Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates

    After Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced restrictions on public gatherings of more than 500 people in a new effort to fight the coronavirus outbreak of the 19th Tribeca Film Festival scheduled for April 15-26, has been postponed until further notice.

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  • Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Short Films Lineup Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Dennis Quaid

    Oscar Meza and Vania Accinelli star in The Catch (El Salto), directed by Thais Drassinower.
    Oscar Meza and Vania Accinelli star in The Catch (El Salto), directed by Thais Drassinower. Photographer: Mario Bassino

    The 19th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its 2020 Shorts Program lineup of 64 diverse and captivating short films including DreamWorks Animation’s new animated short, To Gerard. For the fourth consecutive year, 40 percent of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. Queen Collective by Procter & Gamble in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment and Tribeca Studios is back, a program dedicated to supporting gender and racial equality behind the camera.The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 15 – April 26.

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  • Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2020 Feature Film Lineup Starring Hugh Jackman, Pete Davidson, Awkwafina, Rapper DMX

    Earl and Son Exodus share a moment backstage in DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND: A year in the Life of Earl “DMX” Simmons.
    Earl and Son Exodus share a moment backstage in DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND: A year in the Life of Earl “DMX” Simmons. Photographer: Travis Libin

    The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup of 115 films from 124 filmmakers from across 33 different countries. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15-26.

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