The Tribeca Film Festival has a become a mecca for storytellers and film lovers everywhere - as it elevates the cinematic experience and explores how art can unite communities.The Tribeca Film Festival was famously co-founded by Robert De Niro in 2001, and in the 17 years since has grown to celebrate the universal art of storytelling in all its forms - film, TV, VR, gaming, music, and more. As a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment, the Festival champions emerging and established artists and discovers the next wave of award-caliber filmmakers and content creators.
With films chosen from over thousands of submissions every year, offering perspectives from every corner of the globe, Technicolor was honored to have worked on multiple selections this year. Additionally, Marcie Jastrow, SVP of Immersive Media at Technicolor and Head of the Technicolor Experience Center (TEC), will serve as a juror for the 2018 Storyscapes Award Competition. Also for this year's festival, the TEC is proud to support the Tribeca premiere of Jack, the first immersive theater, location-based experience created by the renowned Baobab Studios. By partnering with the Baobab team on upcoming chapters of the experience - and leveraging its suite of easily adaptable VR mechanics and associated real world props - Technicolor is working to bring high-quality, location-based experiences to audiences around the world.
Below is a festival round-up of projects Technicolor collaborated on that are having their premieres at Tribeca, which runs from April 18 to April 29.
Technicolor VFX - Hollywood:
Special Screening (Tribeca TV)
Cobra Kai
(World Premiere)
After thirty some years, arch rivals return to the dojo in Cobra Kai, an all-new YouTube Red Original Series that reunites the adversaries from the iconic film franchise The Karate Kid. Past demons and present grievances are addressed head-on through karate in the spirit of former mentor Mr. Miyagi - and in collaboration with Caprice Ridgeway, Mark Intravartolo, and the team at Technicolor VFX.
The Mill, a Technicolor company:
Documentary Competition
Blowin' Up
(World Premiere)
Rather than bring them to trial, an experimental court in Queens encourages women to exit the life of prostitution. With unparalleled access to the inner workings of the court, director Stephanie Wang-Breal balances intimate insight with daily dramas in a cinematic immersion that captures the human side of the justice system. Led by Creative Director Kinda Akash, The Mill worked on the film's title sequence.
International Narrative Competition
Obey
(World Premiere)
Set during turbulent times of social unrest in London, Obey takes an unflinching look at one young man's struggle to better himself against all odds. Frustrated by his lack of education and bleak financial prospects, Leon finds solace in the boxing ring and with the rebellious and beautiful Twiggy. Obey was graded by The Mill's Mikey Rossiter, who also graded the following two selections.
U.S. Narrative Competition
Little Woods
(World Premiere)
Writer-director Nia DaCosta's debut is a small-town thriller about two sisters struggling to get by in the fracking boomtown of Little Woods, North Dakota - where timely themes of economic downturn, the opioid crisis, and the working class struggle in rural America all play out.
Short Narrative
Love-40
(World Premiere)
A friendly tennis match between Alice and Andy takes an abrupt turn when Alice goes to retrieve a stray tennis ball and is bitten by a rattlesnake.
Let Them Die Like Lovers
(New York Premiere)
A body-jumping soldier grapples with the morality of her missions in this emotionally charged sci-fi thriller. This Tribeca selection was graded by The Mill's Josh Bohoskey.
Technicolor Postworks New York
U.S. Narrative Competition
Little Woods
(World Premiere)
Technicolor provided the following services for Little Woods (described above):
Services: conform, deliverables (DI done at The Mill)
Online Editors: Ryan Duffy, Brian Keefe
Digital Intermediate Producers: Kyle Casey, Nicole Guillermo
Mapplethorpe
(World Premiere)
From the early '70s until his untimely death at age 42, Mapplethorpe explores the intersection of art and sexuality, the struggle for mainstream recognition - and an artist at the height of his craft threatened by self-destructive impulses. Technicolor provided the following services for the biopic:
Services: dailies, offline rentals, conform, color, sound mixing, deliverables
Colorist: Anthony Raffaele
Dailies Colorist: Josh Olive
Online Editor: George Bunce
DI Producers: Isabel Cafaro-Anderson, Kyle Casey
Dailies Project Manager: Michelle Morris
Re-recording Mixer: Luciano Vignola
Sound Project Manager: Christine Andrews
Viewpoints
We the Animals
(New York Premiere)
Based on the acclaimed novel, this visionary adaptation directed by Jeremiah Zagar, in his narrative feature directorial debut, blends magical realism with the coming-of-age story of three brothers and their troubled parents-and the secret that the youngest son holds. Technicolor provided these services for We the Animals:
Services: sound editorial, sound mix
Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer: Ruy Garcia
SFX Editor: Chris Foster
Dialogue Editor: Luciano Vignola
Assistant Sound Editor: Matt Rigby
Sound Project Manager: Bryn Neuenschwander
Special Screenings
Netizens
(World Premiere)
Cynthia Lowen's powerful documentary Netizens highlights three women combating the prevalence of misogyny, harassment, and stalking on the Internet - combining v rit footage of its subjects with compelling interviews with experts and advocates calling for action against digital abuse. Technicolor provided the following services for Netizens:
Services: conform, color, sound mixing, deliverables
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