Some context might help. Between 1988 and 1997 the Baltimore-based filmmaker Rob Tregenza directed three features that amassed a small, enviable group of admirers. If it’s one thing to secure bookings at arthouses and galleries, it’s quite another for your debut film to be anointed some groundbreaking moment in American movies by Jonathan Rosenbaum and Dave Kehr. It is simply beyond precedent to attract the interest of Jean-Luc Godard: the two met during distribution of 1996’s For Ever Mozart and amassed enough kinship for Godard to extend favors to Tregenza’s 1997 feature Inside/Out, the sole feature he produced without directing.
What almost anyone sees of Tregenza’s work are cinematographer duties for Alex Cox (Three Businessmen) and Béla Tarr (Werckmeister Harmonies). His own films, meanwhile, struggled to endure: in all my travels he only came to attention with Godard’s passing and word of that producing credit, and...
What almost anyone sees of Tregenza’s work are cinematographer duties for Alex Cox (Three Businessmen) and Béla Tarr (Werckmeister Harmonies). His own films, meanwhile, struggled to endure: in all my travels he only came to attention with Godard’s passing and word of that producing credit, and...
- 4/11/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Three years after his PGA Awards nomination for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, Ram Bergman has pulled off another one for its sequel, Glass Onion.
Bergman and Johnson first worked together on the director’s 2005 debut Brick, and two decades later — after hits like Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi made them highly sought after — they are now producing titles from other emerging filmmakers under a joint venture with their T-Street banner and studio MRC.
The partnership’s first feature, Fair Play, a romantic thriller about two competing hedge fund employees, became the breakout at Sundance this year, selling to Netflix for $20 million despite little pre-fest buzz. Ahead of the 34th Producers Guild of America Awards on Feb. 25, where the guild also will hand out special honors to Tom Cruise, Mindy Kaling and Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, Bergman spoke with...
Bergman and Johnson first worked together on the director’s 2005 debut Brick, and two decades later — after hits like Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi made them highly sought after — they are now producing titles from other emerging filmmakers under a joint venture with their T-Street banner and studio MRC.
The partnership’s first feature, Fair Play, a romantic thriller about two competing hedge fund employees, became the breakout at Sundance this year, selling to Netflix for $20 million despite little pre-fest buzz. Ahead of the 34th Producers Guild of America Awards on Feb. 25, where the guild also will hand out special honors to Tom Cruise, Mindy Kaling and Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, Bergman spoke with...
- 2/24/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Industry veteran to join in November, will lead first edition in 2024.
Sundance Institute has named New York Film Festival (NYFF) executive director and indie stalwart Eugene Hernandez its next director of the festival and head of public programming, ending months of speculation.
Hernandez will join in November but will not lead Sundance until its 40th edition in January 2024. He will continue to oversee the upcoming NYFF (September 30-October 16) in the current role he has held since 2020.
Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente, who made the announcement on Wednesday (September 7), will continue to lead the 2023 edition of Sundance working closely with director...
Sundance Institute has named New York Film Festival (NYFF) executive director and indie stalwart Eugene Hernandez its next director of the festival and head of public programming, ending months of speculation.
Hernandez will join in November but will not lead Sundance until its 40th edition in January 2024. He will continue to oversee the upcoming NYFF (September 30-October 16) in the current role he has held since 2020.
Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente, who made the announcement on Wednesday (September 7), will continue to lead the 2023 edition of Sundance working closely with director...
- 9/7/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In late June, the Sundance Film Festival announced that after running the festival for 11 years, the 2020 edition would be John Cooper’s last. Sundance declined to offer specific plans on the hiring process as the festival searches for a new director, but sources with knowledge of its plans say that the board hopes to fill Cooper’s role by the end of the fall. The festival has been known to promote from within, but Sundance is engaged in a broader search, and only a few candidates have stepped forward.
“We’re talking to candidates from a broad array of backgrounds — and those conversations are going to continue for at least several months,” said Sundance Institute CEO Keri Putnam. “The festival is dynamic and evolving, and we look forward to finding the right new director to lead us forward. In the meantime, we’re all excited to celebrate Cooper and his...
“We’re talking to candidates from a broad array of backgrounds — and those conversations are going to continue for at least several months,” said Sundance Institute CEO Keri Putnam. “The festival is dynamic and evolving, and we look forward to finding the right new director to lead us forward. In the meantime, we’re all excited to celebrate Cooper and his...
- 8/9/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
This year, the Tribeca Film Festival will showcase more TV than ever before, along with robust virtual reality programming and immersive experiences, high-profile conversations with celebrities ranging from Barbra Streisand to Lena Dunham, musical performances from Aretha Franklin and Jennifer Hudson, and whole lot of panel discussions.
So what about the movies?
After years of struggling to find its footing in a highly competitive marketplace, Tribeca may have found its most successful bid for ongoing relevance. Now beginning its 16th edition, Tribeca has less to do with film and has staked its identity on becoming a major multiplatform media event.
Read More: Why ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is the Most Anticipated Screening of the Tribeca Film Festival
A Revolving Door
Getting to this point has required a lot of trial and error. Tribeca has experimented with different ways of supporting filmmakers, including film distribution, and expanded its programming far beyond feature films.
So what about the movies?
After years of struggling to find its footing in a highly competitive marketplace, Tribeca may have found its most successful bid for ongoing relevance. Now beginning its 16th edition, Tribeca has less to do with film and has staked its identity on becoming a major multiplatform media event.
Read More: Why ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is the Most Anticipated Screening of the Tribeca Film Festival
A Revolving Door
Getting to this point has required a lot of trial and error. Tribeca has experimented with different ways of supporting filmmakers, including film distribution, and expanded its programming far beyond feature films.
- 4/19/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The former vice-chair and founding CEO of creative agency Droga5 will oversee Tribeca’s businesses in a reshuffle that officially confirmed that former Tribeca Enterprises chief creative officer Geoff Gilmore will continue as a consultant to the film festival.
Essex will report to Tribeca Enterprises co-founder Jane Rosenthal and will oversee partnerships, marketing, content and digital strategy and business development as well as all day-to-day operations.
As executive chair, Rosenthal will continue to work on the strategic growth of the company including the recently launched Tribeca Games and explore opportunities for brand expansion.
Essex will preside over a senior management team that includes evp of content and programming Paula Weinstein, evp of event strategy and operations Patty Newburger, CFO Sandy O’Hearen and general counsel and all Tribeca Enterprises operations Karen Lorenzo.
Genna Terranova will continue as Tribeca Film Festival director working alongside artistic director Frederic Boyer heading into the 15th annual festival that runs from April...
Essex will report to Tribeca Enterprises co-founder Jane Rosenthal and will oversee partnerships, marketing, content and digital strategy and business development as well as all day-to-day operations.
As executive chair, Rosenthal will continue to work on the strategic growth of the company including the recently launched Tribeca Games and explore opportunities for brand expansion.
Essex will preside over a senior management team that includes evp of content and programming Paula Weinstein, evp of event strategy and operations Patty Newburger, CFO Sandy O’Hearen and general counsel and all Tribeca Enterprises operations Karen Lorenzo.
Genna Terranova will continue as Tribeca Film Festival director working alongside artistic director Frederic Boyer heading into the 15th annual festival that runs from April...
