May 5, 2008

TRIBECA '08 | Catching up on 20 Interviews, Critics Notebooks Dispatches and More from the Festival

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by indieWIRE (May 5, 2008)

The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival came to a close over the weekend in New York City and indieWIRE is wrapping up its coverage from the 12-day event. Our festival dispatches, interviews, critics notebooks amounted to twenty related articles on this year's festival, which took place April 23 - May 4 in addition to iPOP photos and buzz items. We invite you to check out iW's coverage from Tribeca.
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May 1, 2008

TRIBECA '08 | "Let the Right One In" and "Pray the Devil" Among Top Tribeca Fest Winners

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by Brian Brooks and Eugene Hernandez (May 1, 2008)

Swedish director Tomas Alfredson's "Let the Right One In" (Lat den ratte komma in), recently acquired by Magnolia Pictures' genre label Magnet, won the Founders Award for Best Narative Feature tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival's awards event held at the Target-Tribeca Filmmaker Lounge in downtown New York City. The prize includes $25,000 in cash and an art award entitled, "Maternal Nocture: Clearing Storm" created by Stephen Hannock. Director Gini Reticker's "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" won best documentary feature, also receiving $25,000 and a piece of art called "Liza Minnelli" by Timothy White.
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April 30, 2008

TRIBECA CRITICS NOTEBOOK 3 | Some Gems at TFF: "Bitter & Twisted," "Bart Got a Room," "Days in Sintra"

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by Howard Feinstein (April 30, 2008)

Now that I have seen dozens and dozens of films in this 7th Tribeca Film Festival, I want to correct myself. I was wrong in my first report. Tribeca is unique, and occupies a certain niche in New York that belongs to it alone. It is neither film festival nor film market. It is closer to Las Vegas's Showest, or Orlando's Show East, which are more mainstream in their focus than, say, artier events like the New York Film Festival, although it is eclectic enough to include "high art" movies, too.
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April 28, 2008

TRIBECA CRITICS NOTEBOOK 2 | Docs: Topical or Art? Or Both? The Highs and Lows

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by Howard Feinstein (April 28, 2008)

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the second of three critics notebooks, New York-based film critic Howard Feinstein takes a look at some of the documentary offerings at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Feinstein, a former editor at the Village Voice and a current programmer at the Sarajevo Film Festival, also offers up some opinion on presenting docs as vehicles for discussion vs. their worthiness as art.
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April 27, 2008

TRIBECA '08 DISPATCH | Clive Owen, Film Critics and "Squeezebox!"

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by Eugene Hernandez, Brian Brooks and Peter Knegt (April 27, 2008)

Recalling a night at former New York City club Motherfucker back in 2002 where he watched early footage of "Squeezebox!," Tribeca Film Festival programming head David Kwok saluted a group of local filmmakers (and their fans) for their perserverance and patience in bringing the documentary to the big screen. At the time, the group -- including directors Steve Saporito & Zach Schaffer and producer Lyle Derek -- expected to finish their film by the end of 2002. Yet, even back then they warned that it might take longer than that, "This is a personal project for all of us," Derek told indieWIRE six years go, "We want to really just take our time, this is a labor of love."
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April 24, 2008

NY NY | Bailey Talks TIFF, Prostitution in NY and Kim Ki-Duk Takes MoMA

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by Charlie Olsky (April 24, 2008)

This was a relatively quiet week for film in New York, as the city prepared for the Tribeca Film Festival. Cameron Bailey gave a little 'hello' from the Toronto, where he is the new co-director of that city's renowned festival, while fellow TIFF programmer Thom Powers used his weekly "Stranger Than Fiction" series to highlight the problems of sexual exploitation in New York. And South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-Duk brought even more prostitutes to MoMA's screens with the start of his full retrospective.
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TRIBECA CRITICS NOTEBOOK 1 | Taking on Art vs. Biz and Finding Some Gems--and then some

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by Howard Feinstein (April 24, 2008)

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the first of three critics notebooks, New York-based film critic Howard Feinstein takes a look at some of the fiction offerings at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Feinstein, a former editor at the Village Voice and a current programmer at the Sarajevo Film Festival, also offers up some opinion on the event itself, now in its seventh year.
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TRIBECA '08 | Diversity, Tina Fey, and New Yorkers as 7th Tribeca Fest Kicks Off

