Fork Films, a New York production company co-founded by Abigail Disney, has announced 11 grantees for its 2021 round of documentary funding. Topics explored in the slate of films include social justice, the impact of the pandemic on historically marginalized communities, climate gentrification and maternal mortality.
The company has funded over 100 projects over 14 years, adding up to over $4.5 million in documentary grants and support. With an aim to elevate justice-driven filmmakers, Fork Films has funded critically acclaimed projects in the past such as “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen,” “One Child Nation,” “Cameraperson,” “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” “Strong Island,” “The Square” and “The Invisible War.”
This year, along with financial support, Fork Films is offering grantees the opportunity to participate in workshops titled Collective Lens: An Impact Roadmap led by nonprofit organization Peace is Loud. The workshops will cover impact producing strategies, building campaigns and designing distribution plans with impact in mind...
The company has funded over 100 projects over 14 years, adding up to over $4.5 million in documentary grants and support. With an aim to elevate justice-driven filmmakers, Fork Films has funded critically acclaimed projects in the past such as “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen,” “One Child Nation,” “Cameraperson,” “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” “Strong Island,” “The Square” and “The Invisible War.”
This year, along with financial support, Fork Films is offering grantees the opportunity to participate in workshops titled Collective Lens: An Impact Roadmap led by nonprofit organization Peace is Loud. The workshops will cover impact producing strategies, building campaigns and designing distribution plans with impact in mind...
- 11/22/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Virtual retrospective and Laliff Connect to include features, shorts, episodics, masterclasses, musical performances.
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Laliff) will host a virtual retrospective of its 2019 edition from April 14 to May 4 in anticipation of its 2020 virtual edition, Laliff Connect, set to run from May 5-31.
Both events will include features, shorts, episodics (retrospective only), masterclasses and musical performances and will be available on Laliff’s website for free, with additional titles to be announced.
Screenings include The Last Rafter by Carlos Rafael Betancourt and Oscar Ernesto Ortega, and Paper Children by Alexandra Codina with a special virtual event...
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Laliff) will host a virtual retrospective of its 2019 edition from April 14 to May 4 in anticipation of its 2020 virtual edition, Laliff Connect, set to run from May 5-31.
Both events will include features, shorts, episodics (retrospective only), masterclasses and musical performances and will be available on Laliff’s website for free, with additional titles to be announced.
Screenings include The Last Rafter by Carlos Rafael Betancourt and Oscar Ernesto Ortega, and Paper Children by Alexandra Codina with a special virtual event...
- 4/14/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Alexandra Codina got involved with filmmaking right after college. Following her job as a production assistant in New York, she began working with the Miami Film Festival in 2002, where she learned to further pursue a career in the filmmaking industry. Codina ran the community programming and outreach areas of the festival until 2005, when she confidently decided to fully pursue documentary production. In 2010, her first feature film, “Monica and David,” was picked up by HBO.
“Because I worked [at the Miami Film Festival], I made a lot of friendships with people in the industry so when I was ready for ‘Monica and David’ it wasn’t as frightening to go out there and to try to sell the film and to try to talk to people as peers,” she says.
This year, Codina returns to the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival with her feature “Paper Children,” a drama centered on the immigration crisis at the United States-Mexico border.
“Because I worked [at the Miami Film Festival], I made a lot of friendships with people in the industry so when I was ready for ‘Monica and David’ it wasn’t as frightening to go out there and to try to sell the film and to try to talk to people as peers,” she says.
This year, Codina returns to the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival with her feature “Paper Children,” a drama centered on the immigration crisis at the United States-Mexico border.
- 3/6/2020
- by Cata Balzano
- Variety Film + TV
By Randee Dawn
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
- 4/17/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Randee Dawn
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Producer Jasmine McGlade Chazelle arrived at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.” It was a heady experience that would lead to a Gotham Award nomination later that year. But when she left Tribeca, she also carried with her the seeds of her next film, “Maria My Love.”
“At the premiere, I ran into a girl from high school I hadn’t seen in over five years, and she told me about her life, how she’d lost her mom and what she’d been going through,” recalls Chazelle, who adds that “Maria” was inspired by her friend’s life.