- 1/7/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Geoff Gilmore, chief creative officer of the Tribeca Film Festival, in his introduction to the world premiere of Maggie, the first feature by Henry Hobson - starring some guy you may have heard of named Arnold Schwarzenegger - called the film "a cross between a zombie movie and a family melodrama." That's as accurate a description as any for what this film aspires to be, and largely achieves. The zombie genre - and there's more than enough films, not to mention TV, books, comics, etc., to qualify as such - has proven elastic enough to encompass many variations and combinations. Maggie, as Gilmore indicated, combines the zombie movie with an arthouse-friendly family drama. It's an elegantly made, moody and restrained piece, capped with an equally...
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- 4/24/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Story. Storytelling. Experience. Community. Story, story, story! Talk to the heads of the Tribeca Film Festival and its programmers, and you’ll soon pick up on the event’s messaging this year. A festival that, as Robert DeNiro said at yesterday’s press lunch, was originally intended to be a “one-time thing” is now something of a New York institution. But it continues to evolve. At a sit down earlier in the week, Festival Director Geoff Gilmore, Tribeca Enterprises Executive V.P. Paula Weinstein and senior programmer Cara Cusamano spoke of today’s film viewing and festival landscape — how we are in, as Tribeca […]...
- 4/16/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Story. Storytelling. Experience. Community. Story, story, story! Talk to the heads of the Tribeca Film Festival and its programmers, and you’ll soon pick up on the event’s messaging this year. A festival that, as Robert DeNiro said at yesterday’s press lunch, was originally intended to be a “one-time thing” is now something of a New York institution. But it continues to evolve. At a sit down earlier in the week, Festival Director Geoff Gilmore, Tribeca Enterprises Executive V.P. Paula Weinstein and senior programmer Cara Cusamano spoke of today’s film viewing and festival landscape — how we are in, as Tribeca […]...
- 4/16/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to writer-director Alex Ross Perry's third feature, "Listen Up Philip," which premiered at Sundance earlier this year. Jason Schwartzman stars as Philip -- a disillusioned writer on the verge of releasing his second novel. When Philip's idol, a writer by the name of Ike Zimmerman, offers him the chance to stay at his summer home, Philip jumps at the chance to escape the city -- and his girlfriend, Ashley (played by Elisabeth Moss) -- in order to focus on himself. Read More: Jason Schwartzman Does Well Under The Literary Influence in Alex Ross Perry’s 'Listen Up Philip' Tribeca Enterprises Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore called the film "a revelation by a uniquely gifted filmmaker," noting in particular how the film is "driven by a superbly acidic performance by Jason Schwartzman and equally fuelled by its allusions to and by inspiration from Philip Roth.
- 6/23/2014
- by Shipra Gupta
- Indiewire
The Independent Cinema Office, the UK’s national organisation for the development and support of independent film exhibition, has confirmed speakers for its two flagship courses this summer.
At the Developing Your Film Festival course to be held in Motovun, Croatia, in July, Tribeca’s Geoff Gilmore will deliver the keynote about “the film festival of the future.” Speakers will also include Goteborg’s Mikael Fellenius; FestivalScope’s Mathilde Henrot; and Vilnius’ Mindaugas Morkunas.
On the Creative Digital Marketing course, former BBC senior producer Hugh Garry will talk about how marketeers can think imaginativley about the digital landscape and online behaviour.
The eight-month programme (which kicks off later in June) will also welcome speakers including John Stack, head of digital at TAte; Cat Turner of Native Ldn, and BFI’s head of digital content Anthony Thornton.
Catharine Des Forges, Director of the Ico, said: “We are thrilled to welcome our pioneering keynote speakers who join a growing...
At the Developing Your Film Festival course to be held in Motovun, Croatia, in July, Tribeca’s Geoff Gilmore will deliver the keynote about “the film festival of the future.” Speakers will also include Goteborg’s Mikael Fellenius; FestivalScope’s Mathilde Henrot; and Vilnius’ Mindaugas Morkunas.
On the Creative Digital Marketing course, former BBC senior producer Hugh Garry will talk about how marketeers can think imaginativley about the digital landscape and online behaviour.
The eight-month programme (which kicks off later in June) will also welcome speakers including John Stack, head of digital at TAte; Cat Turner of Native Ldn, and BFI’s head of digital content Anthony Thornton.
Catharine Des Forges, Director of the Ico, said: “We are thrilled to welcome our pioneering keynote speakers who join a growing...
- 6/20/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The Independent Cinema Office, the UK’s national organisation for the development and support of independent film exhibition, has confirmed speakers for its two flagship courses this summer.
At the Developing Your Film Festival course to be held in Motovun, Croatia, in July, Tribeca’s Geoff Gilmore will deliver the keynote about “the film festival of the future.” Speakers will also include Goteborg’s Mikael Fellenius; FestivalScope’s Mathilde Henrot; and Vilnius’ Mindaugas Morkunas.
On the Creative Digital Marketing course, former BBC senior producer Hugh Garry will talk about how marketeers can think imaginativley about the digital landscape and online behaviour.
The eight-month programme (which kicks off later in June) will also welcome speakers including John Stack, head of digital at TAte; Cat Turner of Native Ldn, and BFI’s head of digital content Anthony Thornton.
Catharine Des Forges, Director of the Ico, said: “We are thrilled to welcome our pioneering keynote speakers who join a growing...
At the Developing Your Film Festival course to be held in Motovun, Croatia, in July, Tribeca’s Geoff Gilmore will deliver the keynote about “the film festival of the future.” Speakers will also include Goteborg’s Mikael Fellenius; FestivalScope’s Mathilde Henrot; and Vilnius’ Mindaugas Morkunas.
On the Creative Digital Marketing course, former BBC senior producer Hugh Garry will talk about how marketeers can think imaginativley about the digital landscape and online behaviour.
The eight-month programme (which kicks off later in June) will also welcome speakers including John Stack, head of digital at TAte; Cat Turner of Native Ldn, and BFI’s head of digital content Anthony Thornton.
Catharine Des Forges, Director of the Ico, said: “We are thrilled to welcome our pioneering keynote speakers who join a growing...
- 6/20/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Zero Motivation, a dark comedy about the lives of Israeli female soldiers, was named the top film at the 13th Tribeca Film Festival. Writer/director Tayla Lavie accepted the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, as well as the Nora Ephron Prize, which goes to the female filmmaker who best embodies Ephron’s spirit and vision. “In her unique and ambitious first feature, deftly handled such difficult themes as the military, sexism, love, ambition, and friendship,” the jury noted. “This filmmaker also pulled off the awesome feat of managing multiple characters and storylines. In what was definitely the most hilarious...
- 4/25/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Tribeca Film has just released a pretty nifty motion poster for Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's new film, Open Grave starring Sharlto Copley, and we have every moving pixel of it right here for ya. Dig it!
Open Grave will have a December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film.
Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, and Max Wrottesley also star. The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
“This highly original thriller by Spanish helmer Gonzalo López-Gallego is as full of mystery and suspense as it is of bodies and terror. Anchored by a sterling performance from Sharlto Copley, Open Grave is an exhilarating journey that leaves us breathless until the very end,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.
Synopsis
The high-concept Open Grave follows a man (Copley) who...
Open Grave will have a December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film.
Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, and Max Wrottesley also star. The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
“This highly original thriller by Spanish helmer Gonzalo López-Gallego is as full of mystery and suspense as it is of bodies and terror. Anchored by a sterling performance from Sharlto Copley, Open Grave is an exhilarating journey that leaves us breathless until the very end,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.
Synopsis
The high-concept Open Grave follows a man (Copley) who...
- 12/4/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
If you’re missing Cousin Matthew or Downton Abbey in general, you’re in luck: Dan Stevens is going back to pre-war England for the romance Summer in February. Tribeca Films plans to release the film on VOD on Jan. 7, just two days after a Matthew-less Downton premieres in the states.