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by Eugene Hernandez and Brian Brooks (April 24, 2007)

"Holy shit, its Tiny Fey!" screamed a stock broker looking New Yorker on 54th St. in Midtown this evening (Wednesday), walking by the Zeigfeld theater with a female companion on a warm Spring night. A large crowd of onlookers were watching the half-block long red carpet arrivals for the Tribeca Film Festival's opening night screening Michael McCullers's "Baby Mama," starring Fey and Amy Poehler. As the couple watched the arrivals for a moment, an older woman wandered up to the scene. Studying the crowd for just a moment, she asked nobody in particular, "Does anyone know what's going on here?" After a few moments in which not a single person responded to her she turned and made her way toward 5th Ave. and wandered off. With a mix of enthusiasm and slight disorientation the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival officially kicked off on Wednesday night.
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April 22, 2008

TRIBECA '08 | Eating, Drinking, and Shopping in New York: An indieWIRE Insiders Guide

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by Lily Oei (April 22, 2008)

EDITORS NOTE: This article was originally published one year ago. We invite indieWIRE readers to post comments, suggestions and updates to the recommendations included here. Last year, the Tribeca Film Festival stretched across Manhattan, from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to the Winter Garden in Manhattan, and into the surrounding boroughs for the "Spiderman 3" premiere. This year the event is anchored near Union Square and in Tribeca. That means for locals and visitors alike, attending TFF has involved exploring parts unfamiliar. How can you encapsulate a city of with so many wonders? Not easily -- everyone's got their own opinion on everything, especially food, which triggers all sorts of rhapsodic recollection.
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April 17, 2008

NY NY | Lincoln Center Sings the Praises of Meryl Streep and Turns a Spotlight on Romania

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by Charlie Olsky (April 17, 2008)

This week in New York, throngs of admirers flocked to Lincoln Center, tuxedo-clad patrons shelled out hundreds of dollars for good seats, and trumpeters proceeded ceremonially down the aisle at Avery Fisher Hall to celebrate one fundamental fact: Meryl Streep is rad. With considerably less heraldry, Lincoln Center also confirmed that the history of Romanian Cinema is, likewise, rad. Mid-April reminds Upper West Siders of two things: taxes, and tax-deductible ways to spend refunds. Enter the Film Society of Lincoln Center, with its annual Gala Tribute, an all-star parade that has celebrated a different living legend every year since it began in 1972, with Charlie Chaplin.
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April 10, 2008

NY NY | Gotham Fetes United Artists, Africa and a Bit of Religion

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by Charlie Olsky (April 10, 2008)

As spring lured New Yorkers outside this week, the Film Forum lured them back in again with its month-long tribute to United Artists. Zeitgeist's reception for the Israeli film "Jellyfish" was a bit overshadowed by the neighboring celebrity nuptials, Ondi Timoner's "Join Us" put the fear of God into its audience, and the New York African Film Festival got started, with some help from Danny Glover and Charles Burnett.
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April 8, 2008

iW ANNOUNCEMENT: Apple & indieWIRE Unveil Daily Filmmaker Talks At Apple Store, Soho During '08 Tribeca Fest

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indieWIRE (April 8, 2008)

[EDITORS NOTE: The following is an announcement from indieWIRE.] Apple and indieWIRE are again proud to present daily Filmmaker Talks at the Apple Store, SoHo during the upcoming 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. Get a peek behind the scenes from leading filmmakers and actors. Come to Apple Store, SoHo to hear these filmmakers share their stories: Tony Gilroy, Paul Haggis, Tom Kalin, Harmony Korine, Guy Maddin, Matthew Modine, Greg Mottola, Clive Owen, Amy Poehler, Isabella Rossellini, Morgan Spurlock, and Adam Yauch.
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April 1, 2008

The Evolution of the Underground Film Festival: Changes at NYUFF, CUFF, BUFF...

