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Tribeca announces upcoming De Niro Con to celebrate icon’s 80th birthday

Thursday, June 8 by ABC News

Robert De Niro turns 80 on August 17, and to celebrate, New York City will be hosting De Niro Con."It's hard to know what to get Bob for his 80th birthday," admitted Jane Rosenthal, CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and co-founder of Tribeca Festival."He's already... Read More.

Opening Wednesday: 22nd annual Tribeca Festival

Wednesday, June 7 by ABC News

On Wednesday in New York City, the 22nd annual Tribeca Festival kicks off. Founded in 2001 by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal in an effort to revitalize lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks, the event has broadened in scope from a film festival to celebrate visionaries in various media,... Read More.

Brendan Fraser, Zazie Beetz and Chance the Rapper among this year’s Tribeca Festival jury

Thursday, June 1 by ABC News

The Tribeca Festival has announced the jurors who will be selecting the winners in 15 categories for this year's 22nd annual event. Among them will be Oscar-winning The Whale lead Brendan Fraser, Academy Award-nominated Everything Everywhere All At Once actress Stephanie Hsu, and Atlanta... Read More.

Tribeca Film Festival to premiere documentaries about Alicia Keys, Tierra Whack and Biz Markie

Thursday, April 20 by ABC News

This year's Tribeca Film Festival will feature documentaries about Alicia Keys, Tierra Whack and the late Biz Markie.According to the festival website, All Up in the Biz, directed by Sacha Jenkins, highlights the mark Biz Markie made on hip-hop via a combination of rare clips, reenactments, playful animation and... Read More.

“It means we’re back”: Robert De Niro on this year’s Tribeca Film Festival

Wednesday, June 8 by ABC News

For the 21st year, Robert De Niro and his partner Jane Rosenthal are launching their Tribeca Film Festival, which gets underway in New York City Wednesday night.The festival was started as a way to bring much-needed economic recovery to Lower Manhattan in the wake... Read More.

Tribeca Film Fest lineup includes comedies from Ray Romano, documentary about LeVar Burton, and more

Tuesday, April 19 by ABC News

This year's Tribeca Film Festival will be unspooling 110 feature films, as well as shorts and documentaries, its organizers have announced. All told, 150 filmmakers from 40 countries will screen their work there.As previously reported, this year's fest opens Wednesday,... Read More.

Dave Chappelle closes out Tribeca Film Festival; Questlove brings ‘Summer of Soul’ to Harlem

Monday, June 21 by ABC News

Dave Chappelle officially closed out this year's Tribeca Film Festival with the world premiere of his new documentary Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place.Chappelle, who spoke to a packed -- but vaccinated audience -- shared his condolences to the thousands who attended the screening... Read More.

Why Elijah Wood is excited about his new movie’s Tribeca Film Festival debut tonight

Friday, June 11 by ABC News

Tonight at New York City's Tribeca Film Festival, Elijah Wood's latest film, the based-on-real-life drama No Man of God makes its debut. In the film, the Lord of the Rings veteran plays FBI profiler Bill Hagmaier, who struck up a relationship with an incarcerated Ted Bundy in the years leading up to the... Read More.

“That’s who we are”: Robert De Niro on today’s launch of his Tribeca Film Festival

Wednesday, June 9 by ABC News

The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in New York City today, live and in person after last year's event went virtual because of the pandemic.The annual event, created in 2001 to revitalize lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks, has a new mission this year:... Read More.

Robert De Niro praises new filmmakers as Tribeca Film Festival kicks off their Juneteenth lineup

Wednesday, June 9 by ABC News

The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival is honoring "the voices of the African Diaspora" with its inaugural Juneteeth lineup that puts an emphasis "on African-American artists, performers, filmmakers, and interdisciplinary creators.”The slate includes 66 films and 54 world premieres from Black talent, as well as... Read More.

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