The film tells the true story of Sir Alfred Munnings (Dominic Cooper), who rises from his working class roots to become one of Britain’s best painters. During his ascent, he also attracts the attention of the upper class Florence Carter-Wood (Emily Browning), creating a tragic love triangle...
The film tells the true story of Sir Alfred Munnings (Dominic Cooper), who rises from his working class roots to become one of Britain’s best painters. During his ascent, he also attracts the attention of the upper class Florence Carter-Wood (Emily Browning), creating a tragic love triangle...
- 11/22/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Tribeca Film has landed the North American rights to the Scottish drama "Starred Up." The film follows a violent and troubled 19-year-old named Eric (Jack O'Connell) who is transferred to the same prison as his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn). Amidst Eric's constant aggression and rising tension with his fellow inmates and prison authorities, a volunteer psychotherapist (Rupert Friend) reaches out to Eric, offering him a glimmer of hope. “The captivating authenticity that David Mackenzie depicts in Starred Up is driven by a brilliant breakout performance by its young lead Jack O’Connell,” said Tribeca Film Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore. “It’s a uniquely detailed and intense immersion in a familiar yet original plot that spins on an axis of a father son relationship and the issues that besiege the British penal system.” The distribution label is preparing a 2014 release for the film, which screened at Telluride and Toronto back in September.
- 11/8/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
We're very happy to report some news regarding one of our favorite break out indie films that premiered at the fall film festivals this year. The film is called Starred Up, the latest from acclaimed English director David Mackenzie (of Asylum, Mister Foe, Spread, Perfect Sense previously), an intense/hardcore prison drama set in the UK. I raved about it after first seeing it at the Telluride Film Festival and it went on to play in Toronto and London to more rave reviews. After months of waiting, Tribeca Film has finally announced that they've acquired the indie for Us release in spring of 2014. Mark this one down as must see right now. "The captivating authenticity that David Mackenzie depicts in Starred Up is driven by a brilliant breakout performance by its young lead Jack O’Connell," said Tribeca Film Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore. "It's a uniquely detailed and intense...
- 11/8/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There’s a new trailer for the latest film from Robert De Niro’s shingle, Tribeca Films, and Well Go USA Entertainment. It’s the first trailer to refer to the film by its new title, “The Truth About Emanuel.” When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was an Official Selection, earlier this year it was under the title, “Emanuel and The Truth About Fishes.”
The film’s stars include Jessica Biel and Alfred Molina, and it tells the tale of a troubled young woman who becomes obsessed with her neighbor (Biel), who reminds her of her dead mother. The trailer paints the film as a thriller with a “Single White Female” feel to it, but most of the press on the movie is that it’s more of a genre-crossing psychological piece.
On the film’s scope and tone, Tribeca Chief Creative Officer, Geoffrey Gilmore says:...
The film’s stars include Jessica Biel and Alfred Molina, and it tells the tale of a troubled young woman who becomes obsessed with her neighbor (Biel), who reminds her of her dead mother. The trailer paints the film as a thriller with a “Single White Female” feel to it, but most of the press on the movie is that it’s more of a genre-crossing psychological piece.
On the film’s scope and tone, Tribeca Chief Creative Officer, Geoffrey Gilmore says:...
- 11/6/2013
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
In honor of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival's early submission deadline of November 29th, the Tff Programming Team put together a fun Halloween-themed video that we just had to share.
From the Prior Press Release:
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) and At&T have announced a new multi-year deal naming At&T as Presenting Sponsor of the annual festival. The international event ̶ co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff ̶ also announced the dates of the 13th annual festival, April 16-27, 2014, and the deadlines for submissions, which are detailed below. Now in its second decade, Tff celebrates global filmmakers – from American independent voices to established directors from Hollywood and around the world – and explores the technology and trends that represent the future of storytelling.
“At&T has incredible passion for innovation, culture, and community – the same values that have driven the Tribeca Film Festival since the beginning,” said Rosenthal,...
From the Prior Press Release:
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) and At&T have announced a new multi-year deal naming At&T as Presenting Sponsor of the annual festival. The international event ̶ co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff ̶ also announced the dates of the 13th annual festival, April 16-27, 2014, and the deadlines for submissions, which are detailed below. Now in its second decade, Tff celebrates global filmmakers – from American independent voices to established directors from Hollywood and around the world – and explores the technology and trends that represent the future of storytelling.
“At&T has incredible passion for innovation, culture, and community – the same values that have driven the Tribeca Film Festival since the beginning,” said Rosenthal,...
- 10/31/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Tribeca Film has just released a trailer for Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's new film, Open Grave starring Sharlto Copley, and we have this bad boy for you right here. Dig it!
Open Grave will have a December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film.
Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, and Max Wrottesley also star. The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
“This highly original thriller by Spanish helmer Gonzalo López-Gallego is as full of mystery and suspense as it is of bodies and terror. Anchored by a sterling performance from Sharlto Copley, Open Grave is an exhilarating journey that leaves us breathless until the very end,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.
Synopsis
The high-concept Open Grave follows a man (Copley) who wakes up in a pit...
Open Grave will have a December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film.
Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, and Max Wrottesley also star. The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
“This highly original thriller by Spanish helmer Gonzalo López-Gallego is as full of mystery and suspense as it is of bodies and terror. Anchored by a sterling performance from Sharlto Copley, Open Grave is an exhilarating journey that leaves us breathless until the very end,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.
Synopsis
The high-concept Open Grave follows a man (Copley) who wakes up in a pit...
- 10/30/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Some quick distribution news is coming in as Tribeca Film has announced that it has picked up the North American rights for Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's new film, Open Grave starring Sharlto Copley. Read on for details.
Open Grave will premiere at the prestigious international genre festival Sitges Film Festival in Spain this month before its December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film. The film had its world premiere at the MotelX Festival in Portugal this past September.
Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, and Max Wrottesley also star. The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
“This highly original thriller by Spanish helmer Gonzalo López-Gallego is as full of mystery and suspense as it is of bodies and terror. Anchored by a sterling performance from Sharlto Copley, Open Grave is...
Open Grave will premiere at the prestigious international genre festival Sitges Film Festival in Spain this month before its December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film. The film had its world premiere at the MotelX Festival in Portugal this past September.
Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, and Max Wrottesley also star. The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
“This highly original thriller by Spanish helmer Gonzalo López-Gallego is as full of mystery and suspense as it is of bodies and terror. Anchored by a sterling performance from Sharlto Copley, Open Grave is...
- 10/7/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Tribeca Film’s latest horror acquisition is Open Grave, a movie directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and starring District 9‘s Sharlto Copley:
“New York, NY – October 7,2013 – Tribeca Film today announced it has acquired all U.S. rights to Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego’s mind-bending thriller Open Grave starring Sharlto Copley (District 9, Elysium), Joseph Morgan (“The Vampire Diaries,”” The Originals”), Josie Ho (“Contagion”), and Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie, Wanted). The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
Open Grave will premiere at the prestigious international genre festival, Sitges Film Festival, in Spain this month, before its December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film. The film had its world premiere at the MotelX Festival in Portugal this past September.
The high-concept Open Grave follows a man (Copley) who wakes up in a...
“New York, NY – October 7,2013 – Tribeca Film today announced it has acquired all U.S. rights to Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego’s mind-bending thriller Open Grave starring Sharlto Copley (District 9, Elysium), Joseph Morgan (“The Vampire Diaries,”” The Originals”), Josie Ho (“Contagion”), and Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie, Wanted). The film is produced by William Green and Aaron L. Ginsburg of Atlas Independent, Michael B. Wunderman, and in association with 852 Films.
