A warts-and-all history of Greenpeace full of colorful characters and beset by twists and surprises. An inspiring, even exhilarating tribute. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Bob Hunter was a Canadian newspaper columnist in Vancouver who, in 1971, decided that the best way to protest a planned U.S. nuke test in the Aleutian islands was to sail a boat into the blast zone and dare Nixon to blow up the bomb anyway. The rickety boat he and his friends hired — which the U.S. navy couldn’t stop in international waters unless they wanted to commit an act of piracy — was renamed Green Peace… and the modern environmental movement was born. Using an amazing trove of archival film from the organization’s early days, documentarian Jerry Rothwell (Donor Unknown) has assembled a warts-and-all history of Greenpeace,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Bob Hunter was a Canadian newspaper columnist in Vancouver who, in 1971, decided that the best way to protest a planned U.S. nuke test in the Aleutian islands was to sail a boat into the blast zone and dare Nixon to blow up the bomb anyway. The rickety boat he and his friends hired — which the U.S. navy couldn’t stop in international waters unless they wanted to commit an act of piracy — was renamed Green Peace… and the modern environmental movement was born. Using an amazing trove of archival film from the organization’s early days, documentarian Jerry Rothwell (Donor Unknown) has assembled a warts-and-all history of Greenpeace,...
- 9/15/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
In "How to Change The World," director Jerry Rothwell unearths extraordinary footage to tell a story about fighting for a cause — both by outlining the terms of the fight and the people engaged in it. As an organization, Greenpeace has been fighting for maintaining Earth’s natural environments for decades. Yet while it's in 40 different countries, and emboldened by almost three million supporters, the organization originally began with a group of hippies protesting nuclear bomb testing in Vancouver. From this starting point, documentarian Rothwell ("Donor Unknown, "Deep Water") explores the origin story of one of the most influential activist movements in history. "How to Change the World" structures its story around five steps to leaving a truly lasting impact on the world. Told through the writings of journalist-turned-activist Robert "Bob" Hunter, the reluctant leader of the movement. The writings are narrated by Emmy-winning actor...
- 1/24/2015
- by Sterlin Johnson
- Indiewire
Another sappy movie about a lovable man-child who finds out he's fathered 533 kids via sperm donations? Oh, but this time it's French
Stop me if you've heard this one before: a feckless yet lovable man-child (José Garcia) finds out he's fathered 533 kids via sperm donations he made 20 years ago. Although he's fighting in court to maintain his anonymity, he can't resist surreptitiously meeting some of the children he sired, thereby discovering hitherto unsuspected wells of paternal feeling. Yes, it's the same sappy-sweet plot as director Ken Scott's 2011 French-Canadian movie Starbuck, which was recently remade (by Scott himself) into Vince Vaughn vehicle Delivery Man, using a story probably inspired by the 2010 documentary Donor Unknown (still the most interesting take on the raw material). The only major difference with Fonzy, which cleaves slavishly to Scott's template, is that it's set in France. Watch all of them back to back and it's...
Stop me if you've heard this one before: a feckless yet lovable man-child (José Garcia) finds out he's fathered 533 kids via sperm donations he made 20 years ago. Although he's fighting in court to maintain his anonymity, he can't resist surreptitiously meeting some of the children he sired, thereby discovering hitherto unsuspected wells of paternal feeling. Yes, it's the same sappy-sweet plot as director Ken Scott's 2011 French-Canadian movie Starbuck, which was recently remade (by Scott himself) into Vince Vaughn vehicle Delivery Man, using a story probably inspired by the 2010 documentary Donor Unknown (still the most interesting take on the raw material). The only major difference with Fonzy, which cleaves slavishly to Scott's template, is that it's set in France. Watch all of them back to back and it's...
- 1/24/2014
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Vince Vaughn shambles along in this contrived remake of a 2011 film about a sperm donor whose biological kids come knocking
Vince Vaughn autopilots his way through this lame, contrived and strangely depressing high-concept comedy. It is a remake of Canadian film-maker Ken Scott's 2011 film Starbuck, about a hopeless manchild slacker who discovers he has hundreds of biological children from when he made cash by donating sperm 20 years ago – and they are now demanding to meet him. (This was probably inspired by Jeffrey Harrison's story, in 2010 documentary Donor Unknown.) Vaughn shambles along, not exerting himself to make us like him, or make the story believable – he lacks the script zingers or comedy situations to do so. Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right worked (where this doesn't) because it tried to create real parts for female characters and not simply rely on a male star's supposedly adorable goofiness to carry the whole thing.
Vince Vaughn autopilots his way through this lame, contrived and strangely depressing high-concept comedy. It is a remake of Canadian film-maker Ken Scott's 2011 film Starbuck, about a hopeless manchild slacker who discovers he has hundreds of biological children from when he made cash by donating sperm 20 years ago – and they are now demanding to meet him. (This was probably inspired by Jeffrey Harrison's story, in 2010 documentary Donor Unknown.) Vaughn shambles along, not exerting himself to make us like him, or make the story believable – he lacks the script zingers or comedy situations to do so. Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are All Right worked (where this doesn't) because it tried to create real parts for female characters and not simply rely on a male star's supposedly adorable goofiness to carry the whole thing.
- 1/10/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
One side effect of living in a time of rapid scientific advancement is that story ideas that once would have been considered “genre” are now fully plausible. Both the new fiction film Delivery Man (a remake of the 2011 French Canadian feature Starbuck) and the 2010 documentary Donor Unknown are about men who, through prolific sperm donation, have become the “fathers” of a good amount of children. They played a role in so many conceptions without ever meeting the parents or offspring. Both movies look at what happens when those children become curious about their biological origins and the interactions they have with their donors. Read More...
- 11/22/2013
- by Nonfics.com
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The winners of the 3rd Annual Cinema Tropical Awards were announced at a special event at the New York Times headquarters in New York City,celebrating the best of the Latin American film production of the year in five different categories:
- Best Feature Film
- Best Documentary Film
- Best Director, Feature Film
- Best Director, Documentary Film
- Best First Film
The Cinema Tropical Awards are presented in partnership with Voces, Latino Heritage Network of The New York Times and 92YTribeca, with the support of the Mexican Cultural Institute. Special thanks to Lucila Moctezuma and Mario Díaz.
