Tribeca Festival Explained
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The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival.
Each year, the festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees, and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories.[1]
History
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, and Craig Hatkoff, in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.[2] The inaugural festival launched after 120 days of planning with the help of more than 1,300 volunteers. It was attended by more than 150,000 people[3] and featured several up-and-coming filmmakers. The festival included juried narrative, documentary and short film competitions; a restored classics series; a best of New York series curated by Martin Scorsese; 13 major panel discussions; an all-day family festival; and the premieres of independent and studio films - made independently,[4] About A Boy,[5] the American remake of Insomnia, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
The 2003 festival brought more than 300,000 people. The festival showcased an expanded group of independent features, documentaries and short films from around the world, coupled with studio premieres, panel discussions, music and comedy concerts, a family festival, sports activities, and outdoor movie screenings along the Hudson River. The family festival featured children's movie screenings, storytelling, family panels, workshops, and interactive games culminating in a daylong street fair that drew a crowd estimated at 250,000 people.[6]
At the end of 2003, De Niro purchased the theater at 54 Varick Street which had housed the recently closed Screening Room, an art house that had shown independent films nightly,[7] renaming it the Tribeca Cinema. It became one of the venues of the festival.
In an effort to serve its mission of bringing independent film to the widest possible audience, in 2006, the festival expanded its reach in New York City and internationally. In New York City, Tribeca hosted screenings throughout Manhattan as the festival's 1,000-plus screening schedule outgrew the capacity downtown. Internationally, the Festival brought films to the Rome Film Festival. As part of the celebrations in Rome, Tribeca was awarded the first-ever "Steps and Stars" award, presented on the Spanish Steps. A total of 169 feature films and 99 shorts were selected from 4,100 film submissions, including 1,950 feature submissions—three times the total submissions from the first festival in 2002. The festival featured 90 world premieres, nine international premieres, 31 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres, and 28 New York City premieres.
In 2009, Rosenthal, Hatkoff and De Niro were named number 14 on Barron's list of the world's top 25 philanthropists for their role in regenerating TriBeCa's economy after September 11.[8]
In 2011, L.A. Noire became the first video game to be recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2013, , featuring Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, became only the second game to be premiered at the festival.
The 19th Tribeca Film Festival, originally scheduled for April 15–26, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the weeks and months that followed, Tribeca launched several digital offerings to highlight filmmakers and creators who had hoped to premiere their latest works at the spring gathering. It provided a secure digital platform for 2020 Festival films seeking distribution to be viewed by press and industry and hosted a virtual gathering space for Tribeca N.O.W. Creators Market.[9]
In response to the global pandemic, Tribeca organized We Are One in partnership with YouTube, a free 10-day digital festival that provided entertainment and connection for audiences at home and raised international COVID-19 relief funds. The program was co-curated by 21 of the top international film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, TIFF and Venice and showcased over 100 hours of shorts, features, talks and music to an audience of 1.9 million people in 179 countries.[9]
In July 2020, Tribeca launched one of the first large scale pop-up drive-in series across the country to provide audiences with entertainment in a safe, socially-distanced environment. Screenings took place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Orchard Beach in the Bronx neighborhood of New York and Nickerson Beach in Nassau County, New York. The series employed local production staff and partnered with small food businesses who had been impacted by the lockdown.[10]
On August 7, 2020, organizers announced that the 20th anniversary edition of the festival was to be held from June 9 to June 20, 2021, with a dedicated space to celebrate films whose premieres were not able to take place in the festival that was cancelled in 2020.[11] In a first for the festival, Tribeca also hosted community screenings — in both indoor and outdoor venues — in all five New York City boroughs.[12]