Open Grave will premiere at the prestigious international genre festival, Sitges Film Festival, in Spain this month, before its December day and date release in the U.S. via Tribeca Film. The film had its world premiere at the MotelX Festival in Portugal this past September.
The high-concept Open Grave follows a man (Copley) who wakes up in a...
- 10/7/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
After premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, the U.S. rights to "Some Velvet Morning" have been acquired by distribution label Tribeca Film. Directed by Neil Labute and starring Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve, the film follows a man who arrives at the doorstep of his mistress after four years apart, claiming he has left his wife and wishes to rekindle their romance. When she rejects his attempts, his persistence quickly devolves into a dark obsession “Labute has a brilliant and unorthodox approach to filmmaking that captivates audiences, incites reactions and sparks dialogue,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. “'Some Velvet Morning' is a thought-provoking and emotional ride that culminates in a gray, open-ended space, but its complexities do not overwhelm Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve’s electrifying performances, or Labute’s acute sense of storytelling.” The film will see a release...
- 10/2/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
St. Petersburg, Russia – The second St. Petersburg International Film Festival (Sept. 13-22) closed on Sunday night at the Aurora Cinema, the festival’s main venue, located on Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s main thoroughfare. The main competition jury, headed up by Russian film director, screenwriter and producer Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Caucasus, Mongol), awarded the festival’s Best Film award to Mexican cinematographer-turned-director Diego Quemada-Diez’s film The Golden Cage (La jaula de oro). The other jury members included Tribeca Film Festival head Geoffrey Gilmore, European Film Academy director Marion Doring, Latvian film director Juris Poskus and Swiss
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- 9/25/2013
- by Kirill Galetski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anton Bormatov’s social drama Kicking In taken out of competition over “human rights” issues.
Russian football hooligan film Kicking In (Okolofutbola) was excluded from consideration by the jury of the the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival (Spiff), it has emerged.
The second edition of the festival ended last night [Sept 22] with the declaration from jury president Sergei Bodrov.
The international jury refused to consider Anton Bormatov’s social drama based on real events in the world of football hooligans because of the authors’ position which was “not in line with modern European humanistic values and human rights”.
The festival had organised a sidebar - “Section 22 frames” - dedicated to films about football and one commentator asked why Bormatov’s film hadn’t been shown here. The film was produced by the Saint-Petersburg-based producer Sergei Selyanov of Ctb, who was in Moscow at the same time for the film’s premiere in the October cinema.
Kicking In will...
Russian football hooligan film Kicking In (Okolofutbola) was excluded from consideration by the jury of the the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival (Spiff), it has emerged.
The second edition of the festival ended last night [Sept 22] with the declaration from jury president Sergei Bodrov.
The international jury refused to consider Anton Bormatov’s social drama based on real events in the world of football hooligans because of the authors’ position which was “not in line with modern European humanistic values and human rights”.
The festival had organised a sidebar - “Section 22 frames” - dedicated to films about football and one commentator asked why Bormatov’s film hadn’t been shown here. The film was produced by the Saint-Petersburg-based producer Sergei Selyanov of Ctb, who was in Moscow at the same time for the film’s premiere in the October cinema.
Kicking In will...
- 9/23/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Anton Bormatov’s social drama Kicking In taken out of competition over “human rights” issues.
Russian football hooligan film Kicking In (Okolofutbola) was excluded from consideration by the jury of the the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival (Spiff), it has emerged.
The second edition of the festival ended last night [Sept 22] with the declaration from jury president Sergei Bodrov.
The international jury refused to consider Anton Bormatov’s social drama based on real events in the world of football hooligans because of the authors’ position which was “not in line with modern European humanistic values and human rights”.
The festival had organised a sidebar - “Section 22 frames” - dedicated to films about football and one commentator asked why Bormatov’s film hadn’t been shown here. The film was produced by the Saint-Petersburg-based producer Sergei Selyanov of Ctb, who was in Moscow at the same time for the film’s premiere in the October cinema.
Kicking In will...
Russian football hooligan film Kicking In (Okolofutbola) was excluded from consideration by the jury of the the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival (Spiff), it has emerged.
The second edition of the festival ended last night [Sept 22] with the declaration from jury president Sergei Bodrov.
The international jury refused to consider Anton Bormatov’s social drama based on real events in the world of football hooligans because of the authors’ position which was “not in line with modern European humanistic values and human rights”.
The festival had organised a sidebar - “Section 22 frames” - dedicated to films about football and one commentator asked why Bormatov’s film hadn’t been shown here. The film was produced by the Saint-Petersburg-based producer Sergei Selyanov of Ctb, who was in Moscow at the same time for the film’s premiere in the October cinema.
Kicking In will...
- 9/23/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Rosie graduated film school and worked briefly with a small film production company for 3 years where she learned the basics of creative and commerce on the studio side and TV side of the business. Big studio fare was not exactly the kind of films she favored, and she wanted to be involved with the sort of films she wanted to see herself.
You can see her credits on short films were more in line with her next job at Sundance Institute where she was recruited by festival programmers Caroline Libresco and John Nein. She began in 2004 as Geoff Gilmore’s assistant. John Cooper had joined Sundance in 1989 and in 2001 he initiated the idea for someone be a liaison/consultant to help industry folks during the Festival. By 2006, that idea became more official and the Sundance Industry Office (Sio) was born. The Sio became a one-stop-shop for the sales and industry representatives who had been attending Sundance for years and offered a members-only access to purchase passes and ticket packages. In addition, screenings and attendance were going up so Press and Industry Screenings were introduced as well.
Space at Sundance Film Festival is however always at a premium. Screening rooms are limited (unlike Toronto which also had to face this issue earlier in its own history). The trade can be quite demanding as we in the industry well know. We get anxious and we want instant help when we are pressed for time to see and do all me must during these top festivals. I remember a time when Sam Kitt and others were shut out of a screening in Toronto and we caused such a fuss that then next year they started the Sales and Industry Office. But Sundance resisted our attempts to “label” the festival as a trade event. It was a festival; it did not cater to “the trade”; it catered to filmmakers whose independence from the studios, from the trade was prized by Robert Redford himself.
However, as we all know, trade is essential if filmmakers want to recoup their investments. In 1989 when Sex, Lies and Videotape hit Sundance, the trade was alerted that not only were there great films that could supplement the new video industry but there were careers to be made.
In Rosie’s early days running the Sio, seven years ago, there were 800 to 900 industry attendees. Today there are 1,300 and there are many reasons for their attending Sundance. Back in the early 90s, primarily buyers were there looking for new acquisitions for theatrical and home video. Most films did not even have international sales agents. Now, there are festival people, especially regional programmers looking beyond the Competition and Premieres for highlighting new talent or more focused on their regional audience desires; there are distributors also looking for new digital platforms, there are casting agents looking for talent, agents looking for talent, post-production houses looking for business from directors and producers, film commissions – especially during these days of runaway production – offering tax credits, non-profits looking for films or making films to hit their cause-oriented constituencies. There are even TV executives looking at shorts for future TV directors. Having international sales agents standing at the theater entrance noting which distributors are attending needs to be explained to the theater operators.
With such a broad range of industry sites, Rosie and her staff of 3 (they just hired a 3rd), still must hold the limit on passes (without spare room, there is a limited number of passes available). Their first duty is to help the filmmakers with films needing to be seen by those who can help the filmmaker the most. Calming stressed out executives is key to smooth operations too, and both the volunteers and the industry folk have commented on a marked improvement in their mutual dealings with one another over the past few years.