Best Feature Film
- O Som Ao Redor / Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil, 2012)
Best Director, Feature Film
- MatÍAs Meyer, Los ÚLtimos Cristeros / The Last Christeros (Mexico, 2011)
Best Documentary Film
- El Salvavidas / The Lifeguard (Maite Alberdi, Chile, 2011)
Best Director, Documentary Film
- JosÉ ÁLvarez, CanÍCula (Mexico, 2011)
Best First Film
- El Estudiante / The Student (Santiago Mitre, Argentina, 2011)
The films were selected from a list of Latin American feature films with a minimum of 60 minutes in length that were premiered between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012. The winners and final nominees were selected by a six-member jury panel from a list of fiction and documentary films compiled from the selections of a nominating committee composed of 14 film professionals from Latin America, the U.S. and Europe (see list below).
Fiction Jury
Dennis Lim writes about film and popular culture for various publications including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He is the founding editor of Moving Image Source, the online publication and research resource of the Museum of the Moving Image and was formerly the film editor of The Village Voice. His work has also appeared in The Believer, The Oxford American, Blender, Spin, Espous, Indiewire, New York Daily News, The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, and the film quarterly Cinema Scope, where he is a contributing editor. A member of the National Society of Film Critics and the editor of The Village Voice Film Guide (2006), he has served as a member of the New York Film Festival selection committee and he teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism graduate program a New York University.
Matías Piñeiro is a filmmaker and professor at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. His first feature-length work, El hombre robado / The Stolen Man (2007), won awards at the Jeonju International Film Festival and at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival. In 2009, his second feature, Todos mienten / They All Lie, premiered at Bafici (Buenos Aires Festival International de Cine Independiente), where it won two awards. It also won a prize at the Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine. In 2010, he was selected—along with James Benning and Denis Côté—to screen his third film, Rosalinda at the 11th Jeonju Digital Project. Piñeiro recently premiered his most recent film, Viola, at the Toronto Film Festival, and it's slated for a Us release in 2013. He earned a filmmaking degree from Universidad del Cine. His award-winning films have been screened around the world, including at Anthology Film Archives, Festival des 3 Continents, the Festival del film Locarno, the London Film Festival, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, the Museum of Modern Art, Rencontré Cinémas d’Amerique Latine de Toulouse, and the Viennale.
Frida Torresblanco served as a producer in Spain working on film including The Dancer Upstairs, directed by John Malkovich and starring Javier Bardem, as well as Susan Seidelman’s Gaudi Afternoon. She moved to New York City in 2002 to launch and lead Alfonso Cuaron’s film production company, Esperanto, where she served as Executive Producer and Creative On-Set Producer for The Assassination of Richard Nixon (directed by Niels Mueller, starring Sean Penn), among others. In 2006, Frida joined Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro to produce El laberinto del Fauno / Pan’s Labyrinth (Three Oscars & another three Oscar nominations; three wins & five BAFTA nominations; a nomination for the Palm d’Or and a Golden Globe). The Hollywood Reporter named Frida one of the 50 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood. She also produced Rudo y Cursi (directed by Carlos Cuarón, starring Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna). In 2010, Frida launched her new film production company, Braven Films, with partners Eric Laufer and Giovanna Randall. Her next project, Magic Magic, produced through Braven Films, will star Michael Cera, Juno Temple and Emily Browning.
DocuMentary Jury
Ryan Harrington is the Director of Documentary Programs at the Tribeca Film Institute where he oversees the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, the Tfi Documentary Fund, Tribeca All Access documentary program and the Latin America Media Arts Fund while developing other initiatives and programs that support non-fiction filmmaking. Recent Tfi successes include Give Up Tomorrow, If a Tree Falls, The Redemption of General Butt Naked, The Oath, Enemies of the People, Marathon Boy and Donor Unknown. Independently he is currently working on the feature doc Hungry in America, with filmmakers Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush and Participant Media, that explores why so many people in the USA go without food, and what can be done about it. Harrington managed production for A&E IndieFilms, the theatrical documentary arm of the A&E Network, for four years. Throughout his time there he championed the Oscar-nominated films Murderball and Jesus Camp, and the Sundance hits My Kid Could Paint That and American Teen.
Paula Heredia is a director and editor based in New York. She was awarded an Emmy for the HBO documentary In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01, and an Ace Eddie Award for the acclaimed documentary Unzipped. Her directorial work includes the documentaries George Plimpton and the Paris Review, Ralph Gibson, and The Couple in the Cage. Her dramatic work includes Having a Baby, Tras La Ventana, Slings and Arrows, and La Cena de Matrimonio. Her short film La Pájara Pinta premiered at the Lincoln Center Film Society LatinBeat Film Festival. Heredia’s editorial work can be seen in the HBO feature-length documentary Addiction, which received the 2007 Emmy Governors Award, and Alive Day Memories—Home from Iraq, executive produced by James Gandolfini for HBO. Her new edit, The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale and Jacques D'Ambois in China, will air on HBO this summer. Other editorial credits include: Modulations Cinema for the Ear, The Vagina Monologues, Finding Christa and Free Tibet. Paula’s work and creative process is featured in the book: The Art of the Documentary by Megan Cunningham. With partner Larry Garvin, she co-founded Heredia Pictures, heads the international committee of New York Women in Film and Television and serves on the board of advisors of Tribeca All Access and Clementina, Inc.
Chi-hui Yang is a film programmer, lecturer and writer based in New York. As a guest curator, Yang has presented film and video series at film festivals and events internationally, including MoMA's Documentary Fortnight, Robert Flaherty Film Seminar (“The Age of Migration”), Seattle International Film Festival, Washington D.C. International Film Festival and Barcelona Asian Film Festival. From 2000-2010 he was the Director and Programmer of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the largest showcase of its kind in the Us. Yang is also the programmer of “Cinema Asian America,” a new On-Demand service offered by Comcast and currently a Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute.
