TriBeCa Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the consecutive loss of vitality in lower Manhattan. Created by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, the mission of the Tribeca Film Festival is to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan.

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Tribeca - World Trade Center - Manhattan - Jane Rosenthal - Robert De Niro - New York City - Lower Manhattan

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The inaugural Festival was successfully launched after only 120 days of planning and with the help of more than 1,300 volunteers; the inaugural Festival became a critical and popular success. It was attended by more than 150,000 people, generated more than $ 10.4 million in revenues for local Tribeca merchants, and featured several up-and-coming filmmakers. The festival included juried narrative, documentary and short film competitions; a Restored Classics series; a Best of New York series curated by Martin Scorsese; 13 major panel discussions; an all-day Family Festival; and the premieres of studio films Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, About A Boy, Insomnia, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

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Annually organized by Tribeca Film Institute since 2002 Tribeca Film Festival has in short time establish itself as an internationally recognized prestigious festival for Independent Film makers all over the World.

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