(Now if we could just get the “townies” to stop referring to us as “the people in black”, we would have an even better time in Sundance.)
One of Rosie’s favorite activities is getting to know each person in the trade, many of whom are her heroes, and educating key staff, whether the “carnie lifestyle” seasonal workers or the volunteers, so that they can meet the demands which industry sites will make. Speaking of this “carnie lifestyle”, Rosie’s new Associate Manager who was hired two weeks ago, was at Telluride.
Another interesting activity is educating the new filmmakers on the importance of international distribution. Debuting filmmakers often do not understand that if a film does not get a U.S. distribution deal, it does not mean there is no audience for that film. Understanding that international market and understanding that international sales can make a huge difference for their films and fir their careers. Understanding “splitting rights” between U.S. and international is a concept that often does not occur to them.
I asked Rosie how the Next Weekend expansion of Sundance worked this past summer in L.A. Out of 10 features, all but four had already shown at Sundance. Those world premiering films had no U.S. or international sales agents attached, so there was something for the trade to watch. However 8 of them had distribution and were being shown locally in L.A. to introduce local audiences to the next generation of indie filmmakers. This brain child of John Cooper and Trevor Groth was more of a community oriented affair.
Sundance does have some interesting alliances, for instance, with Cinando. Last year Rosie and Jerome Paillard the director of the Cannes Market met at Afm and she saw the value of filmmakers having the option to show their films online on the Cannes website, Cinando, to the international film trade. Filmmakers can choose how, when and to whom to show their films – whether after Sundance, or after Berlin where they are also invited to screen, thanks to Caroline Libresco and other programmers. They can show only to international sales agents or to distributors or only to festival programmers. The choice is theirs or, if they have an international sales agent, it is often left to them to decide. Sundance filmmakers can also show on Festivalscope, which is a B2B internet platform for film professionals worldwide that has partnered with more than 80 international film festivals.
This international trade-only online platform is important because attending Sundance for the international crowd is cost-prohibitive. There is a core group which comes every year like Michael Weber of The Match Factory, or sales agents like Fortissimo whose films show in the festival, distribution executives Karin Beyens of Diaphana, an important French distributor, and a few others, but most of them would prefer to see films online through Cinando which is market connected.
Filmmakers need to know that once producers are on Cinando, they can use phone apps as well and have access to the P&I screening schedules of other Tiff as well as other top festivals, like Berlin, Cannes Festival and Cannes Market, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian, Ventana Sur, etc. with its 2,500 films on offer. Sundance’s own P&I (Press and Industry) schedule is only available on Cinando. It also shows who in the industry is where…both online and on iphone.
Cooper (John Cooper) also came up with the idea of the Art House Project, which now has blossomed into the now quite important Art House Convergence, held just before Sundance, where art house theater owners can discuss common issues, often with the art house distributors who now attend as well.
Rosie’s industry office needs to stay aware of all these aspects of the industry to serve them so that Sundance can continue to serve a broad and ever growing community!
You can see her credits on short films were more in line with her next job at Sundance Institute where she was recruited by festival programmers Caroline Libresco and John Nein. She began in 2004 as Geoff Gilmore’s assistant. John Cooper had joined Sundance in 1989 and in 2001 he initiated the idea for someone be a liaison/consultant to help industry folks during the Festival. By 2006, that idea became more official and the Sundance Industry Office (Sio) was born. The Sio became a one-stop-shop for the sales and industry representatives who had been attending Sundance for years and offered a members-only access to purchase passes and ticket packages. In addition, screenings and attendance were going up so Press and Industry Screenings were introduced as well.
Space at Sundance Film Festival is however always at a premium. Screening rooms are limited (unlike Toronto which also had to face this issue earlier in its own history). The trade can be quite demanding as we in the industry well know. We get anxious and we want instant help when we are pressed for time to see and do all me must during these top festivals. I remember a time when Sam Kitt and others were shut out of a screening in Toronto and we caused such a fuss that then next year they started the Sales and Industry Office. But Sundance resisted our attempts to “label” the festival as a trade event. It was a festival; it did not cater to “the trade”; it catered to filmmakers whose independence from the studios, from the trade was prized by Robert Redford himself.
However, as we all know, trade is essential if filmmakers want to recoup their investments. In 1989 when Sex, Lies and Videotape hit Sundance, the trade was alerted that not only were there great films that could supplement the new video industry but there were careers to be made.
In Rosie’s early days running the Sio, seven years ago, there were 800 to 900 industry attendees. Today there are 1,300 and there are many reasons for their attending Sundance. Back in the early 90s, primarily buyers were there looking for new acquisitions for theatrical and home video. Most films did not even have international sales agents. Now, there are festival people, especially regional programmers looking beyond the Competition and Premieres for highlighting new talent or more focused on their regional audience desires; there are distributors also looking for new digital platforms, there are casting agents looking for talent, agents looking for talent, post-production houses looking for business from directors and producers, film commissions – especially during these days of runaway production – offering tax credits, non-profits looking for films or making films to hit their cause-oriented constituencies. There are even TV executives looking at shorts for future TV directors. Having international sales agents standing at the theater entrance noting which distributors are attending needs to be explained to the theater operators.
With such a broad range of industry sites, Rosie and her staff of 3 (they just hired a 3rd), still must hold the limit on passes (without spare room, there is a limited number of passes available). Their first duty is to help the filmmakers with films needing to be seen by those who can help the filmmaker the most. Calming stressed out executives is key to smooth operations too, and both the volunteers and the industry folk have commented on a marked improvement in their mutual dealings with one another over the past few years.
(Now if we could just get the “townies” to stop referring to us as “the people in black”, we would have an even better time in Sundance.)
One of Rosie’s favorite activities is getting to know each person in the trade, many of whom are her heroes, and educating key staff, whether the “carnie lifestyle” seasonal workers or the volunteers, so that they can meet the demands which industry sites will make. Speaking of this “carnie lifestyle”, Rosie’s new Associate Manager who was hired two weeks ago, was at Telluride.
Another interesting activity is educating the new filmmakers on the importance of international distribution. Debuting filmmakers often do not understand that if a film does not get a U.S. distribution deal, it does not mean there is no audience for that film. Understanding that international market and understanding that international sales can make a huge difference for their films and fir their careers. Understanding “splitting rights” between U.S. and international is a concept that often does not occur to them.
I asked Rosie how the Next Weekend expansion of Sundance worked this past summer in L.A. Out of 10 features, all but four had already shown at Sundance. Those world premiering films had no U.S. or international sales agents attached, so there was something for the trade to watch. However 8 of them had distribution and were being shown locally in L.A. to introduce local audiences to the next generation of indie filmmakers. This brain child of John Cooper and Trevor Groth was more of a community oriented affair.
Sundance does have some interesting alliances, for instance, with Cinando. Last year Rosie and Jerome Paillard the director of the Cannes Market met at Afm and she saw the value of filmmakers having the option to show their films online on the Cannes website, Cinando, to the international film trade. Filmmakers can choose how, when and to whom to show their films – whether after Sundance, or after Berlin where they are also invited to screen, thanks to Caroline Libresco and other programmers. They can show only to international sales agents or to distributors or only to festival programmers. The choice is theirs or, if they have an international sales agent, it is often left to them to decide. Sundance filmmakers can also show on Festivalscope, which is a B2B internet platform for film professionals worldwide that has partnered with more than 80 international film festivals.