The festival added a dedicated video games category beginning with the 2021 event. Games nominated are presented in online presentations during the Festival, similar to film screenings.[13] That year, the festival dropped "Film" from its name.[14]
Awards
U.S. Narrative Competition
Best U.S. Narrative Feature
Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Best Cinematography in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film
International Narrative Competition
Best Narrative Feature
- 2024 - Bikechess directed by Assel Aushakimova[20]
- 2023 - A Strange Path directed by Guto Parente[21]
- 2022 - January directed by Viestur Kairish
- 2021 – Brighton 4th, directed by Levan Koguashvili
- 2020 – The Hater, directed by Jan Komasa
- 2019 – Scheme Birds, directed by Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin[22]
- 2017 – Son of Sofia (O Gios tis Sofias) written and directed by Elina Psykou
- 2016 – Junction 48, directed by Udi Aloni
- 2015 – Virgin Mountain, directed by Dagur Kári
- 2014 – Zero Motivation, directed by Talya Lavie[23]
- 2013 – The Rocket,[24] directed by Kim Mordaunt
- 2012 – War Witch, directed by Kim Nguyen
- 2011 – She Monkeys, directed by Lisa Aschan
- 2010 – When We Leave, directed by Feo Aladag
- 2009 – About Elly, directed by Asghar Farhadi
- 2008 – Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson
- 2007 – My Father My Lord, directed by David Volach
- 2006 – Iluminados por el fuego, directed by Tristán Bauer
- 2005 – Stolen Life, directed by Li Shaohong
- 2004 – Green Hat, directed by Liu Fendou
- 2003 – Blind Shaft, directed by Li Yang
- 2002 – Roger Dodger, directed by Dylan Kidd
Best New Narrative Filmmaker
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film
Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film
Best Cinematography
- 2022 - We Might As Well Be Dead
- 2021 – Elisabeth Vogler for Roaring 20's
- 2020 – Daniella Nowitz for Asia
- 2017 – Elvira Lind for Bobbi Jene
- 2015 – Magnus Jønck for Bridgend
- 2014 – Damian García for Gueros
- 2013 – Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen for Before Snowfall
- 2012 – Trevor Forrest and Shlomo Godder for Una Noche
- 2011 – Lisa Tillinger for Artificial Paradises
Best Screenplay
Best Narrative Editing
- 2015 – Oliver Bugge Coutté for Bridgend
- 2014 – Keith Miller for Five Star
Best Documentary Feature
- 2022 - The Cave of Adullam directed by Laura Checkoway
- 2020 – Socks on Fire, directed by Bo McGuire
- 2017 – Bobbi Jene, directed by Elvira Lind
- 2015 – Democrats, directed by Camilla Nielsson
- 2014 – Point and Shoot, directed by Marshall Curry
- 2013 – The Kill Team, directed by Dan Krauss
- 2012 – The World Before Her, directed by Nisha Pahuja
- 2011 – Bombay Beach, directed by Alma Har'el
- 2010 – Monica & David, directed by Alexandra Codina
- 2009 – Racing Dreams, directed by Marshall Curry
- 2008 – Pray the Devil Back to Hell, directed by Gini Reticker
- 2007 – Taxi to the Dark Side, directed by Alex Gibney
- 2006 – The War Tapes, directed by Deborah Scranton
- 2005 – El Perro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War, directed by Péter Forgács
- 2004 – Kill Your Idols, directed by Scott Crary
- 2003 – A Normal Life, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Hugo Berkeley
- 2002 – Chiefs, directed by Daniel Junge
Best New Documentary Filmmaker
Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Best Documentary Editing
Best Narrative Short
- 2020 – No More Wings, directed by Abraham Adeyemi
- 2017 – Retouch, directed by Kaveh Mazaheri
- 2015 – Listen, directed by Hamy Ramezan and Rungano Nyoni
- 2014 – The Phone Call, directed by Mat Kirkby
- 2013 – The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars, directed by Edoardo Ponti
- 2010 – Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here, written by Bongi Ndaba, Sibongile Nkosana directed by Bekhi Sibiya
- 2009 – The North Road, directed by Carlos Chahine
- 2008 – New Boy, directed by Steph Green
- 2007 – The Last Dog in Rwanda, directed by Jens Assur
- 2006 – The Shovel, directed by Nick Childs
- 2005 – Cashback, directed by Sean Ellis
- 2004 – Shock Act, directed by Seth Grossman
- 2002 – Bamboleho, directed by Luis Prieto
Best Documentary Short
- 2022 – Heart Valley, directed by Christian Cargill
- 2021 – Coded, directed by Ryan White
- 2020 – My Father The Mover, directed by Julia Jansch
- 2017 – The Good Fight, directed by Ben Holman
- 2015 – Body Team 12, directed by David Darg
- 2014 – One Year Lease, directed by Brian Bolster
- 2013 – Coach, directed by Bess Kargman
- 2010 – , directed by Travis Senger
- 2009 – Home, directed by Mathew Faust
- 2008 – Mandatory Service, directed by Jessica Habie
- 2007 – A Son's Sacrifice, directed by Yoni Brook
- 2006 – Native New Yorker, directed by Steve Bilich
- 2005 – The Life of Kevin Carter, directed by Dan Krauss
