Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media have acquired theatrical and all DVD and VOD rights to “The Playroom,” directed by Julia Dyer. The drama, which premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, is scheduled for a day-and-date release on theatrical and DVD/VOD Feb. 8.
Read More »The Tribeca Film Institute, in partnership with Ford Foundation’s Just Films Initiative, has given $400,000 in New Media Fund grants to six transmedia projects, TFI announced Wednesday. The interactive nonfiction projects, which center on issues of social justice, will gain access to lab devel...
Read More »IFC Films acquired all U.S. rights to Donald Rice's "Cheerful Weather For The Wedding" today, a romantic comedy that had its world premiere this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. READ MORE: Tribeca: 'Cheerful Weather' Star Elizabeth McGovern Talks 'Downton Abbey' ...
Read More »Tribeca has announced key dates and a call for submissions for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, with the big news being that they are launching a new program that showcases work of "transmedia artists."
Read More »The Tribeca Film Festival's twelfth edition will be held in New York City from April 17-28, 2013. The festival also reveals submission dates for narrative and documentary features as well as short films (below).
Read More »The Tribeca Film Festival has set April 17-28 as the dates for its 12th edition in 2013, when fest organizers will launch an award tied to a new transmedia program that celebrates digital media innovators. Submissions for narrative and documentary features, short films and transmedia projects open S...
Read More »Arnon Goldfinger's "The Flat" goes to Sundance Selects for North American, Latin American, UK and Scandinavian rights (excluding Jewish festival and educational rights, which are being handled by Ruth Diskin Films Ltd).
Read More »Nancy Schafer announced today that she is stepping down as executive director of the Tribeca Film Festival and executive VP of Tribeca Enterprises. Schafer, who's been with Tribeca since 2002, has also held roles as a programmer and as the managing director before taking on her latest position. ...
Read More »After a decade with Tribeca Film, today is Nancy Schafer's last day as executive director of the Tribeca Film Festival and executive VP of Tribeca Enterprises. She's written a piece about her time with the organization, watching its evolution and where it might go in the future. We're ha...
Read More »The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) and Gucci announced the 2012 recipients selected for the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund. The Fund, now in its fifth year, provides finishing finances, year-round support and guidance to domestic and international documentary filmmakers with feature-length films highl...
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