Tribeca Film Festival 2008

Announcement: TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund Call for Entries

Elisabeth Donnelly — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:56:40 GMT

The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund will provide up to $140,000 in support of innovative and compelling filmmaking that explores scientific, mathematical, and technological themes and storylines, or a leading character who is a scientist, engineer, innovator or mathematician in fresh ways. Apply now! Deadline is August 1, 2008.

Tribeca Film Festival Announces Winners!

Joel Hoglund — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:45:25 GMT

"This is very overwhelming," said Sweden's Tomas Alfredson as he took to the stage Thursday night to accept the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature for his coming-of-age vampire tale Let the Right One In.

Morgan Spurlock Makes Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, Lives to Tell the Tale

Joel Hoglund — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:47:39 GMT

Most directors don't have to train with the Green Berets before they go out to make a movie, but Morgan Spurlock doesn't do anything halfway. Of course, Spurlock wasn't conducting research—he was just trying to keep from getting killed.

Festival First-Timer: Exploring Music at TFF

Joel Hoglund — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:57:06 GMT

Festival first-timer Jared Cardon explored the subterranean music of New York City and met singer/songwriter Rachel Yamagata at the Tribeca/ASCAP Music Lounge.

Palminteri, De Niro Keep It Real in A Bronx Tale

Joel Hoglund — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:23:24 GMT

Fifteen years ago no one in the movie business wanted Chazz Palminteri. Well, they wanted his hit one-man stage show about his coming of age in the Bronx, but they didn't want him to write the screenplay or star in the picture. Then, one night, an actor who had been looking for just the right project for his directorial debut—fella by the name of Robert De Niro—came backstage.

Another Blast of Festival News

Elisabeth Donnelly — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:51:58 GMT

Some interesting industry news over the weekend: Best Narrative Feature winner Let the Right One In, the atmospheric Swedish vampire story has been optioned for an English language remake.

Talking "Post-Copyright Era" at Tribeca Talks Industry Panel

Joel Hoglund — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:21:54 GMT

Those who attended Thursday evening’s Tribeca Talks Industry panel, Reuse, Remix, and Renew: Film Tools for the 21st Century, got the CliffsNotes on digital literacy, copyright infringement, and sampling.

Waking Up with The Virgins

Elisabeth Donnelly — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:31:35 GMT

In this exclusive interview we talk to Donald Cumming, from the hip-shaking garage rock band, The Virgins before the Gossip Girl-approved group rocks out at Webster Hall for Friday night's Breaking the Band concert, sponsored by Target.

What Did You Say About the Festival?

Elisabeth Donnelly — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:15:44 GMT

This year's iteration of the Tribeca Film Festival is over, but there's a world of fest-friendly content from the faithful masses who came, who saw, and who blogged about their 2008 experiences.

'See the World Through Other People's Eyes' on Pangea Day

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:40:32 GMT

TED offers a yearly prize to interesting thinkers, a "wish" that someone can use to "dream of what it takes to make a better world." Jehane Noujain was one of the winners two years ago, and she came up with Pangea Day, a day when the world can partake in a "global campfire" of short films that will educate and entertain.

Film Junkie Reports: Checking Out the Award Winners

Joel Hoglund — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:41:58 GMT

Reed, Schnabel Talk Berlin, Bizarre Similes Ensue

Joel Hoglund — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:41:08 GMT

"The whole thing was brewing since he made that record in 1973," said director Julian Schnabel of Lou Reed's Berlin at the Conversations in Cinema talk following Sunday night's premiere. "Nineteen seventy-three," Reed interjected in disbelief.

War Child Named Cadillac Award Winner

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:06:25 GMT

"The entire War Child team is immensely grateful to the Tribeca Film Festival for giving us this extraordinary opportunity to show our film to the best audience in the world, New Yorkers," said first-time director C. Karim Chrobog, whose riveting documentary received the Cadillac Award for audience choice.

Film Junkie Reports: Under Our Skin the Perfect Date Movie

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:05:40 GMT

Film Junkie Reports: Meerkat Manor Good Intro to Festival for Kids

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:30:10 GMT

Drew Wants 'Young People' to See a President Worth Remembering

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:08:26 GMT

Eighty-four-year-old Robert Drew's A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy is an incredibly intimate look into the world of John F. Kennedy as he ran for office, worked as president, and relaxed with his family.

Hold Steady, Virgins, Republic Tigers, Bad Veins Rock Breaking the Band

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:16:32 GMT

“Did you guys see any movies today?” Donald Cumming, frontman for The Virgins, was curious about his audience. “I’m just trying to understand what this shit is,” he said before they kicked off their set at TFF's Breaking the Band event.

Dennis Hopper Gets Experimental at Night Tide Premiere

Joel Hoglund — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:34:37 GMT

Inside the theater, Dennis Hopper, who is sitting nearly in the front row, keeps turning around to the audience and explaining what’s going on in reverse chronological order. The audience chuckles goodheartedly, possibly already disoriented by the intended strangeness of the film itself.

TFI Media Arts Fellowships Provide Cash, Confidence

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:01:35 GMT

“The money’s great, the money is really important,” noted director Braden King, one of the 2008 Media Arts Fellows. “But honestly. . . what winds up being even more meaningful than the money is the acknowledgment, the pat on the back that a grant like this represents."

Latin Music Greats Travel 90 Miles into Music History

Joel Hoglund — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:08:50 GMT

For master musicians Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the making of 90 Miles The Documentary offered a set of both challenges and triumphs that made their Thursday evening Tribeca Film Festival screening and panel an even more joyous occasion than the usual premiere.