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Tribeca Adds More Films And Events To Fest Lineup
The Tribeca Film Festival announced that it is adding several new films to its line-up in addition to a new panel discussion that will feature Morgan Freeman during its run April 25-May 7. The world premiere of Brian Kirk's "Middletown" will now screen during the fest. The film, which is set in Ireland's Bible belt, "takes a hard look at how religion brings families together and pulls them apart," a Tribeca description states. Chris Paine's documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?" has also been added to the lineup and examines why the electric car of the mid-nineties went extinct. Other additions include Mohammad Shirvani's film "President ...
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Tribeca Fest to Open with 9/11 Film
Paul Greengrass' film about 9/11 will open the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. The event, founded to revitalize Lower Manhattan after the terrorist attacks nearly five years ago, will kick-off on Tuesday, April 25th with the world premiere of "United 93," a Universal Studios/Studio Canal film about the ...
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Tribeca Unveils 2006 Shorts Roster
The 2006 Tribeca Film Festival announced its shorts competition line up including 76 shorts selected from among 2,150 submissions. Appearing in this year's short narrative films are actors David Straitharn, Henry Winkler, Sandra Bernhard, and Jeffrey Tambor. Documentary subjects include Don Cheadle,...
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Tribeca Announces Showcase, Restored and Midnight Section Lineups for '06 Fest
Thirty-six new titles have been announced by the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, including the event's Showcase section, spotlighting films that have screened at other festivals, including Christine Hegedus and Nick Doob's "Al Franken: God Spoke," which had its world premiere at the recently concluded S...
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Tribeca Fest Unveils 60 More Features; Spotlight and Discovery Sections Highlighted
Another sixty feature films have joined the lineup of movies screening at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Festival organizers unveiled plans rosters for both the Spotlight and the new Discovery sections, along with the movies screening in two new NY Specials secions. 37 films will screen in the n...
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169 Features To Screen at 2006 Tribeca Film Festival; 59 Competition Films Announced
Organizers have unveiled the lineup for the fifth annual Tribeca Film Festival, set to take place from April 25 - May 7, 2006 throughout Manhattan. Of the 59 films screening in the four competition sections, 37 are world premieres this year. Across the entire program, which will be announced in sect...
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Slate Set for 2006 Tribeca All Access Connects Program
The Tribeca Film Institute has announced the 33 projects selected for the 2006 Tribeca All Access Connects Program, taking place during this year's Tribeca Film Festival. The program connects U.S. directors and screenwriters of color with film industry insiders. 13 projects are narrative, including ...
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Tribeca Film Festival to Add AMC Theaters in Manhattan
The 2006 Tribeca Film Festival today announced that it would be expanding its festival venues throughout Manhattan in partnership with AMC Loews Theatres, expanding to three AMC Loews theatres north of Tribeca. The festival screenings and events will remain anchored in Tribeca. The 2006 Tribeca Film...
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ThinkFilm & HBO Go For "Favela Rising"
A deal for Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary's "Favela Rising" has been announced, with THINKFilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films nabbing distribution rights to the movie. THINKFilm's head of theatrical distribution Mark Urman clarified that his company has theatrical rights, HBO has the first pay TV window and the film's producers have retained video rights. The doc debuted earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and follows former favela drug dealer Anderson Sa as he aims to establish a group that uses music and dancing to fight drugs and violence in the dangerous slums of Rio. A tragic accident threatens the movement and...
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Amazon/Tribeca Film Fest Short Film Competition
Amazon.com, the Tribeca Film Festival and its founding partner Amercian Express present the opening of the Tribeca Screening Room. Until September 23, Amazon.com customers will be able to view and rate short film submissions from novice and established filmmakers. Then, on October 3, the five top-ra...
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