“It feels like it all got started at Tribeca,” says Chazelle, who will bring “Maria My Love” to the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which runs April 20–May 1 in New York.
She’s not alone in her serendipitous experience.
- 4/17/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reflecting a trend many film festivals are taking to, the Anaheim International Film Festival will kick its inaugural event off with multiple opening night films. Billed the Grand Opening Night Gala, the films slated to screen are Johnathan Lynn's "Wild Target," the U.S. premiere of David Bradbury's "Going Vertical: The Shortboard Revolution," Alexandra Codina's "Monica & David, " Mamoru Hosoda's "Summer Wars," a special shorts presentation, and a presentation of John ...
- 9/27/2010
- Indiewire
The inaugural Anaheim International Film Festival, which runs from Oct. 13-17 at UltraStar Cinemas at Anaheim GardenWalk, will open with a gala event spotlighting five feature films and a collection of shorts.
The opening night line-up includes Jonathan Lynn's "Wild Target"; David Bradbury's "Going Vertical: The Shortboard Revolution"; Alexandra Codina's "Monica & David"; Mamoru Hosoda's "Summer Wars"; a special shorts presentation; and a screening of John Hughes' "Sixteen Candles," honoring the late director.
The opening will include an after-party at the Anaheim GardenWalk Courtyard.
Aiff will feature 127 feature films and shorts.
Sinan Kanatsiz, chairman of the fest, said, "The screening of multiple films on opening night enables us to welcome a larger audience of Orange County moviegoers and shine the spotlight on more of our talented filmmakers. This is an ideal way to introduce our festival and the impressive variety of films we intend to offer.
The opening night line-up includes Jonathan Lynn's "Wild Target"; David Bradbury's "Going Vertical: The Shortboard Revolution"; Alexandra Codina's "Monica & David"; Mamoru Hosoda's "Summer Wars"; a special shorts presentation; and a screening of John Hughes' "Sixteen Candles," honoring the late director.
The opening will include an after-party at the Anaheim GardenWalk Courtyard.
Aiff will feature 127 feature films and shorts.
Sinan Kanatsiz, chairman of the fest, said, "The screening of multiple films on opening night enables us to welcome a larger audience of Orange County moviegoers and shine the spotlight on more of our talented filmmakers. This is an ideal way to introduce our festival and the impressive variety of films we intend to offer.
- 9/27/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Buenos Aires -- Mexican actor Diego Luna's "Abel," his second feature as a director following his documentary film "J.C. Chavez," will open the sixth edition of the Santiago International Film Festival.
Co-produced by John Malkovich, the film had its premiere at Sundance this year, and was selected to participate at Cannes last May.
The film's plot centers on a 9-year-old kid who assumes the father role in his house once his dad leaves, only things change when he unexpectedly returns home.
Sanfic's lineup will include 120 films with the festival expecting about 60 international distributors and producers to attend. Sanfic will take place Aug. 17-23, throughout 15 different venues.
Some of the highlights include Cannes' Un Certain Regard entries "Octubre" and "Carancho," from Peru and Argentina respectively, this year's winner at Rotterdam and Bafici, "To the Sea," and Tribeca's frontrunners "When We Leave" from Germany, and "Monica & David," a documentary by Cuban-American helmer Alexandra Codina.
Co-produced by John Malkovich, the film had its premiere at Sundance this year, and was selected to participate at Cannes last May.
The film's plot centers on a 9-year-old kid who assumes the father role in his house once his dad leaves, only things change when he unexpectedly returns home.
Sanfic's lineup will include 120 films with the festival expecting about 60 international distributors and producers to attend. Sanfic will take place Aug. 17-23, throughout 15 different venues.
Some of the highlights include Cannes' Un Certain Regard entries "Octubre" and "Carancho," from Peru and Argentina respectively, this year's winner at Rotterdam and Bafici, "To the Sea," and Tribeca's frontrunners "When We Leave" from Germany, and "Monica & David," a documentary by Cuban-American helmer Alexandra Codina.