Nominating Committee
- Isabel Arrate Fernandez, Idfa, The Netherlands
- Hugo Chaparro, film critic, Colombia
- Lucile De Calan, programmer, Biarritz Latin American Film Festival, France
- Denis de la Roca, programmer, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
- Mara Fortes, programmer, Morelia Film Festival
- Erick Gonzalez, programmer, Valdivia Film Festival, Chile
- Elías Jiménez, director, Festival Ícaro, Guatemala
- Roger Alan Koza, film critic and programmer, Filmfest Hamburg, Ficunam, Mexico
- Janneke Langelaan, Hubert Bals Fund, The Netherlands
- Diego Lerer, film critic, Argentina
- Rosa Martinez Rivero, film producer, Argentina
- Christian Sida-Valenzuela, director, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
- Hebe Tabachnik, programmer, Los Angeles and Palm Springs Film Festivals
- Sergio Wolf, film programmer, Argentina...
- Best Feature Film
- Best Documentary Film
- Best Director, Feature Film
- Best Director, Documentary Film
- Best First Film
The Cinema Tropical Awards are presented in partnership with Voces, Latino Heritage Network of The New York Times and 92YTribeca, with the support of the Mexican Cultural Institute. Special thanks to Lucila Moctezuma and Mario Díaz.
Best Feature Film
- O Som Ao Redor / Neighboring Sounds (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil, 2012)
Best Director, Feature Film
- MatÍAs Meyer, Los ÚLtimos Cristeros / The Last Christeros (Mexico, 2011)
Best Documentary Film
- El Salvavidas / The Lifeguard (Maite Alberdi, Chile, 2011)
Best Director, Documentary Film
- JosÉ ÁLvarez, CanÍCula (Mexico, 2011)
Best First Film
- El Estudiante / The Student (Santiago Mitre, Argentina, 2011)
The films were selected from a list of Latin American feature films with a minimum of 60 minutes in length that were premiered between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012. The winners and final nominees were selected by a six-member jury panel from a list of fiction and documentary films compiled from the selections of a nominating committee composed of 14 film professionals from Latin America, the U.S. and Europe (see list below).
Fiction Jury
Dennis Lim writes about film and popular culture for various publications including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He is the founding editor of Moving Image Source, the online publication and research resource of the Museum of the Moving Image and was formerly the film editor of The Village Voice. His work has also appeared in The Believer, The Oxford American, Blender, Spin, Espous, Indiewire, New York Daily News, The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, and the film quarterly Cinema Scope, where he is a contributing editor. A member of the National Society of Film Critics and the editor of The Village Voice Film Guide (2006), he has served as a member of the New York Film Festival selection committee and he teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism graduate program a New York University.
Matías Piñeiro is a filmmaker and professor at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. His first feature-length work, El hombre robado / The Stolen Man (2007), won awards at the Jeonju International Film Festival and at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival. In 2009, his second feature, Todos mienten / They All Lie, premiered at Bafici (Buenos Aires Festival International de Cine Independiente), where it won two awards. It also won a prize at the Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine. In 2010, he was selected—along with James Benning and Denis Côté—to screen his third film, Rosalinda at the 11th Jeonju Digital Project. Piñeiro recently premiered his most recent film, Viola, at the Toronto Film Festival, and it's slated for a Us release in 2013. He earned a filmmaking degree from Universidad del Cine. His award-winning films have been screened around the world, including at Anthology Film Archives, Festival des 3 Continents, the Festival del film Locarno, the London Film Festival, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, the Museum of Modern Art, Rencontré Cinémas d’Amerique Latine de Toulouse, and the Viennale.
Frida Torresblanco served as a producer in Spain working on film including The Dancer Upstairs, directed by John Malkovich and starring Javier Bardem, as well as Susan Seidelman’s Gaudi Afternoon. She moved to New York City in 2002 to launch and lead Alfonso Cuaron’s film production company, Esperanto, where she served as Executive Producer and Creative On-Set Producer for The Assassination of Richard Nixon (directed by Niels Mueller, starring Sean Penn), among others. In 2006, Frida joined Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro to produce El laberinto del Fauno / Pan’s Labyrinth (Three Oscars & another three Oscar nominations; three wins & five BAFTA nominations; a nomination for the Palm d’Or and a Golden Globe). The Hollywood Reporter named Frida one of the 50 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood. She also produced Rudo y Cursi (directed by Carlos Cuarón, starring Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna). In 2010, Frida launched her new film production company, Braven Films, with partners Eric Laufer and Giovanna Randall. Her next project, Magic Magic, produced through Braven Films, will star Michael Cera, Juno Temple and Emily Browning.
DocuMentary Jury
Ryan Harrington is the Director of Documentary Programs at the Tribeca Film Institute where he oversees the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, the Tfi Documentary Fund, Tribeca All Access documentary program and the Latin America Media Arts Fund while developing other initiatives and programs that support non-fiction filmmaking. Recent Tfi successes include Give Up Tomorrow, If a Tree Falls, The Redemption of General Butt Naked, The Oath, Enemies of the People, Marathon Boy and Donor Unknown. Independently he is currently working on the feature doc Hungry in America, with filmmakers Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush and Participant Media, that explores why so many people in the USA go without food, and what can be done about it. Harrington managed production for A&E IndieFilms, the theatrical documentary arm of the A&E Network, for four years. Throughout his time there he championed the Oscar-nominated films Murderball and Jesus Camp, and the Sundance hits My Kid Could Paint That and American Teen.
Paula Heredia is a director and editor based in New York. She was awarded an Emmy for the HBO documentary In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01, and an Ace Eddie Award for the acclaimed documentary Unzipped. Her directorial work includes the documentaries George Plimpton and the Paris Review, Ralph Gibson, and The Couple in the Cage. Her dramatic work includes Having a Baby, Tras La Ventana, Slings and Arrows, and La Cena de Matrimonio. Her short film La Pájara Pinta premiered at the Lincoln Center Film Society LatinBeat Film Festival. Heredia’s editorial work can be seen in the HBO feature-length documentary Addiction, which received the 2007 Emmy Governors Award, and Alive Day Memories—Home from Iraq, executive produced by James Gandolfini for HBO. Her new edit, The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale and Jacques D'Ambois in China, will air on HBO this summer. Other editorial credits include: Modulations Cinema for the Ear, The Vagina Monologues, Finding Christa and Free Tibet. Paula’s work and creative process is featured in the book: The Art of the Documentary by Megan Cunningham. With partner Larry Garvin, she co-founded Heredia Pictures, heads the international committee of New York Women in Film and Television and serves on the board of advisors of Tribeca All Access and Clementina, Inc.
