25TH ANNIVERSARY OF GOODFELLAS TO CLOSE 2015 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 25

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF GOODFELLAS TO CLOSE 2015 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 25 March 18th, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25THANNIVERSARY OF GOODFELLAS TO CLOSE 2015 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 25

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CAST AND CREATORS TO REUNITE FOR POST SCREENING CONVERSATION WITH JON STEWART

NEW YORK, NY (March 18, 2015) The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, announced today that the 25th Anniversary of Martin Scorsese's gangster film GoodFellas remastered from a 4k scan of the original camera negative, supervised by Scorsese will close its 14th edition on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino, the film was praised by The New York Times as breathless and brilliant and both the most politically serious and most evilly entertaining movie yet made about organized crime.

In honor of the 25th Anniversary celebration, the film's creators and cast members will reunite at TFF for a conversation following the film with Jon Stewart where they will discuss the acclaimed 1990 Academy Award-nominated classic based on the true-crime bestseller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and produced by Irwin Winkler. Closing night, co-sponsored by Infor and Roberto Coin, will take place at The Beacon Theatre. Tickets will be available to American Express Card Members on March 23 and to the public on March 28 via tribecafilm.com. The Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 15-26, 2015.

While TFF's mission is centered around new stories and voices, we also seek to honor the creators and films that have shaped the cultural landscape, said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder, Tribeca Film Festival. GoodFellas is one of those pictures with an honest and stylized portrayal of the gangster lifestyle that has inspired a generation of filmmakers and television directors across genres. We are proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary at our closing night and introduce new audiences to one of Marty's masterpieces.

Martin Scorsese said, I was so excited to learn that this picture, now 25 years old, would be closing this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Excited and moved. It was an adventure to get it on screen we wanted to make a movie that was true to Nick Pileggi's book and to the life of Henry Hill and his friends, which means that we broke some rules and took some risks. So it's heartening to know that GoodFellas has come to mean so much to so many people. It's wonderful to see one of your pictures revived and re-seen, but to see it closing Tribeca, a festival of new movies, means the world to me.

I was most proud of this film 25 years ago, and equally proud of it now. I'm very happy that it is our closing night film, said Robert De Niro, co-founder, Tribeca Film Festival.

GoodFellas explores the criminal life like no other movie. Following the rise and fall of a trio of gangsters over 30 years, it's an electrifying, fact-inspired tale of living and dying. The film earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director and was named 1990s Best Film by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics. In 2000, GoodFellas was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the US Library of Congress.

On May 5, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release GoodFellas 25th Anniversary on Blu-rayTM and Digital HD which will include a new documentary. Scorsese's GoodFellas featuring interviews with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta and more.

Visit www.tribecafilm.com/festival for more information about TFF's 2015 programs and the full line-up of films.

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About the Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival helps filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enabling the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema. It is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors.

Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, following the attacks on the World Trade Center, to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film, music and culture, the Festival brings the industry and community together around storytelling.

The Tribeca Film Festival has screened more than 1,600 films from more than 80 countries since its first edition in 2002. Since inception, it has attracted an international audience of more than 4.9 million attendees, and has generated an estimated $900 million in economic activity for New York City.

About the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Sponsors

As Presenting Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival, AT&T is committed to supporting the Festival and the art of filmmaking through access and innovation, aiming to make this the most interactive film festival in the country, where visitors experience the Festival in ways they never imagined.

The Tribeca Film Festival is pleased to announce its Signature Sponsors: Accenture, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, American Express, Bloomberg, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Gin, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Brookfield Place, ESPN, IWC Schaffhausen, The Lincoln Motor Company, NBC 4 New York, NCM Media Networks, The New York Times, Santander, United Airlines, and VDKA 6100. The Festival welcomes new Signature Sponsor Spring Studios.

Passes and tickets for the 2015 Festival

The new Spring Pass is on sale now at tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets. This pass will provide access to Spring St

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