- 8/3/2010
- by By Agustin Mango
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alexandra Codina’s Monica and David Sterling Us Feature Competition Beyond This Place / USA/Switzerland, 2010, 92 minutes (Director: Kaleo La Belle)—Cloud Rock La Belle is the quintessential hippie, still living a perpetually stoned and carefree lifestyle 40 years after the ‘60s ended. His son attempts to re-connect with his absentee father by taking a 500-mile bike trip together around the Pacific Northwest. Us Premiere. Camera, Camera / USA/Laos, 2009, 60 minutes (Director: Malcolm Murray)—In Laos, the digital camera is the universal sign of the tourist, but when westerners take photos in [...]...
- 5/28/2010
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Producer/director Jon Small, filmmaker Alexandra Codina, director Michael Madsen, director Thorkell Hardarson and The Hollywood Reporters' Georg Szalai Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival There must be an abundance of underemployed documentary filmmakers, as quite a few made it out midday on Monday for an in-depth panel discussion where four peers spoke about filming subjects ranging from Billy Joel to salmon. The panel explored the quandaries unique to documentarians, whose work straddles creative storytelling and investigative journalism. The Hollywood Reporter's Georg Szalai moderated the discussion with filmmakers Alexandra Codina, Jon Small, Michael Madsen, and Thorkell Hardarson, who all showed films in Tff 2010. Hailing from Florida, Codina never attended film school, but instead learned the trade by jumping right in. The result is her first feature-length documentary, Monica and David, a love story about a couple who happen to have Down Syndrome. Her moving depiction...
- 5/4/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
2010 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
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When We Leave (Die Fremde), Dog Pound, Monica & David, And The Arbor Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
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More Than $150,000 Handed Out In Cash Prizes
[April 29, 2010 – New York, NY] –The ninth 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 world competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 20 countries. Two awards were given to honor New York films, which were chosen from seven narrative and six documentary features. Awards were also given for the best narrative, best documentary and student visionary films in the short film competitions. This year’s Festival included 85 features and 47 short films from 38 countries.
Also announced at the awards were the...
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When We Leave (Die Fremde), Dog Pound, Monica & David, And The Arbor Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
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More Than $150,000 Handed Out In Cash Prizes
[April 29, 2010 – New York, NY] –The ninth 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 world competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 20 countries. Two awards were given to honor New York films, which were chosen from seven narrative and six documentary features. Awards were also given for the best narrative, best documentary and student visionary films in the short film competitions. This year’s Festival included 85 features and 47 short films from 38 countries.
Also announced at the awards were the...
- 4/30/2010
- Makingof.com
Monica and David was the first Tff 2010 film I watched on DVD back in January, and I loved it instantly. I've been wanting to talk to director Alexandra Codina since then, and we finally scheduled a date to talk today. As luck would have it, Monica and David won a big prize last night at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Awards - the coveted Best Documentary Feature - so it was especially sweet to talk to the award-winning filmmaker today. (Check out all the award winners here.) TribecaFilm.com: So how are you feeling? Still a little high from last night? Alexandra Codina: I'm beyond a little high! [Subjects of the film] Monica and David are better about winning an award than I am. It's a little overwhelming. Funny thing is they always thought we were going to win, but I kept telling them that's not why we were here, and I had kind...
- 4/30/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
The ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its winners Thursday night at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
“The award winning films selected by the jury each features strong characters and subjects; these films challenge you to see the world from another perspective,” said Jane Rosenthal. “I wish all the filmmakers continued success and hope that they will bring their work back to Tribeca in the years to come.”
Following are the winners and their awards:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – When We Leave (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag. (Germany).
Special Jury Mention: Loose Cannons, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek and written by Ferzan Ozpetek and Ivan Cotroneo.
Best New Narrative Filmmaker – Kim Chapiron for Dog Pound, written by Kim Chapiron and Jeremie Delon. (France).
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg in Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime … Moi Non Plus,...
“The award winning films selected by the jury each features strong characters and subjects; these films challenge you to see the world from another perspective,” said Jane Rosenthal. “I wish all the filmmakers continued success and hope that they will bring their work back to Tribeca in the years to come.”
Following are the winners and their awards:
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – When We Leave (Die Fremde), directed and written by Feo Aladag. (Germany).
Special Jury Mention: Loose Cannons, directed by Ferzan Ozpetek and written by Ferzan Ozpetek and Ivan Cotroneo.