Chi-hui Yang is a film programmer, lecturer and writer based in New York. As a guest curator, Yang has presented film and video series at film festivals and events internationally, including MoMA's Documentary Fortnight, Robert Flaherty Film Seminar (“The Age of Migration”), Seattle International Film Festival, Washington D.C. International Film Festival and Barcelona Asian Film Festival. From 2000-2010 he was the Director and Programmer of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the largest showcase of its kind in the Us. Yang is also the programmer of “Cinema Asian America,” a new On-Demand service offered by Comcast and currently a Visiting Scholar at New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute.
Nominating Committee
- Isabel Arrate Fernandez, Idfa, The Netherlands
- Hugo Chaparro, film critic, Colombia
- Lucile De Calan, programmer, Biarritz Latin American Film Festival, France
- Denis de la Roca, programmer, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
- Mara Fortes, programmer, Morelia Film Festival
- Erick Gonzalez, programmer, Valdivia Film Festival, Chile
- Elías Jiménez, director, Festival Ícaro, Guatemala
- Roger Alan Koza, film critic and programmer, Filmfest Hamburg, Ficunam, Mexico
- Janneke Langelaan, Hubert Bals Fund, The Netherlands
- Diego Lerer, film critic, Argentina
- Rosa Martinez Rivero, film producer, Argentina
- Christian Sida-Valenzuela, director, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
- Hebe Tabachnik, programmer, Los Angeles and Palm Springs Film Festivals
- Sergio Wolf, film programmer, Argentina...
- 1/23/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
A lovable slacker's sperm bank donations return to haunt him in this lame comedy-drama
In 2006, the New York Times published a story about two strangers who discovered they were the half-sibling offspring of the same serial sperm donor, identifiable through his codename "150", who had made easy money this way 20 years before. This man, Jeffrey Harrison, was entitled to anonymity but came forward anyway, and soon dozens of twentysomethings were flocking to greet their donor "dad". It was the subject of a 2010 documentary called Donor Unknown, but has also, I suspect, inspired this lame comedy-drama from Quebec, which has added fictional plot holes and implausibilities. Patrick Huard plays David, a lovable slacker who is (improbably) going out with a female police officer; she is now pregnant, sending him into a tizzy of immaturity and panic. This is the ironic moment for him to discover that all the kids he fathered 20 years ago via a sperm bank,...
In 2006, the New York Times published a story about two strangers who discovered they were the half-sibling offspring of the same serial sperm donor, identifiable through his codename "150", who had made easy money this way 20 years before. This man, Jeffrey Harrison, was entitled to anonymity but came forward anyway, and soon dozens of twentysomethings were flocking to greet their donor "dad". It was the subject of a 2010 documentary called Donor Unknown, but has also, I suspect, inspired this lame comedy-drama from Quebec, which has added fictional plot holes and implausibilities. Patrick Huard plays David, a lovable slacker who is (improbably) going out with a female police officer; she is now pregnant, sending him into a tizzy of immaturity and panic. This is the ironic moment for him to discover that all the kids he fathered 20 years ago via a sperm bank,...
- 11/23/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Zak Hilditch's Transmission The film lineup for the 2012 Tribeca Online Film Festival has been unveiled. Four world premiere feature selections from the Tribeca Film Festival, and five short films, three of which are world premieres, will be available during the online Festival at tribecaonline.com. Each film will have limited screening windows and capacity. Reservations begin on April 10 for American Express Cardmembers and April 16 for the general public. Online viewers will be able to vote for Best Feature Film ($10,000 prize) and Best Short Film ($5,000 prize). Winners will be announced at the Tribeca festival awards on April 26. Both Tribeca festivals run April 18-29. There will also be a "social voting competition": The feature and short that receive the most Facebook likes will each receive a separate $500 prize." Those winners will be announced on April 30. Below is the Tribeca Online Film Festival movies (synopses from the Toff press release): Babygirl,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Out-of-competition Viewpoints also announced
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its competition films and out-of-competition Viewpoints slate - 46 of the festival's total compliment this year.
There are two UK films among the line-up - Jerry Rothwell's follow-up to his Tribeca award-winning Donor Unknown, Town Of Runners, which takes a look at the Ethiopean town that has spawned a seemingly endless supply of Olympians; and Lucy Mulloy's Una Noche, a tale of restless Cuban teens in...
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its competition films and out-of-competition Viewpoints slate - 46 of the festival's total compliment this year.
There are two UK films among the line-up - Jerry Rothwell's follow-up to his Tribeca award-winning Donor Unknown, Town Of Runners, which takes a look at the Ethiopean town that has spawned a seemingly endless supply of Olympians; and Lucy Mulloy's Una Noche, a tale of restless Cuban teens in...
- 3/7/2012
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
2012 Tribeca Film Festival announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections
HollywoodNews.com: The 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, today announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections, along with selections for the out-of-competition Viewpoints section—the program established last year that highlights personal stories in international and independent cinema. Forty-six of the 90 feature-length films were announced. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 at locations around New York City.
The Festival was curated by a new programming team this year. Frédéric Boyer has joined Tff as Artistic Director, having most recently served as Artistic Director and Head of Programming for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises, has expanded his role in overseeing the Festival program. Genna Terranova has been promoted to Director of Programming and Cara Cusumano returns as Programmer.
“It’s been so gratifying to watch the new programming...
The Festival was curated by a new programming team this year. Frédéric Boyer has joined Tff as Artistic Director, having most recently served as Artistic Director and Head of Programming for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises, has expanded his role in overseeing the Festival program. Genna Terranova has been promoted to Director of Programming and Cara Cusumano returns as Programmer.
“It’s been so gratifying to watch the new programming...
- 3/6/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Tribeca Film Festival announced half of this year’s movie showcase, the 11th edition of the New York celebration set for April 18-29. James Franco’s behind-the-scenes General Hospital feature, Francophrenia, will have its North American premiere in the Viewpoints section – the program established last year that highlights more personal stories. “He’s kind of constructed this really interesting and well-crafted film about that experience that plays with the boundaries of documentary,” says Genna Terranova, Tribeca’s director of programming. “It’s a bit tongue in cheek, as James himself can be. He’s a bit enigmatic and the film is as well.