This international trade-only online platform is important because attending Sundance for the international crowd is cost-prohibitive. There is a core group which comes every year like Michael Weber of The Match Factory, or sales agents like Fortissimo whose films show in the festival, distribution executives Karin Beyens of Diaphana, an important French distributor, and a few others, but most of them would prefer to see films online through Cinando which is market connected.
Filmmakers need to know that once producers are on Cinando, they can use phone apps as well and have access to the P&I screening schedules of other Tiff as well as other top festivals, like Berlin, Cannes Festival and Cannes Market, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian, Ventana Sur, etc. with its 2,500 films on offer. Sundance’s own P&I (Press and Industry) schedule is only available on Cinando. It also shows who in the industry is where…both online and on iphone.
Cooper (John Cooper) also came up with the idea of the Art House Project, which now has blossomed into the now quite important Art House Convergence, held just before Sundance, where art house theater owners can discuss common issues, often with the art house distributors who now attend as well.
Rosie’s industry office needs to stay aware of all these aspects of the industry to serve them so that Sundance can continue to serve a broad and ever growing community!
- 9/19/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Toronto – Tribeca Film has snagged the U.S. rights to Marion Vernoux’s Les beaux jours (Bright Days Ahead) ahead of the North American bow for the French film on Friday night in Toronto. The Fanny Ardant and Laurent Lafitte starrer about a love affair between a man and a woman twice his age had an earlier theatrical release in France. Toronto: THR's Behind the Lens Interviews "Bright Days Ahead is the kind of engaging adult drama we rarely get to see," said Geoffrey Gilmore, chief creative officer at Tribeca Enterprises, in a statement Friday. Patrick Chesnais, Jean-Francois Stevenin, and
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- 9/13/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Surprise choice for Golden Lion is Italian documentary. Silver Lion for best director goes to Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence.
The surprise winner of the Venice Golden Lion is Gianfranco Rosi’s Italian documentary Sacro Gra, about life on the highway that surrounds Rome.
It marks the first time a documentary has ever won the Golden Lion.
Greek film Miss Violence had a strong showing winning both best director for Alexandros Avranas and best actor for Themis Panou.
Review: Sacro Grareview: Miss Violence
The Venezia 70 Jury, chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci and comprised of Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, Ryuichi Sakamoto has awarded the following prizes:
Main Competition Awards
Golden Lion for Best Film
Sacro Gra, Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France)
Silver Lion for Best Director
Alexandros Avranas, Miss Violence (Greece)
Grand Jury Prize
Jiaoyou, Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese Taipei, France)Best Actor: Themis Panou, Miss ViolenceBest...
The surprise winner of the Venice Golden Lion is Gianfranco Rosi’s Italian documentary Sacro Gra, about life on the highway that surrounds Rome.
It marks the first time a documentary has ever won the Golden Lion.
Greek film Miss Violence had a strong showing winning both best director for Alexandros Avranas and best actor for Themis Panou.
Review: Sacro Grareview: Miss Violence
The Venezia 70 Jury, chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci and comprised of Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, Ryuichi Sakamoto has awarded the following prizes:
Main Competition Awards
Golden Lion for Best Film
Sacro Gra, Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France)
Silver Lion for Best Director
Alexandros Avranas, Miss Violence (Greece)
Grand Jury Prize
Jiaoyou, Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese Taipei, France)Best Actor: Themis Panou, Miss ViolenceBest...
- 9/7/2013
- ScreenDaily
Surprise choice for Golden Lion is Italian documentary. Silver Lion for best director goes to Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence.
The surprise winner of the Venice Golden Lion is Gianfranco Rosi’s Italian documentary Sacro Gra, about life on the highway that surrounds Rome.
Greek film Miss Violence had a strong showing winning both best director for Alexandros Avranas and best actor for Themis Panou.
The Venezia 70 Jury, chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci and comprised of Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, Ryuichi Sakamoto has awarded the following prizes
Main Competition Awards
Golden Lion for Best Film
Sacro Gra by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France)
Silver Lion for Best Director
Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence (Greece)
Grand Jury Prize
Jiaoyou by Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese Taipei, France)
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
Themis Panou in Miss Violence
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Elena Cotta inVIA Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante (Italy, Switzerland...
The surprise winner of the Venice Golden Lion is Gianfranco Rosi’s Italian documentary Sacro Gra, about life on the highway that surrounds Rome.
Greek film Miss Violence had a strong showing winning both best director for Alexandros Avranas and best actor for Themis Panou.
The Venezia 70 Jury, chaired by Bernardo Bertolucci and comprised of Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, Ryuichi Sakamoto has awarded the following prizes
Main Competition Awards
Golden Lion for Best Film
Sacro Gra by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France)
Silver Lion for Best Director
Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence (Greece)
Grand Jury Prize
Jiaoyou by Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese Taipei, France)
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
Themis Panou in Miss Violence
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Elena Cotta inVIA Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante (Italy, Switzerland...
- 9/7/2013
- ScreenDaily
Tribeca Film announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the provocative Israeli teen drama "S#x Acts" (formerly titled "Six Acts.") Helmed by first-time director Jonathan Garfunkel and written by Rona Segel, "S#x Acts" tells the story of a naive teenager named Gili, played by Sivian Levy, who decides that the best way to adjust to her new school and improve her social status is by sleeping around. "'S#x Acts' tackles head-on the contradictions and desires of a young woman's coming of age," said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. "[It] asks questions about the current status quo of sexual interactions among young people, which we hope sheds light on these issues that many young people are faced with today." "S#X Acts" won Israeli Competition awards for best actress, script and debut film at the 2012 Haifa International Film Festival in Israel. It made...
- 8/8/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Tribeca Film announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the provocative Israeli teen drama "S#x Acts" (formerly titled "Six Acts.") Helmed by first-time director Jonathan Garfunkel and written by Rona Segel, "S#x Acts" tells the story of a naive teenager named Gili, played by Sivian Levy, who decides that the best way to adjust to her new school and improve her social status is by sleeping around. "'S#x Acts' tackles head-on the contradictions and desires of a young woman's coming of age," said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises. "[It] asks questions about the current status quo of sexual interactions among young people, which we hope sheds light on these issues that many young people are faced with today." "S#X Acts" won Israeli Competition awards for best actress, script and debut film at the 2012 Haifa International Film Festival in Israel. It made...
- 8/8/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
The Tribeca Film Festival has set submission dates for its 2014 fest, and it has named At&T as its presenting sponsor. That role had been filled by American Express since the fest’s inception when it was hatched to bring business back downtown after the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks. Over the years, it also included some pretty memorable Amex commercials with the likes of Robert De Niro talking about New York. Amex will still be involved in a sponsorship capacity, but At&T steps up after first becoming involved a couple of years ago. “Our relationship with At&T reflects a shared commitment to New York and the cultural community,” said Robert De Niro, co-founder, Tribeca Film Festival. “We’re very grateful for their support of Tribeca.” Tff’s programming team, led by Chief Creative Officer Geoffrey Gilmore, Artistic Director Frédéric Boyer, Director of Programming Genna Terranova, Programmer Cara Cusumano and Shorts Programmer Sharon Badal,...
- 8/5/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
It might be July 5th now, but that’s no reason not to continue to celebrate the many great Americans that have made cinema what it is today. To this end, why not try checking out the old American Masters documentary on Martin Scorsese, and a newly surfaced interview between Scorsese and his fellow auteur Francis Ford Coppola?