Best New Narrative Filmmaker – Kim Chapiron for Dog Pound, written by Kim Chapiron and Jeremie Delon. (France).
Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film – Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg in Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime … Moi Non Plus,...
- 4/30/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Sibel Kekilli in Feo Aladag’s When We Leave (top); Alexandra Codina’s Monica & David (middle); Eric Elmosnino as Serge Gainsbourg, Laetitia Casta as Brigitte Bardot in Joann Sfar’s Gainsbourg, Je t’aime … Moi Non Plus (bottom) Feo Aladag’s Turkish-German drama Die Fremde / When We Leave, which recently received six Lola nominations, was voted best narrative film at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. In When We Leave, Sibel Kekilli, the star of Fatih Akin’s 2004 European Film Award winner Head-On, plays a determined Turkish woman who flees her abusive husband in Istanbul, settling with her five-year-old son in Berlin. Once there, she finds herself at odds with her [...]...
- 4/30/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Tonight, as the Tribeca Film Festival comes to an end, the Festival Awards were announced. This year the jury was comprised of Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Cheryl Hines, America Ferrera, Justin Bartha, Brooke Shields, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Aidan Quinn, Hope Davis, Gary Ross, Selma Blair, Peter Facinelli, Whoopi Goldberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey were among the 35 festival jurors.
The big prize for Best Narrative Feature went to, “When We Leave” (Germany), written and directed by Feo Aladag. Also Best Documentary Feature went to, “Monica & David” (USA) directed by Alexandra Codina. You can read my review of “Monica & David”. The film follows a married couple with Down Syndrome, learning to live together and wanting to gain more adult responsiblities was the most charming film I’ve seen during the festival. The couple accepted the award in New York City.
Although I am personally disappointed my favorite documentary, “The Arbor” didn’t get the award,...
The big prize for Best Narrative Feature went to, “When We Leave” (Germany), written and directed by Feo Aladag. Also Best Documentary Feature went to, “Monica & David” (USA) directed by Alexandra Codina. You can read my review of “Monica & David”. The film follows a married couple with Down Syndrome, learning to live together and wanting to gain more adult responsiblities was the most charming film I’ve seen during the festival. The couple accepted the award in New York City.
Although I am personally disappointed my favorite documentary, “The Arbor” didn’t get the award,...
- 4/30/2010
- by Rudie Obias
- CriterionCast
The winners of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival were announced tonight. Feo Aladag’s When We Leave received the fest’s top honor, the Founders Award for Best Narrative. The film follows a woman and her son as they try to escape her husband’s abuse and finds shelter with a family in Berlin. Best Documentary went to Alexandra Codina’s Monica & David, which highlights a couple living with Down syndrome. Other winners include Dana Adam Shaprio’s Monogamy taking home the New York Competition category and the outlandish comedy Spork won the first ever Best Feature in the Tribeca Film Festival Virtual category. Full list of winners below. Tribeca World Competition The Founders Award for Best...
- 4/30/2010
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Expressing "gratitude" and "surprise," German director Feo Aladag's "When We Leave" (Die Fremde) took the Tribeca Film Festival's Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, while American director Alexandra Codina's "Monica & David" won Best Documentary Feature at a ceremony in Manhattan's Union Square Thursday evening. Both winner received $25,000 in cash and their respective original pieces of art. Ferzan Ozpetek's "Loose Cannons" received a Special Jury Mention in the narrative category, ...
- 4/30/2010
- Indiewire
Monica & David, which explores the marriage of two adults with Down syndrome and the family who strives to support their needs, earned the Best Documentary Feature award at the Tribeca Film Festival in a ceremony at the W Union Square in New York City. The film, directed by Monica's cousin, Alexandra Codina, was praised by the jury for taking "an incredibly intimate situation and beautifully translates it in a way that makes you think about your own life. It's a clear and observant look at a family and the ...
- 4/29/2010
- by twhite
- International Documentary Association
Finding that special someone can be a life long pursuit for some. For Monica & David, it wasn’t. When they met, it was love at first sight. Well, at least it was for David. It took a little convincing for Monica. But when they did fall in love it was truly something magical. But what would be the next step? For most, getting married, having a wedding would be the next step but for Monica & David it would be conventionally out of the question. Why you may ask? Monica & David both have Down syndrome.