- 3/6/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
With The Five-Year Engagement set as the opening title for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, they’ve announced more of the line-up today with World Narrative & Documentary Features as the Viewpoint titles. We’ve got the next film from The Exploding Girl director Bradley Rust Gray, Jack and Diane (as well as a first look about featuring Juno Temple, thanks to Styd).
There is a new Harmony Korine short as well Kate Bosworth‘s While We Were Here and The Girl, starring Abbie Cornish. James Franco also has his latest film, Francophrenia, featuring footage from his performance on General Hospital. Nothing sticks out too greatly yet, but if I see something as interesting as Beyond the Black Rainbow or Magic Valley like last year, I’ll be a happy man. Check it out below and come back Thursday for the rest of the announcement.
World Narrative Feature Competition
• All In (La Suerte En Tus Manos...
There is a new Harmony Korine short as well Kate Bosworth‘s While We Were Here and The Girl, starring Abbie Cornish. James Franco also has his latest film, Francophrenia, featuring footage from his performance on General Hospital. Nothing sticks out too greatly yet, but if I see something as interesting as Beyond the Black Rainbow or Magic Valley like last year, I’ll be a happy man. Check it out below and come back Thursday for the rest of the announcement.
World Narrative Feature Competition
• All In (La Suerte En Tus Manos...
- 3/6/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
SXSW kicks off later this week, but once your done slurping the BBQ sauce off your fingers, pack your backs and head north to Manhattan as the Tribeca Film Festival is gearing up to unspool in April. To whet cinephile appetites, organizers have dropped the lineup for the World Narrative Feature Competition, World Documentary Feature Competition and Viewpoints lineups and there are plenty of titles to take note of.
Among the narratives, the anticipated "Jack And Diane" from Bradley Rust Gray will make its world premiere. Starring Juno Temple and Riley Keough, the film takes a teenage lesbian love tale and twists the formula, with one of them revealing she's a werewolf. Add to that a cast rounded out by Dane DeHaan, Jena Malone and pop star Kylie Minogue (as a tattooed lesbian, of course) and you can see why this will be one of the hottest tickets at the fest.
Among the narratives, the anticipated "Jack And Diane" from Bradley Rust Gray will make its world premiere. Starring Juno Temple and Riley Keough, the film takes a teenage lesbian love tale and twists the formula, with one of them revealing she's a werewolf. Add to that a cast rounded out by Dane DeHaan, Jena Malone and pop star Kylie Minogue (as a tattooed lesbian, of course) and you can see why this will be one of the hottest tickets at the fest.
- 3/6/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Fest's Audience Award winners for 2011 are Jerry Rothwell's Donor Unknown, which won the Feature Audience Award, and Matt Morris's Mr. Happy Man, which won in the Shorts category. Award-winning and Festival favorites will play at the AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center this week along with Guggenheim Retrospective screenings. Here's the schedule. More details on Donor Unknown (trailer below), Mr. Happy Man and previously announced winners, including Kevin Macdonald for Life in a Day and Lee Hirsch's The Bully Project, are below: Donor Trailer v4 Website from Docs & Pieces on Vimeo. Donor Unkown, directed by Jerry Rothwell took the Audience Award Feature. The film chronicles twenty-year-old JoEllen Marsh who was raised by two loving mothers in Pennsylvania who used a ...
- 6/27/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
After the dust settled at last week's Silverdocs documentary film festival in Silver Spring, Maryland, the votes were tabulated and it was announced that Jerry Rothwell's "Donor Unknown" and Matt Morris's "Mr. Happy Man" took home the audience awards for Best Feature and Best Short, respectively. "Donor Unknown" probes into the lives of several young men and women who realize they all share a sperm donor in common. Little do ...
- 6/27/2011
- Indiewire
There are some great documentary films; over the past few years in fact, documentary is the area from which some of the most interesting cinema has come. The key to a good documentary is engagement of audience interest - a sense that we are learning something, or at least that we are entertained; there must be an impression that, for one reason or another we need to see it. Donor Unknown, a new film from Jerry Rothwell (a man not unfamiliar with success in the field), is sadly not one such documentary. The film follows the story of JoEllen Marsh, product of IVF, who discovers she has siblings and with them, finally meets her biological father.
How about engaging the audience's interest? With all respect to these people, the film does little to raise any concern for anybody involved or interest in their story. JoEllen seems nice enough, but it...
How about engaging the audience's interest? With all respect to these people, the film does little to raise any concern for anybody involved or interest in their story. JoEllen seems nice enough, but it...
- 6/23/2011
- Shadowlocked
X-Men: First Class (12A)
(Matthew Vaughn, 2011, Us) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, January Jones. 132 mins
Considering the odds were stacked against this – preceding as it does four X-Men movies (including Hugh Jackman's Wolverine), entering a superhero-stuffed summer schedule, juggling scores of characters, and telling a story fans know already – this does a remarkably good job. The cold war setting offers a new take on closeted mutanthood, and a parallel version of the Cuban missile crisis, not to mention Bond-like stylings, and McAvoy and Fassbender add dramatic ballast to some overbearing special effects.
Senna (12A)
(Asif Kapadia, 2010, UK) 106 mins
A Formula One doc that doesn't follow the formula, this assembles a compelling, even moving, biography of the superstar Brazilian driver using only archive material and audio interviews; no talking heads or modern-day footage. The racetrack excitement is contagious.
Last Night (12A)
(Massy Tadjedin, 2010, Us/Fra) Sam Worthington,...
(Matthew Vaughn, 2011, Us) James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, January Jones. 132 mins
Considering the odds were stacked against this – preceding as it does four X-Men movies (including Hugh Jackman's Wolverine), entering a superhero-stuffed summer schedule, juggling scores of characters, and telling a story fans know already – this does a remarkably good job. The cold war setting offers a new take on closeted mutanthood, and a parallel version of the Cuban missile crisis, not to mention Bond-like stylings, and McAvoy and Fassbender add dramatic ballast to some overbearing special effects.