The American Masters doc aired on PBS way back in 1990, before some of you were even born, and long before I had any cinematic interest beyond watching Lady and the Tramp for the five-hundredth time. That was the year of Goodfellas, though, the film that would become one of Scorsese’s biggest and most beloved successes. The documentary gives us lots of behind-the-scenes footage from that film, but also a pretty solid overview of Martin Scorsese’s previous work.
Scorsese is not the least talkative person about his work, but it’s...
The American Masters doc aired on PBS way back in 1990, before some of you were even born, and long before I had any cinematic interest beyond watching Lady and the Tramp for the five-hundredth time. That was the year of Goodfellas, though, the film that would become one of Scorsese’s biggest and most beloved successes. The documentary gives us lots of behind-the-scenes footage from that film, but also a pretty solid overview of Martin Scorsese’s previous work.
Scorsese is not the least talkative person about his work, but it’s...
- 7/5/2013
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Our own Erik Davis spotted a wonderful conversation between Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola on Tumblr fave Cinephilia and Beyond. Geoffrey Gilmore, then the director of the Sundance Film Festival (now director of the Tribeca Film Festival), hosts the interview. The knowledge and passion both men display is an engaging and inspiring listen. Frequently compared, both men emerged from the revolutionary era of 1970s filmmaking and have created box office hits and intimate independent films alike. They discuss everything from the diversity of their filmography — which they accredit, in part, to the shifting landscape of Hollywood when there was no "middle man" to get in the way — and computer technology. Coppola's stance that effects are just another...
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- 7/2/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA Entertainment announced today they have co-acquired U.S. rights to "A Single Shot," directed by David M. Rosenthal ("Janie Jones") and written by Matthew Jones. The film had its North American Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The ensemble includes Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Jeffrey Wright, Jason Isaacs and Kelly Reilly. Rockwell plays a West Virginia hunter who accidentally shoots and kills a woman in the woods. When he finds a box of money near her body, he takes it to fight his wife's divorce suit. But he soon realizes he's handling dirty money, the criminals who lay claim to it are willing to hunt him to get it back. "David M. Rosenthal fashions a backwoods thriller with intense performances by a stellar cast of indie stalwarts and eerily beautiful cinematography," said Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer Tribeca Enterprises. "Festival audiences were riveted by this dark,...
- 7/1/2013
- by Madeline Raynor
- Indiewire
As part of the 2013 Indiewire Influencers series, we shot behind-the-scenes footage of our subjects' photo shoots inside the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Each day we will release a new video focusing on one of the 40 people or companies we see influencing the independent film world right now. Today, we take a look at Tribeca, a brand that began as a festival vehicle and now exists as so much more. Tribeca Enterprises, Tribeca Film Institue, and the Tribeca Film Festival are all important players in the industry, despite their recent beginnings. Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore, Director of Digital Initiatives Ingrid Kopp, and COO Jon Patricof spoke to Indiewire about their desire to push boundaries with new platforms and how their youth is an advantage in the industry. Read more about the multi-dimensional company at their profile page, and check out the full video below.
- 6/21/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA have acquired and will be releasing Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes, starring Jessica Biel and Kaya Scodelario, both theatrically and on demand in 4th quarter 2013.
From the Press Release:
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA Entertainment today announced they have co-acquired North American rights to Francesca Gregorini’s (Tanner Hall) psychological thriller Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes, starring Jessica Biel (Hitchcock, The Illusionist), Kaya Scodelario (“Skins”, Wuthering Heights), Alfred Molina (An Education, Spider-Man 2), and Frances O'Connor (The Importance of Being Earnest, A.I.). Writer/director Gregorini produced the film, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, with Matthew R. Brady (Mrb).
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA Entertainment plan a late 2013 theatrical release along with On Demand platforms, where it will be available in more than 50 million homes in the U.S. and Canada through a variety of video-on-demand offerings as well as iTunes,...
From the Press Release:
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA Entertainment today announced they have co-acquired North American rights to Francesca Gregorini’s (Tanner Hall) psychological thriller Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes, starring Jessica Biel (Hitchcock, The Illusionist), Kaya Scodelario (“Skins”, Wuthering Heights), Alfred Molina (An Education, Spider-Man 2), and Frances O'Connor (The Importance of Being Earnest, A.I.). Writer/director Gregorini produced the film, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, with Matthew R. Brady (Mrb).
Tribeca Film and Well Go USA Entertainment plan a late 2013 theatrical release along with On Demand platforms, where it will be available in more than 50 million homes in the U.S. and Canada through a variety of video-on-demand offerings as well as iTunes,...
- 5/13/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The distance between video games and cinema has been shrinking for years. Nowhere was this more obvious than in the presentation of Beyond: Two Souls last Saturday during the Tribeca Film Festival’s closing weekend, an event billed as the first time a video game has ever been shown in a film festival. Certainly in the packed Sva theater, past the red carpet for actors like Ellen Page and after the enthusiastic introduction by Tribeca’s Chief Creative Officer Geoffrey Gilmore, it felt like a convergence of the two media that we haven’t seen before. This isn’t a game based on a movie …...
- 5/2/2013
- by Randy Astle
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express®, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the Conrad New York in New York City. The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 14 different countries. Selected from a pool of 24 feature films throughout the program, the Best New Director prizes were awarded to a first-time director for both narrative and documentary films. Awards were also given for the best narrative short, best documentary short and student visionary films in the short film competitions. This year’s Festival included 89 features and 60 short films from 38 countries, programmed by a team led by Tribeca’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore, Artistic Director Frederic Boyer, Director of Programming Genna Terranova, and Programmer Cara Cusumano. Created in...
- 4/28/2013
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Tribeca’s 12th annual festival, running from April 17-28, recently announced that their festival awards, including the top juried world competitions going to The Rocket, The Kill Team, Whitewash and Oxyana. See below for the official press release.
2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
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The Rocket, The Kill Team, Whitewash And Oxyana
Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
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Sandy Storylines Wins First-ever Bombay Sapphire Award For Transmedia
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Festival Awards $155,000 In Cash Prizes
[April 25, 2013 – New York, NY] – The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the Conrad New York in New York City. The Festival runs through April 28, 2013.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 14 countries. Best New Director prizes were awarded to a first-time director for both narrative and documentary films,...
2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
* * *
The Rocket, The Kill Team, Whitewash And Oxyana
Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
* * *
Sandy Storylines Wins First-ever Bombay Sapphire Award For Transmedia
* * *
Festival Awards $155,000 In Cash Prizes
[April 25, 2013 – New York, NY] – The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the Conrad New York in New York City. The Festival runs through April 28, 2013.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 14 countries. Best New Director prizes were awarded to a first-time director for both narrative and documentary films,...
- 4/26/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
The Tribeca Film Festival is heading to the UK through a new on-demand service.
Six titles from this month's New York-based film event - including Penn Badgely's Jeff Buckley biopic Greetings From Tim Buckley and Fresh Meat - will be made available day-and-date with their festival screenings in over four million UK homes. The movies will be released through Tribeca Film, the distribution label of Tribeca Enterprises.
Video: 'Greetings From Tim Buckley' trailer
Film fans will be able to watch through Virgin Media's pay-per-view service, as well as select digital platforms including iTunes, PlayStation and Xbox. The initial lineup of six films also features previous festival favourites Rubberneck, Supporting Characters, Monogamy and The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.
Robert De Niro, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, said: "American audiences have really enjoyed being able to participate in the Festival experience, not just in New York but from all over the country.