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by Benjamin Crossley-Marra (April 1, 2008)

Fixtures on the fest circuit for many years, underground film festivals are facing major changes. Some events are closing down, while others are moving. In Illinois, IFP/Chicago will engage in a strategic partnership to head the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF). Although the fest will primarily remain the same, it will move later into the fall to run in conjunction with IFP's annual filmmaker summit. But this isn't the only rift within underground festivals. The New York Underground Film Festival (NYUFF) is ending as it celebrates the launch of its 15th fest on Wednesday. And, across the river, the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival (BUFF) ended last year.
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ND/NF '08 | Critics Notebook 2: Power Women, Economic Disparity and Asia Grab New Directors Spotlight

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by Howard Feinstein (April 1, 2008)

No extreme makeover needed unless they set the terms. Self-actualizers so tough and driven they make Lara Croft and Edie Britt seem like pussycats, larger-than-life females drive the most original movies playing the second half of New Directors/New Films, which ends April 6.
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March 25, 2008

ND/NF '08 | Assessing the Latest Crop: Precious and semi-precious Gems, and then some

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by Howard Feinstein (March 25, 2008)

Some people direct, others... shoot? New Directors/New Films (March 26 - April 6), the annual collaboration between New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, highlights emerging talent--and the occasional lack of it. Which movies successfully integrate actors, location, editing, soundtrack, and mise-en-scene? Which are marred by comorbidities? It's a time to cull.
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March 21, 2008

NY NY | Oh! Canada's Movies, Doc Filmmakers Lash out, and Film Philanthropy Hits the City

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by Charlie Olsky (March 21, 2008)

This past week in New York, Canadians shared both their culture and their cultural tensions with audiences at MoMA, and a precious artifact from the former Soviet Union that helped spawn a Cold War was casually displayed at the IFC Center. The much-anticipated Cinema Eye Honors reflected some anxiety in New York and the world's documentary community (but also addressed a longstanding grievance), and Cinereach's young philanthropists expressed far more hope.
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March 17, 2008

TRIBECA '08 | Tribeca Unveils Spotlight, Showcase and Restored/Rediscovered Rosters for 2008

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by Peter Knegt (March 17, 2008)

in its third and final feature film announcement, the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival unveiled the line-up for its the line-up for its Spotlight, Showcase and Restored/Rediscovered sections, which include titles by Jose Padilha, Julian Schnabel, Harmony Korine, Guy Maddin and Tom Kalin, and world premieres from Peter Tolin and Adam Yauch. The Festival also announced its Special Events, including a conversation with Errol Morris and the North American Premiere of his latest film, "Standard Operating Procedure, and a screening coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" that will include a special panel with prominent filmmakers and scientists. The 7th annual edition of the festival will take place April 23 - May 4, 2008 in Lower Manhattan.
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March 13, 2008

NY NY | Celebrating Oliveira, Saluting Hoberman and Examining Rossellini's Insects

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by Charlie Olsky (March 13, 2008)

The Brooklyn Academy of Music, fresh off its winter hiatus, has had a busy month. This week, BAM launched series celebrating both the world's oldest active director, Manoel de Oliveira, and one of its most astute film critics, J. Hoberman. In the meantime, Isabella Rossellini showed off a penchant for insect husbandry at the Bryant Park Hotel.
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TRIBECA '08 | Tribeca Unveils Discovery, Midnight Slates for '08 Fest

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by Peter Knegt (March 13, 2008)

In the second of three feature film program announcements, the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival unveiled the line-up for its Discovery and Midnight sections on Thursday. This year's Discovery section includes 30 films, with 18 World, 1 International, and 11 North American Premieres from up-and-coming directors. The Midnight section, with five World Premieres, will present a select group of genre films, with five of the seven being directorial debuts. The Festival will take place April 23 - May 4, 2008 in Lower Manhattan.
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March 11, 2008

TRIBECA '08 | Competition Slates Set for 7th Tribeca Fest

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by Eugene Hernandez (March 11, 2008)

Set for April 23 - May 4, 2008, the Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled the competition and Encounters slates for the upcoming Manhattan event. Touting a "streamlined selection" of 122 feature films, festival organizers are boasting 55 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 26 North American premieres, and 8 U.S. premieres this year. A dozen narrative and documentary titles are set for the two international competition sections, while twenty-one titles will screen in the festival's Encounters section. Among other stats, the festival noted that 66 filmmakers are making their feature directorial debuts, adding that the roster for the event was culled from 2.329 submissions.
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