Senna (12A)
(Asif Kapadia, 2010, UK) 106 mins
A Formula One doc that doesn't follow the formula, this assembles a compelling, even moving, biography of the superstar Brazilian driver using only archive material and audio interviews; no talking heads or modern-day footage. The racetrack excitement is contagious.
Last Night (12A)
(Massy Tadjedin, 2010, Us/Fra) Sam Worthington,...
- 6/3/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
JoEllen Marsh always wondered about her biological father – a sperm donor. Was he famous? A tycoon? After turning 18, she found out
JoEllen Marsh's life began 22 years ago in a pornography-lined, "collection" cubicle at the Los Angeles headquarters of California Cryobank, a private semen cryopreservation organisation. From there, the sample produced by her biological father, donor 150, was sent to Pennsylvania, where nine months later JoEllen was born to her biological mother, Lucinda Marsh.
Twenty years later, a remarkably accepting JoEllen is calmly recounting the story of how her innate desire to connect with her extended donor family has evolved into the subject of an absorbing documentary. Donor Unknown: Adventures in the Sperm Trade, is a compelling film that raises intriguing questions about nature versus nurture, modern medicine's evolving ethics and the shifting composition of contemporary families.
"Even when I was very young," says JoEllen, "I realised that my family wasn't like other families.
JoEllen Marsh's life began 22 years ago in a pornography-lined, "collection" cubicle at the Los Angeles headquarters of California Cryobank, a private semen cryopreservation organisation. From there, the sample produced by her biological father, donor 150, was sent to Pennsylvania, where nine months later JoEllen was born to her biological mother, Lucinda Marsh.
Twenty years later, a remarkably accepting JoEllen is calmly recounting the story of how her innate desire to connect with her extended donor family has evolved into the subject of an absorbing documentary. Donor Unknown: Adventures in the Sperm Trade, is a compelling film that raises intriguing questions about nature versus nurture, modern medicine's evolving ethics and the shifting composition of contemporary families.
"Even when I was very young," says JoEllen, "I realised that my family wasn't like other families.
- 5/20/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
You can tell how massive and diverse a festival like Tribeca is by the fact that I saw 10 features and a whole bunch of shorts, yet only one film I saw won an award and none received special mention. I want to congratulate Rider & Shiloh Strong for winning best online short for their amazing film, The Dungeon Master. I have been pushing it as my favorite short of the festival and apparently many people agreed with me. Below is the list of all the winners & special mentions. Congratulations to all of them and congrats to everyone who just played at the festival, which is a huge honor by itself.
World Narrative Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature . She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
World Narrative Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature . She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
- 5/4/2011
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Attempting to wrap your mind around a film festival’s totality is an exercise of dubious value. Still, the dubious can be exceedingly difficult to resist. It seems to me that the documentary films at the Tribeca Film Festival are of a consistently higher quality than the narratives. But what doc rat doesn’t believe this at every festival? Still, there are extremely few stinker docs at Tribeca, and forget the bombs. After the screenings the descriptive word that I hear the most from the audience members is “good,” occasionally “outstanding,” but never “bad.” Stinker docs need not apply.
The universal need to know who we are, to know who we came from, is the theme of Donor Unknown (pictured above). JoEllen Marsh, a teenager from Erie, Pennsylvania, uses the Internet and the Donor Sibling Registry website to coalesce some 20 or so teenagers and twenty-somethings who are the biological offspring...
The universal need to know who we are, to know who we came from, is the theme of Donor Unknown (pictured above). JoEllen Marsh, a teenager from Erie, Pennsylvania, uses the Internet and the Donor Sibling Registry website to coalesce some 20 or so teenagers and twenty-somethings who are the biological offspring...
- 4/29/2011
- by Stewart Nusbaumer
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
In an event held at the Union Square W Hotel in Manhattan, the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its major prize winners (with the Heineken Audience Award to be announced on Saturday, April 30). The festival has been influential in recent years in finding the best documentaries of the year, and often also in helping to bring them to fruition.
Consequently, the judges’ choices of winners of the documentary categories should be taken seriously, and those films tracked down as must-viewing over the year/s ahead.
For the filmmakers, one of the true rewards that sets this festival apart, in addition to the cash and in-kind prizes that come with these awards, are the Tribeca Film Festival Art Awards sponsored by Chanel, which gift original pieces of art to the winners below. Any endeavor where art inspires art across different media is worthy of support, and nothing could be more New York.
Consequently, the judges’ choices of winners of the documentary categories should be taken seriously, and those films tracked down as must-viewing over the year/s ahead.
For the filmmakers, one of the true rewards that sets this festival apart, in addition to the cash and in-kind prizes that come with these awards, are the Tribeca Film Festival Art Awards sponsored by Chanel, which gift original pieces of art to the winners below. Any endeavor where art inspires art across different media is worthy of support, and nothing could be more New York.
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
In an event held at the Union Square W Hotel in Manhattan, the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced its major prize winners (with the Heineken Audience Award to be announced on Saturday, April 30). The festival has been influential in recent years in finding the best documentaries of the year, and often also in helping to bring them to fruition.
Consequently, the judges’ choices of winners of the documentary categories should be taken seriously, and those films tracked down as must-viewing over the year/s ahead.
For the filmmakers, one of the true rewards that sets this festival apart, in addition to the cash and in-kind prizes that come with these awards, are the Tribeca Film Festival Art Awards sponsored by Chanel, which gift original pieces of art to the winners below. Any endeavor where art inspires art across different media is worthy of support, and nothing could be more New York.
Consequently, the judges’ choices of winners of the documentary categories should be taken seriously, and those films tracked down as must-viewing over the year/s ahead.
For the filmmakers, one of the true rewards that sets this festival apart, in addition to the cash and in-kind prizes that come with these awards, are the Tribeca Film Festival Art Awards sponsored by Chanel, which gift original pieces of art to the winners below. Any endeavor where art inspires art across different media is worthy of support, and nothing could be more New York.
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
New York festival honours Man and Boy but top awards go to Swedish and Israeli directors
A British film about the death of a suspected paedophile has won the award for best narrative short at the Tribeca film festival in New York.
Man and Boy, which was directed by David Leon and Marcus McSweeney, stars Eddie Marsan. It was inspired by the case of Scott Campbell, who fell to his death from a tower block in 2008 after trying to flee a mob who thought he had sexually assaulted a boy.
