The Festival features a diverse spectrum of filmmaking. It brings together filmmakers, film industry and audiences while opening up the festival experience to new communities, making film more accessible and creating dialogue. TFF films screen in 5 sections: World Narrative Competition, World Documentary Competition, Spotlight, Viewpoints and Cinemania and includes galas and special screenings.
More than just films, Tribeca includes a three day Tribeca Drive-in at the World Financial Center Plaza where movies screen on the Hudson, a family street fair in Tribeca, a special festival for sports fans featuring new independent sports films - Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, panel conversations and more......
Audiences across the U.S. will be able to watch a selection of films from this year's Festival through the Tribeca Online Film Festival (Tribeca Online). The Tribeca Online Film Festival will be free and offers features, short films, special events, conversations and red carpet coverage, allowing audiences to experience Tribeca wherever they are.
About Tribeca Film Festival:
The Tribeca Film Festival helps filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enabling the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. It is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors.
Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center, to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film, music and culture, the Festival brings the industry and community together around storytelling.
The Tribeca Film Festival has screened more than 1,100 films from more than 80 countries since its first edition in 2002. Since inception, it has attracted an international audience of more than 3 million attendees and has generated an estimated $600 million in economic activity for New York City.
About the 2011 Festival Sponsors:
As Founding Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival, American Express is committed to supporting the Festival and the art of filmmaking, bringing business and energy to New York City and offering Cardmembers and festivalgoers the opportunity to enjoy the best of storytelling through film.
The Festival is pleased to announce the return of its Signature Sponsors: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Apple, Bloomberg, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Brookfield, Caesars Atlantic City, Heineken USA, LG Electronics USA, NBC 4 New York, NCM Media Networks, New York Nonstop, RR Donnelley, Stolichnaya Vodka, The New York Times, Time Warner Cable and Vanity Fair. The Tribeca Film Festival is also honored to welcome the following new Signature Sponsors: Accenture and Magnum Ice Cream.
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