Category: Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Acquires US Rights to Tony Kaye’s ‘Detachment’
Tribeca Film has recently announced their US acquisition of Tony Kaye’s Detachment. Detachment tells the story of Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody), a gifted yet distant teacher who avoids emotional connections with students by never staying anywhere for too long. Once … [Read the Rest]
Eleventh Annual Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2012 Dates, April 18 – April 29, 2012 And Call For Submissions
Founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan, the Tribeca … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca 2011: ‘She Monkeys’ is One of The Best Films of the Year
She Monkeys Directed by Lisa Aschan Sweden, 2011 Written by Lisa Aschan & Josefine Adolfsson Director Lisa Aschan propels into the limelight with a debut film that is light on dialogue and action, yet delivers a mighty punch with its … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca Film Acquires Touch Football Comedy ‘Turkey Bowl’
Tribeca Film acquired distribution rights for the South by Southwest hit Turkey Bowl. Turkey Bowl is a real-time comedy set in Los Angeles, written and directed by Kyle Smith, about a group of neighborhood friends who gather for a backyard … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca 2011: ‘Gnarr’ is a Funny Documentary that Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously
Gnarr Directed by Gaukur Ulfarsson Iceland, 2011 “The message of the film is simple and positive. The deeper the shit you are in the more you should laugh, because out of disaster, heroes can come from unlikely places.” Disillusioned by … [Read the Rest]
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
Today the Tribeca Film Festival awarded $185,000 in cash prizes for both narrative and documentary films. Some notable awards include: She Monkeys for Best Narrative, Artificial Paradises for Best Cinematography, Turn Me On Goddammit for Best Screenplay, and Carice van … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2011 Award Winners and Grantees
The Tribeca Film Institute has announced today award winners and grants totaling $1,000,000. Winners included two of the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards, seven new TAA alumni grants, four for the TFI Documentary Fund, as well as four winners … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca 2011: ‘The Swell Season’ an entertaining music documentary for fans and non-fans alike
The Swell Season Directed by Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins & Carlo Mirabella-Davis 2011, USA The Swell Season provides the next chapter of a hopefully long and amazing journey of folk rock musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, 2007 Academy Award … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca 2011: ‘Underwater Love’ is a soft-porn musical with heart.
Underwater Love Directed by Shinji Imaoka Japan, 2011 Genre-mixing has become a mainstream element to modern day filmmaking. From zombies and slapstick (Shawn of the Dead) to video games and comic books (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) to the “mumblecore” … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca 2011: ‘Artificial Paradises’ shows promise for director Yulene Oliazola
Artificial Paradises (Paraisos Articiales) Directed by Yulene Olaizola Mexico, 2011 Indispensable to any stimulating storyline, characterization is a powerful tool for any film. When a plot is considered too simple or unsubstantial to its structure, a well-crafted character can earn … [Read the Rest]
Bullets, Rabies, Trolls, Oh My! Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Reveals Spotlight and Cinemania Sections
Recently the Tribeca Film Festival announced it’s lineup for its heavy hitters: Spotlight, Cinemania, and Specials Screening sections. With selections such as Troll Hunters, Let the Bullets Fly, and Point Blank only scratching the surface of the variety and diversity … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Announces Competition Lineup
Tribeca Film Festival has announced the line up of this years competition categories, including World Narrative Feature, World Documentary Feature, and the brand new Viewpoints which highlights eleven independent features and nine documentaries. Tribeca Film Festival is one of leading … [Read the Rest]
Violent Gang Bombards Tribeca Film Festival 2011 in ‘NEDS’
Tribeca Film Festival is stirring up quite the lineup with two provocative films this year: The High Cost of Living and NEDS. Both films will definitely captivate some attention, each highlighting the importance of life decisions in unlikely situations, whether … [Read the Rest]
Cameron Crowe and Elton John Will Open the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced that they will open with the premiere of Cameron Crowe’s documentary The Union, which records the musical alliance between life-long friends Elton John and Leon Russell. Crowe documented the entire writing and recording development … [Read the Rest]
Tribeca Film Festival 2010: The Trotsky
“The principal difficulty in making a story like this work is that the central contrivance is, of course, utterly preposterous and potentially irritating.” The Trotsky Directed by Jacob Tierney What a horrible mess The Trotsky might have been. Saddled with … [Read the Rest]