- 2004 – Sister Rose's Passion, directed by Oren Jacoby
- 2003 – Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones, directed by Harvey Wang
- 2002 – All Water Has a Perfect Memory, directed by Natalia Almada
Viewpoints
Vieopoints is dedicated to disovering the most boundary-pushing, rule-breaking new voices in independent film. Starting in 2024, film selected in the Viewpoints section were presented in competition.[26]
Student Visionary Award
- 2021 – Six Nights, directed by Robert Brogden[15]
- 2020 – Cru-Raw, directed by David Oesch
- 2017 – Fry Day, directed by Laura Moss
- 2015 – Catwalk, directed by Ninja Thyberg
- 2014 – Nesma's Bird, directed by Najwan Ali and Medoo Ali
- 2013 – Life Doesn't Frighten Me, directed by Stephen Dunn
- 2010 – some boys don't leave, directed by Maggie Kiley
- 2009 – Small Change, directed by Anna McGrath
- 2008 – Elephant Garden, directed by Sasie Sealy
- 2007 – Good Luck Nedim, directed by Marko Santic and Someone Else's War, directed by Lee Wang
- 2006 – Dead End Job, directed by Samantha Davidson Green
- 2005 – Dance Mania Fantastic, directed by Sasie Sealy
- 2004 – Independent Lens' (American Made), directed by Sharat Raju
Nora Ephron Prize
Best Animated Short
- 2023 – Starling directed by Mitra Shahidi
- 2017 – Odd is an Egg (Odd er et egg) directed by Kristin Ulseth
Storyscapes Award
- 2017 — TREEHUGGER : WAWONA created by Barnaby Steel, Ersin Han Ersin and Robin McNicholas[27]
Audience Awards
Narrative Award
Documentary Award
Audio Storytelling Awards
In 2022, Tribecca added an audio storytelling awards category.[29] [30]
Fiction Audio Storytelling Award
- 2023 - The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen by Alex Kemp
- 2022 - The Hollowed Out by Brit and Nick Kewin
Narrative Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award
- 2023 - Free From Desire by Aline Laurent-Mayard
- 2022 - Mother Country Radicals by Zayd Ayers Dohrn
Independent Fiction Audio Storytelling Award
- 2023 - Aisha by Cory Choy and Feyiṣayo Aluko
Independent Nonfiction Audio Storytelling Award
- 2023 - Shalom, Amore by David Modigliani
Tribeca Games Award
The Tribeca Games Award honors an unreleased video game, recognizing "its potential for excellence in art and storytelling through design, artistic mastery and highly immersive worlds."
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Documents reveal pre-9/11 plans for Tribeca Film Festival . 2007 . October 12, 2012 . Archive.org.
- Web site: 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Fact Sheet.. January 5, 2012. Media.tribecafilm.com.
- Web site: The Children's Aid Society and The Tribeca Film Festival to Co-Host The New York City Premiere of 'Star Wars: Episode II Attack of The Clones' on May 12th. Prnewswire.com. May 12, 2014. May 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513014449/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-childrens-aid-society-and-the-tribeca-film-festival-to-co-host-the-new-york-city-premiere-of-star-wars--episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones-on-may-12th-76909357.html. live.
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- Web site: Businesses say business was up for film festival . Downtown Express . 21 November 2018 . January 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110214429/http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_53/businessessaybusiness.html . dead .
- De Niro and partners buy Tribeca's Screening Room. The Villager. 73. 33. December 17, 2003. Rogers, Josh. January 5, 2012. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194343/http://thevillager.com/villager_33/deniroandpartners.html. dead.
- Web site: The 25 Best Givers . Suzanne McGee . November 30, 2009 . . March 31, 2010 . August 13, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813012813/http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125935466529866955.html . live .
- Web site: Lang. Brent. 2020-05-06. How the Tribeca Film Festival Found Ways to Innovate in Unorthodox Times. 2020-09-25. Variety. en. September 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924210540/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tribeca-film-festival-robert-de-niro-jane-rosenthal-coronavirus-1234599003/. live.
- Web site: Bloom. David. Tribeca Film Festival Turns To Temporary Drive-Ins Amid Pandemic Shutdown. 2020-09-25. Forbes. en. August 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812194558/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2020/07/20/tribeca-film-festival-turns-to-temporary-drive-ins-amid-pandemic-shutdown/. live.
- Web site: The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Dates and Call for Submissions . Tribeca Film Festival . September 4, 2020 . August 7, 2020 . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228113040/https://www.tribecafilm.com/news/2021-tribeca-film-festival-anounces-dates-and-call-for-submissions . live .