The film Monica & David documents their unique journey through pre-wedding jitters and moving into their dream home to finding jobs. Having Down syndrome is a struggle for a young couple like Monica & David. Both being child-like with adult desires, they are dependent on their parents for accomplishing day to day activities. Most parents with children with...
The film Monica & David documents their unique journey through pre-wedding jitters and moving into their dream home to finding jobs. Having Down syndrome is a struggle for a young couple like Monica & David. Both being child-like with adult desires, they are dependent on their parents for accomplishing day to day activities. Most parents with children with...
- 4/25/2010
- by Rudie Obias
- CriterionCast
On April 21st, 2010, the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival will kick off it’s twelve days of festivities. Incredibly, our own Rudie Obias will be covering the festival as a full fledged member of the press, with all of the benefits that go along with it. We’re all really excited to bring you coverage of the various films that he sees, and we’re beginning by previewing some of the films that Tribeca has announced.
We’ll be posting reviews as the festival begins, but for now, we’ll introduce you to some by providing trailers, images, and plot synopses, to highlight some of the smaller films, that you might not have heard of.
If you are interested in following the coverage with up-to-the-minute notifications, be sure to follow Rudie on Twitter, as well as our own CriterionCast Twitter stream. If you’d like to go even further, and...
We’ll be posting reviews as the festival begins, but for now, we’ll introduce you to some by providing trailers, images, and plot synopses, to highlight some of the smaller films, that you might not have heard of.
If you are interested in following the coverage with up-to-the-minute notifications, be sure to follow Rudie on Twitter, as well as our own CriterionCast Twitter stream. If you’d like to go even further, and...
- 4/5/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Monica and David The Tribeca All Access Program is a special initiative from the Tribeca Film Institute that hooks up otherwise underrepresented filmmakers with reps from the film industry to get their films off the ground. The seventh annual Taa, which is supported by Bloomberg, Warner, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, features 24 filmmakers who will be participating in workshops and face-to-face meetings with potential investors and industry insiders. Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of Tfi, says that the program works to "provide woman and minority filmmakers professional connections they might not otherwise have access to... But equally important to the valuable networking opportunities and guidance we provide our participants, is furthering our goal of bringing diverse voices and stories to audiences." In that vein, three Taa alums are premiering their work at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Taa alum Alexandra Codina...
- 3/26/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Monica and David The Tribeca All Access Program is a special initiative from the Tribeca Film Institute that hooks up otherwise underrepresented filmmakers with reps from the film industry to get their films off the ground. The seventh annual Taa, which is supported by Bloomberg, Warner, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, features 24 filmmakers who will be participating in workshops and face-to-face meetings with potential investors and industry insiders. Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of Tfi, says that the program works to "provide woman and minority filmmakers professional connections they might not otherwise have access to... But equally important to the valuable networking opportunities and guidance we provide our participants, is furthering our goal of bringing diverse voices and stories to audiences." In that vein, three Taa alums are premiering their work at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Taa alum Alexandra Codina...
- 3/26/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
While most eyes are on Austin, Texas this week for SXSW, many people on the East Coast eagerly await a closer show as this year’s Tribeca Film Festival kicks off on April 21st. The festival is mainly for indie pictures, rather than the larger, blockbuster films, but is also a great place for up-and-coming directors and writers to showcase their work.
With the festival coming up in just over a month, they are already rolling out this year’s schedule and have announced the first 34 films out of a total of 85 feature length and 47 shorts screening at this year’s fest. Among the titles were those submitted to the World Narrative and Documentary competition, as well as the Showcase and Special Events.
Some of the titles look to be quite intriguing, and could include some of the bigger names of the next decade. Be sure to check out the...
With the festival coming up in just over a month, they are already rolling out this year’s schedule and have announced the first 34 films out of a total of 85 feature length and 47 shorts screening at this year’s fest. Among the titles were those submitted to the World Narrative and Documentary competition, as well as the Showcase and Special Events.
Some of the titles look to be quite intriguing, and could include some of the bigger names of the next decade. Be sure to check out the...