The jury said: "The jury liked this film's marriage of brilliant acting, superb technical prowess and provocative subject matter. It's a movie memorable for upending expectations."
There was another UK success at the festival when the British writer and director Jerry Rothwell won the best feature film prize in an online competition involving visitors to the Tribeca website.
His documentary film,...
A British film about the death of a suspected paedophile has won the award for best narrative short at the Tribeca film festival in New York.
Man and Boy, which was directed by David Leon and Marcus McSweeney, stars Eddie Marsan. It was inspired by the case of Scott Campbell, who fell to his death from a tower block in 2008 after trying to flee a mob who thought he had sexually assaulted a boy.
The jury said: "The jury liked this film's marriage of brilliant acting, superb technical prowess and provocative subject matter. It's a movie memorable for upending expectations."
There was another UK success at the festival when the British writer and director Jerry Rothwell won the best feature film prize in an online competition involving visitors to the Tribeca website.
His documentary film,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Ben Quinn
- The Guardian - Film News
The winners of the 10th Annual Tribeca Film Festival were announced last night, chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features, as well as prizes for first-time directors and short films. Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the film festival (along with Robert De Niro), said, “It’s wonderful to have reached our 10th edition and to be able to celebrate with all of these gifted filmmakers. We’ve been fortunate that as we have grown we have remained a place that welcomes a diverse range of stories told by compelling and exciting filmmakers. We are truly honored that the community has supported the...
- 4/29/2011
- by Sara Vilkomerson
- EW - Inside Movies
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners of its competition categories Thursday night at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
Not that the festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, is finished. It runs through May 1, giving audiences time to go see the films that topped their respective categories.
“It’s wonderful to have reached our 10th edition and to be able to celebrate with all of these gifted filmmakers. We’ve been fortunate that as we have grown we have remained a place that welcomes a diverse range of stories told by compelling and exciting filmmakers,” said Jane Rosenthal, festival co-founder. “We are truly honored that the community has supported the Festival all these years – the community of New York and the international film community.”
Screenings of all winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival,...
Hollywoodnews.com: The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners of its competition categories Thursday night at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
Not that the festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, is finished. It runs through May 1, giving audiences time to go see the films that topped their respective categories.
“It’s wonderful to have reached our 10th edition and to be able to celebrate with all of these gifted filmmakers. We’ve been fortunate that as we have grown we have remained a place that welcomes a diverse range of stories told by compelling and exciting filmmakers,” said Jane Rosenthal, festival co-founder. “We are truly honored that the community has supported the Festival all these years – the community of New York and the international film community.”
Screenings of all winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
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 below for the full lineup of awards.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
She Monkeys, Journals Of Musan, Bombay Beach And Like Water
Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
Festival Awards More Than $185,000 In Cash Prizes
[April 28, 2011 – New York, NY] – The 10th 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 W Union Square in New York City. The Festival runs through May 1, 2011.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen...
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
She Monkeys, Journals Of Musan, Bombay Beach And Like Water
Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
Festival Awards More Than $185,000 In Cash Prizes
[April 28, 2011 – New York, NY] – The 10th 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 W Union Square in New York City. The Festival runs through May 1, 2011.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen...
- 4/29/2011
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
Getty The team behind “She Monkeys”
The Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners in its narrative and documentary competitions this evening at a ceremony at the W Union Square Hotel in New York. Festival jurors selected the winners from 93 feature films and 60 short films from 40 countries. The winner of the Heineken Audience Award will be announced on April 30, a day before the festival ends. The list of winners follows.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
The Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners in its narrative and documentary competitions this evening at a ceremony at the W Union Square Hotel in New York. Festival jurors selected the winners from 93 feature films and 60 short films from 40 countries. The winner of the Heineken Audience Award will be announced on April 30, a day before the festival ends. The list of winners follows.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature – She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
- 4/29/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Great news for those of us who can’t attend the Tribeca Film Festival. The festivals “Streaming Room” will offer selected screenings online and via video-on-demand. Slated this year are...
- 4/22/2011
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Tribeca: Tell us a little about Donor Unknown, in your own words. Jerry Rothwell: Donor Unknown is a film about a prolific sperm donor and the children who want to find him in order to know more about themselves. It's a comic story in some ways, but one that provokes us to question what a family is and why our biological connections are so strangely compelling. Tribeca: What inspired you to tell this story? Jerry Rothwell: We first found out about Jeffrey [the donor] because Hilary Durman (who is one of the film's producers, alongside Al Morrow of Met Film) had been in contact with him whilst researching a drama she had made for BBC Schools about donor conception. I first met him in 2008 in his Rv on Venice Beach. Jeffrey's a unique and charismatic character who's lived a life on the fringe of society - which made what was...
- 4/14/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The Swell Season Trailer Enraged. Absolutely enraged that I can’t see this movie, right now. Part of me realizes that saying that those of...
- 3/26/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
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 U.S. film festival along with forty three world premieres and fifty four directorial debuts. Cameron Crowe’s premier of his concert documentary, The Union, will start the festival followed by a performance by Elton John. The rest of the lineup will be announced March 14th, and look out for coverage of the festival in April. Below you can find the complete press release on the lineup.
10th Tribeca Film Festival Announces World Narrative
And Documentary Competition Selections, And New Viewpoints Section
Tribeca Expands Awards Scope
2011 Festival to Present 88 Feature-Length and 61 Short Films April 20 – May...
Tribeca Film Festival is one of leading film festivals located in New York City, showcasing many films not screened in any other U.S. film festival along with forty three world premieres and fifty four directorial debuts. Cameron Crowe’s premier of his concert documentary, The Union, will start the festival followed by a performance by Elton John. The rest of the lineup will be announced March 14th, and look out for coverage of the festival in April. Below you can find the complete press release on the lineup.
10th Tribeca Film Festival Announces World Narrative
And Documentary Competition Selections, And New Viewpoints Section
Tribeca Expands Awards Scope
2011 Festival to Present 88 Feature-Length and 61 Short Films April 20 – May...
- 3/9/2011
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (April 20-May 1) on Monday announced the first 44 feature films of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival slate, comprising the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections, and one new section: Viewpoints.