- Web site: Dave Chappelle's New Documentary to Close Tribeca Film Festival. May 26, 2021. June 1, 2021. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213937/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dave-chappelle-documentary-tribeca-film-festival-1234982006/. live.
- Web site: Tribeca Festival Unveils Games Lineup Including Annapurna Interactive's 'Twelve Minutes' . Tribly . Beresford . May 6, 2021 . May 6, 2021 . . May 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506152719/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tribeca-festival-unveils-official-games-lineup-including-annapurna-twelve-minutes-1234948692/ . live .
- News: Watson. R. T.. June 8, 2021. Tribeca Festival Drops Film From Name in New Entertainment Era. The Wall Street Journal. June 16, 2022. June 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220615201423/https://www.wsj.com/articles/tribeca-festival-drops-film-from-name-in-new-entertainment-era-11623162356. live.
- Web site: The 2021 Tribeca Festival Announces Award Winners. 2021-11-05. Tribeca. June 17, 2021 . November 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105110740/https://tribecafilm.com/news/the-2021-tribeca-festival-announces-award-winners. live.
- Web site: 'The Half of It,' Steve Zahn, Assol Abdullina Win Awards at 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Moreau. Jordan. April 29, 2020. Variety. en. May 2, 2020. May 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200501190644/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tribeca-film-festival-winners-steve-zahn-the-half-of-it-1234593660/. live.
- News: Here are the Winners of the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival Juried Awards Tribeca. Tribeca Film Festival. 2018-07-04. March 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325133354/https://tribecafilm.com/news/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2018-tribeca-film-festival-awards. live.
- Web site: Here are the Winners of the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Juried Awards. Tribeca Film Festival. April 29, 2017. January 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113231332/https://www.tribecafilm.com/press-center/press-releases/16th-annual-tribeca-film-festival-announces-juried-awards. live.
- Web site: McDonald . Soraya Nadia . Phillip Youmans becomes first black director to win at Tribeca with his feature debut, 'Burning Cane' . . May 7, 2019 . 8 May 2019 . June 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629184325/https://andscape.com/features/phillip-youmans-first-black-director-to-win-at-tribeca-with-debut-film-burning-cane/ . live .
- Web site: Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Competition Winners . 2024-06-26 . Tribeca.
- Web site: Announcing the 2023 Tribeca Festival Competition Winners . 2024-06-26 . Tribeca.
- Web site: Tribeca: 'Burning Cane,' 'Scheme Birds' Among Awards Winners. The Hollywood Reporter. May 2, 2019. 18 June 2020. January 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122214251/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/burning-cane-scheme-birds-tribeca-2019-awards-winners-1207006. live.
- Web site: 2014 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Award Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028020429/http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/press-center/press-releases/2014-tribeca-film-festival-announces-award-winners. dead. October 28, 2014. Tribeca Film Festival. April 24, 2014. October 27, 2014.
- News: Tribeca honours Australian film The Rocket with top prize . April 26, 2013 . BBC News . April 26, 2013 . May 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513113811/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22306989 . live .
- Web site: Here are the Winners of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival's Juried Awards. Tribeca Film. May 2, 2019. June 10, 2020. July 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721053223/https://tribecafilm.com/news/tribeca-film-festival-2019-jury-awards-winners. live.
- News: Bergesen . Samantha . Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Lineup . 19 April 2024 . Indie Wire . 17 April 2024.
- News: Here are the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Juried Award Winners Tribeca. Tribeca. 2018-03-25. August 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180818020654/https://www.tribecafilm.com/stories/tribeca-2017-jury-awards. dead.
- Web site: The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Awards Winners Are... . Tribeca News . April 25, 2015 . June 16, 2023 . June 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616073722/https://tribecafilm.com/news/the-2015-tribeca-film-festival-audience-awards-winners . live .
- Web site: TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 COMPETITION WINNERS. 16 June 2022. 3 July 2023. March 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324161652/https://tribecafilm.com/press-center/festival/press-releases/tribeca-festival-announces-2022-competition-winners. live.
- Web site: TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 COMPETITION WINNERS. 15 June 2023. 3 July 2023. June 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230621221739/https://tribecafilm.com/press-center/festival/press-releases/tribeca-festival-announces-2023-competition-winners. live.
- Web site: Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Competition Winners . 2024-08-14 . Tribeca.
- Web site: Beresford . Trilby . Tribeca: Norco Wins First-Ever Games Award at Festival . . . June 18, 2021 . May 16, 2022 . May 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503050316/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/tribeca-norco-wins-first-ever-games-award-festival-1234970215/ . live .