- 3/11/2010
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
9th Annual Festival to Present 85 Feature-Length and 47 Short Film Selections from April 21 – May 2, 2010
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Tribeca Film Festival Virtual and Tribeca Film Boost Festival Reach
New York, NY [March 10, 2010] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.
The 2010 Tff will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting...
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Tribeca Film Festival Virtual and Tribeca Film Boost Festival Reach
New York, NY [March 10, 2010] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.
The 2010 Tff will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting...
- 3/10/2010
- Makingof.com
The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival has announced its scheduled lineup -- and just like its home, New York City, its got a little bit of everything.
The Festival will kick off with the world premiere of DreamWorks' 3D "Shrek Forever After."
But then it launches into a darker realm with documentaries like Alex Gibney's latest. The Oscar-winning director ("Taxi to the Dark Side") will screen his new untitled doc on the former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 due to a sex scandal, as a work-in-progress. The film will screen as one of three special events that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Mar. 10).
The Special Events section also includes another work-in-progress screening of "The Western Front." This documentary follows its writer/director and Marine, Zachary Iscol, who returns to his battle site in Iraq's Al Anbar province. David Lean's 1965 classic "Doctor Zhivago" got a make-over for its 45th anniversary,...
The Festival will kick off with the world premiere of DreamWorks' 3D "Shrek Forever After."
But then it launches into a darker realm with documentaries like Alex Gibney's latest. The Oscar-winning director ("Taxi to the Dark Side") will screen his new untitled doc on the former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 due to a sex scandal, as a work-in-progress. The film will screen as one of three special events that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Mar. 10).
The Special Events section also includes another work-in-progress screening of "The Western Front." This documentary follows its writer/director and Marine, Zachary Iscol, who returns to his battle site in Iraq's Al Anbar province. David Lean's 1965 classic "Doctor Zhivago" got a make-over for its 45th anniversary,...
- 3/10/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Tribeca International Film Festival announced the first 34 feature films of the 2010 festival slate. “This year’s competition, the core of the Festival, represents contemporary international filmmaking at its finest, bringing together fresh voices with established storytellers. These stories will leave audiences engaged, as well as entertained, which is what our Festival is all about,” said David Kwok, Director of Programming for the Tribeca Film Festival.
Representing 8 countries, this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition will be an international film collection created by many first- and second-time directors. 7 of the films here in this section are World Premieres. Road, Movie directed by Dev Benegal will be screened in ‘Showcase’ section of the festival. The lineup is as follows:
World Narrative Feature Competition "Buried Land," directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Rhodes, Eastwood and Dzenan Medanovic. Set in a war-torn town in Bosnia that attracts tourists visiting ancient pyramids.
Representing 8 countries, this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition will be an international film collection created by many first- and second-time directors. 7 of the films here in this section are World Premieres. Road, Movie directed by Dev Benegal will be screened in ‘Showcase’ section of the festival. The lineup is as follows:
World Narrative Feature Competition "Buried Land," directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Rhodes, Eastwood and Dzenan Medanovic. Set in a war-torn town in Bosnia that attracts tourists visiting ancient pyramids.
- 3/10/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Alex Gibney's latest documentary, a portrait of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 because of a sex scandal, will be spotlighted at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York.
The currently untitled film from the director of the Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will screen as a work-in-progress as one of three special events that festival organizers unveiled today.
"I think people will be really surprised," said David Kwok, the festival's director of programming. "It doesn't just focus on the scandal. It's more comprehensive than that, looking at Eliot Spitzer as a person and at his entire career."
Also playing in the fest's Special Events section are David Lean's 1965 epic "Doctor Zhivago," marking its 45th anniversary with a new restoration that will be released by Warner Home Video, and a work-in-progress screening of the doc "The Western Front,...
The currently untitled film from the director of the Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will screen as a work-in-progress as one of three special events that festival organizers unveiled today.
"I think people will be really surprised," said David Kwok, the festival's director of programming. "It doesn't just focus on the scandal. It's more comprehensive than that, looking at Eliot Spitzer as a person and at his entire career."
Also playing in the fest's Special Events section are David Lean's 1965 epic "Doctor Zhivago," marking its 45th anniversary with a new restoration that will be released by Warner Home Video, and a work-in-progress screening of the doc "The Western Front,...
- 3/10/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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