Although your humble correspondent missed three days of TriBeCa films in a row due to a back injury, there was no way he could miss Maggie. Director Henry Hobson was able to attract Arnold Schwarzenegger to his low-key zombie project, despite the fact that Hobson was making his feature debut with a budget so small …
She Monkeys Directed by Lisa Aschan Sweden, 2011 Written by Lisa Aschan & Josefine Adolfsson Director Lisa Aschan propels into the limelight with a debut film that is light on dialogue and action, yet delivers a mighty punch with its story and atmosphere. She Monkeys tells the story of fifteen year old Emma as she …
Gnarr Directed by Gaukur Ulfarsson Iceland, 2011 “The message of the film is simple and positive. The deeper the shit you are in the more you should laugh, because out of disaster, heroes can come from unlikely places.” Disillusioned by his own words, Icelandic director Gaukur Ulfarrson puts forth a political documentary that is as …
Today the Tribeca Film Festival awarded $185,000 in cash prizes for both narrative and documentary films. Some notable awards include: She Monkeys for Best Narrative, Artificial Paradises for Best Cinematography, Turn Me On Goddammit for Best Screenplay, and Carice van Houten as Ingrid Jonker in Black Butterflies for Best Actress. Check out the press release …
The Tribeca Film Institute has announced today award winners and grants totaling $1,000,000. Winners included two of the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards, seven new TAA alumni grants, four for the TFI Documentary Fund, as well as four winners of the Latin America Media Arts Fund. For more details, please read the press release …
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its jurors who will be choosing the winning films, filmmakers and actors from the six competitive Festival categories. The thirty-eight jurors consist of award-winning filmmakers, screenwriters and notorious actors such as Whoopi Goldberg and Michael Cera. Winners will be announced at the TFF Awards Night ceremony on April 28, …
Recently the Tribeca Film Festival announced it’s lineup for its heavy hitters: Spotlight, Cinemania, and Specials Screening sections. With selections such as Troll Hunters, Let the Bullets Fly, and Point Blank only scratching the surface of the variety and diversity of this year’s slate, TFF 2011 is looking out to be very promising. Check out …
Tribeca Film Festival has announced the line up of this years competition categories, including World Narrative Feature, World Documentary Feature, and the brand new Viewpoints which highlights eleven independent features and nine documentaries. Tribeca Film Festival is one of leading film festivals located in New York City, showcasing many films not screened in any other …
Tribeca Film Festival is stirring up quite the lineup with two provocative films this year: The High Cost of Living and NEDS. Both films will definitely captivate some attention, each highlighting the importance of life decisions in unlikely situations, whether it be for the good or bad. No matter if it’s your cup of tea, …
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced that they will open with the premiere of Cameron Crowe’s documentary The Union, which records the musical alliance between life-long friends Elton John and Leon Russell. Crowe documented the entire writing and recording development of the musician’s joint album of the same title. Following the screening, there will …