In a record year for submissions, the 2011 film slate was chosen from a field of 5,624 entries. Tff 2011 will include feature films from 32 countries, including 43 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 19 North American premieres, seven U.S. Premieres and nine New York premieres.
“It’s our 10th Tribeca Film Festival, and in our relatively brief existence we have evolved dramatically,” said Tff executive director Nancy Schafer in a statement. “The festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of New York City as well as a globally recognized platform for storytelling.”
A complete list of the films announced Monday follows, with descriptions provided by the festival.
World Narrative Features
“Angel’s Crest”
Directed by Gaby Dellal
Written by Catherine Trieschmann
(UK,...
In a record year for submissions, the 2011 film slate was chosen from a field of 5,624 entries. Tff 2011 will include feature films from 32 countries, including 43 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 19 North American premieres, seven U.S. Premieres and nine New York premieres.
“It’s our 10th Tribeca Film Festival, and in our relatively brief existence we have evolved dramatically,” said Tff executive director Nancy Schafer in a statement. “The festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of New York City as well as a globally recognized platform for storytelling.”
A complete list of the films announced Monday follows, with descriptions provided by the festival.
World Narrative Features
“Angel’s Crest”
Directed by Gaby Dellal
Written by Catherine Trieschmann
(UK,...
- 3/7/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (April 20-May 1) on Monday announced the first 44 feature films of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival slate, comprising the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections, and one new section: Viewpoints.
In a record year for submissions, the 2011 film slate was chosen from a field of 5,624 entries. Tff 2011 will include feature films from 32 countries, including 43 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 19 North American premieres, seven U.S. Premieres and nine New York premieres.
“It’s our 10th Tribeca Film Festival, and in our relatively brief existence we have evolved dramatically,” said Tff executive director Nancy Schafer in a statement. “The festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of New York City as well as a globally recognized platform for storytelling.”
A complete list of the films announced Monday follows, with descriptions provided by the festival.
World Narrative Features
“Angel’s Crest”
Directed by Gaby Dellal
Written by Catherine Trieschmann
(UK,...
In a record year for submissions, the 2011 film slate was chosen from a field of 5,624 entries. Tff 2011 will include feature films from 32 countries, including 43 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 19 North American premieres, seven U.S. Premieres and nine New York premieres.
“It’s our 10th Tribeca Film Festival, and in our relatively brief existence we have evolved dramatically,” said Tff executive director Nancy Schafer in a statement. “The festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of New York City as well as a globally recognized platform for storytelling.”
A complete list of the films announced Monday follows, with descriptions provided by the festival.
World Narrative Features
“Angel’s Crest”
Directed by Gaby Dellal
Written by Catherine Trieschmann
(UK,...
- 3/7/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival revealed the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections for the 10th annual Tff, which will be held April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan.
In addition, Tff organizers unveiled the first edition of the new section — Viewpoints.
Forty-four of the 88 feature-length films that will screen during the fest have been announced. Much more information on each title can be found below.
“It’s our tenth Tribeca Film Festival, and in our relatively brief existence we have evolved dramatically,” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival. “The Festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of New York City as well as a globally recognized platform for storytelling.”
So what will screen at Tribeca this year? In part, the following:
World Narrative Feature Competition
· Angels Crest, directed by Gaby Dellal, written by Catherine Trieschmann. (UK, Canada) – World Premiere.
Hollywoodnews.com: The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival revealed the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections for the 10th annual Tff, which will be held April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan.
In addition, Tff organizers unveiled the first edition of the new section — Viewpoints.
Forty-four of the 88 feature-length films that will screen during the fest have been announced. Much more information on each title can be found below.
“It’s our tenth Tribeca Film Festival, and in our relatively brief existence we have evolved dramatically,” said Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival. “The Festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of New York City as well as a globally recognized platform for storytelling.”
So what will screen at Tribeca this year? In part, the following:
World Narrative Feature Competition
· Angels Crest, directed by Gaby Dellal, written by Catherine Trieschmann. (UK, Canada) – World Premiere.
- 3/7/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
And the festival beat marches on… nothing on this list immediately jumps out at me… no titles I recognize. These are just the World Narrative and Documentary competition selections, so, there’ll be more announcements made later. I do see representation from South Africa, Egypt and Rwanda. As I always do, I’ll be taking a closer look at the lineup for any titles worth profiling on this website. The festival runs from April 20th to May 1st. It’s in my backyard, so you know I’ll be covering it!
For now, here’s the full press release:
New York, NY [March 7, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, today announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections and the first edition of the new section—Viewpoints. Forty-three of the 87 feature-length films were announced. The 10th edition of the Festival will take place from April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan.
For now, here’s the full press release:
New York, NY [March 7, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, today announced the World Narrative and Documentary Competition film selections and the first edition of the new section—Viewpoints. Forty-three of the 87 feature-length films were announced. The 10th edition of the Festival will take place from April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan.
- 3/7/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The Tribeca Film Festival announced selections for its World Narrative, World Documentary, and Viewpoints competitions at its 10th annual event, running from April 20 to May 1 in New York. Eighty-eight features (such as Angels Crest, with Jeremy Piven) and 61 short films from 32 different countries were selected from more than 5,600 submissions to screen at the festival. “In programming the Festival this year we had to make some incredibly difficult decisions, but we are excited about the quality, ingenuity, risk-taking and diversity of this year’s program,” David Kwok, Director of Programming, said in a statement. “We are particularly proud that we have...
- 3/7/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Getty Robert DeNiro
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, which will run from April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan, has announced the films that will play in this year’s World Narrative and Documentary Competition film categories, which are both competition sections. The also named the films that will will play in its new, out-of-competition section “Viewpoints.”
Now in its tenth year, this year’s festival features movies from 32 different counties and 99 different filmmakers, who were selected from a pool of 5,624 entries.
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, which will run from April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan, has announced the films that will play in this year’s World Narrative and Documentary Competition film categories, which are both competition sections. The also named the films that will will play in its new, out-of-competition section “Viewpoints.”
Now in its tenth year, this year’s festival features movies from 32 different counties and 99 different filmmakers, who were selected from a pool of 5,624 entries.
- 3/7/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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