Six titles from this month's New York-based film event - including Penn Badgely's Jeff Buckley biopic Greetings From Tim Buckley and Fresh Meat - will be made available day-and-date with their festival screenings in over four million UK homes. The movies will be released through Tribeca Film, the distribution label of Tribeca Enterprises.
Video: 'Greetings From Tim Buckley' trailer
Film fans will be able to watch through Virgin Media's pay-per-view service, as well as select digital platforms including iTunes, PlayStation and Xbox. The initial lineup of six films also features previous festival favourites Rubberneck, Supporting Characters, Monogamy and The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia.
Robert De Niro, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, said: "American audiences have really enjoyed being able to participate in the Festival experience, not just in New York but from all over the country.
- 4/15/2013
- Digital Spy
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding partner American Express, today announced a variety of programming that will allow domestic audiences to experience the Festival from across the country, including the lineup and programming for the Tribeca Online Festival, and Tribeca Film’s video-on-demand offerings during Tff. The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 17-28 in lower Manhattan. “We are always looking for ways to expand our community and engage new audiences,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer, Tribeca Enterprises. “For the past three years, viewers nationwide have been able to take in a selection of Festival films and activities, even if they aren’t able to make it to Tribeca. This year we have expanded the opportunity for the public to participate in the Festival not just as observers, but also as creators through our first ever Vine competition, which is open to anyone with an imagination and a Vine app.
- 4/1/2013
- by Hollywood News Team
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced a variety of programming that will allow audiences to experience the Festival from across the country, including the lineup and programming for the Tribeca Online Festival, and Tribeca Film’s video-on-demand offerings during Tff. “We are always looking for ways to expand our community and engage new audiences,” said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer, Tribeca Enterprises, in a statement. “For the past three years, viewers nationwide have been able to take in a selection of Festival films and activities, even if they aren't able to make it to Tribeca. This year we have expanded the opportunity for the public to participate in the Festival not just as observers, but also as creators through our first ever Vine competition, which is open to anyone with an imagination and a Vine app.” The Festival announced the program for the fourth annual Tribeca Online Festival, a digital...
- 4/1/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, today announced its lineup for the 2013 Tribeca Talks® panel series. This year’s programs include the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series” sponsored by OppenheimerFunds; “Tribeca Talks: After the Movie;” “Tribeca Talks: After the Movie, Beyond the Screens: The Artist’s Angle,” sponsored by OppenheimerFunds; “Tribeca Talks: Industry;” and “Tribeca Talks: Pen to Paper, hosted by Barnes & Noble.” Tribeca Talks will feature conversations with some of the most influential and creative minds in the film industry. Those participating in the “Tribeca Talks: Directors Series” events include Academy Award®-winner Clint Eastwood with Academy Award®-nominee Darren Aronofsky, Academy Award®-nominee Richard Linklater with fellow nominees Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, director Mira Nair with actress Bryce Dallas Howard, and Emmy Award®-winner Jay Roach with actor Ben Stiller. Among the “Tribeca Talks: After the Movie” event panelists are Academy Award®-winner Whoopi Goldberg,...
- 3/21/2013
- by Hollywood News Team
- Hollywoodnews.com
Tribeca has begun announcing lineups for the 12th annual festival, April 17-28. Opening the festival this year is Mistaken For Strangers. The film tells the story of two very different brothers—one a struggling artist, the other the lead singer of The National—to be followed by a special concert by the band itself. See below for the official press release and video of the band performing the song inspiring the film’s title, live at Terminal 5.
2013 Tribeca Film Festival To Open With The World Premiere
Of Mistaken For Strangers And Special Performance By
Critically Acclaimed Band The National
Tom Berninger’s Film Chronicling His Personal Journey On Tour with the Brooklyn Band to Kick Off Tff’s 12th Edition on April 17
The Tribeca Film Festival recently announced that the world premiere of Mistaken for Strangers, executive produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry and produced by Matt Berninger, Carin Besser and Craig Charland,...
2013 Tribeca Film Festival To Open With The World Premiere
Of Mistaken For Strangers And Special Performance By
Critically Acclaimed Band The National
Tom Berninger’s Film Chronicling His Personal Journey On Tour with the Brooklyn Band to Kick Off Tff’s 12th Edition on April 17
The Tribeca Film Festival recently announced that the world premiere of Mistaken for Strangers, executive produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry and produced by Matt Berninger, Carin Besser and Craig Charland,...
- 3/16/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Check out this video chat, live-streamed on March 12, between Slate film critic Dana Stevens and Tribeca Film Festival chief creative officer Geoffrey Gilmore, and head fest programmers Genna Terranova, Sharon Badal and Frederic Boyer as they discuss their programming process and selections for the 2013 fest, which runs April 17-28 in New York City. Tribeca will open with documentary on band The National "Mistaken for Strangers." The fest's Spotlight, Midnight, Storyscape and Special Screening lineups are here, and an exclusive Toh! interview with Gilmore and the programmers, along with the Narrative and Documentary Competition slates, is here.
- 3/13/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Tribeca is all about access. On Tuesday, March 12, Geoff Gilmore (Chief Creative Officer), Genna Terranova (VP of Programming), Frederic Boyer (Artistic Director) and Sharon Badal (Shorts Programmer) will take to Livestream studio to talk the Festival slate for 2013. Moderated by Slate's Dana Stevens, the discussion will shed light on the programming process, and the group will highlight several films that they believe are must-sees at this year's Festival. Movie lovers and aspiring filmmakers should take advantage of this unique opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look into the decision-making process behind the programming of a major Film Festival. The Tff team also will go provide interesting details about the particular dynamics of each Festival section (World Competition Narrative, World Competition Documentary, Viewpoints, Spotlight, Midnight, Special Screenings, and Shorts). Join us tomorrow from 2pm-3pm on Livestream to get the inside scoop on all of this year's Festival films straight from the...
- 3/11/2013
- TribecaFilm.com
The Tribeca Film Festival announces the films playing in their Spotlight, Midnight and Special Screenings programs, as well as the lineup for their new Storyscapes transmedia section. Spotlight includes 33 films (among them 23 world premieres), including Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight," Phil Morrison's "Almost Christmas," Neil Jordan's "Byzantium," Craig Zisk's "The English Teacher," Daniel Algrant's "Greetings from Tim Buckley," David Gordon Green's "Prince Avalanche," and Whoopi Goldberg's "I Got Somethin' to Tell You." Midnight Screenings include "V/H/S/2," "Fresh Meat" and "Raze," while Special screenings include Eric Rochant's "Möbius," Charles Lane's "Sidewalk Stories," and Bill Siegel's "The Trials of Muhammad Ali." Among the Storyscapes projects are "Star Wars Uncut," "Robots in Residence" and "This Exquisite Forest." Here's the complete lineup of newly announced titles. Tribeca runs April 17-28. Our interview with Geoff Gilmore and the programmers is here along with...
- 3/6/2013
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, has grown over the past decade into a combination of an international indie showcase catering to the local New York smart-house crowd, a distribution launchpad for filmmakers, and a market for indie pickups. Some 37 films were acquired out of the festival last year. The Fest has screened more than 1,400 films from more than 80 countries since its first edition in 2002, attracting more than 4.0 million attendees and generating some $750 million for New York City. Set to take place this April 17-28, the fest has announced 46 of the ultimate 89 feature-length films, for its world and documentary programs, listed in full below. For the past few years Sundance import, Tribeca Enterprises chief creative officer Geoff Gilmore, has been more involved in the programming of Tribeca, along with new artistic director Frederick Boyer, director of programming Genna Terranova and programmer Cara.
- 3/5/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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