2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION SELECTIONS PLUS OUT-OF-COMPETITION VIEWPOINTS TITLES March 5th, 2013
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2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION SELECTIONS PLUS OUT-OF-COMPETITION VIEWPOINTS TITLES
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Documentary Competition Section to Open with World Premiere of Big Men; Narrative Competition Section to Open with World Premiere of Bluebird; Viewpoints to open with World Premiere of Flex is Kings at 12th Annual TFF, April 17-28
New York, NY (March 5, 2013) The 2013 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, which highlights unique, personal stories and diverse filmmakers in international and independent cinema. Forty-six of the 89 feature-length films were announced as part of the 12th edition of the Festival, which will take place from April 17 to April 28 at locations around New York City and open with the film Mistaken for Strangers.
Fr d ric Boyer, who joined TFF as Artistic Director last year, continued to lead the programming team, working closely with Geoffrey Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises; Genna Terranova, Director of Programming; and Programmer Cara Cusumano to curate the feature film line up of the Festival.
Expanding upon a new TFF tradition started in 2012, the Festival will now designate opening films for all categories. Big Men will screen as opening night for the World Documentary competition, Bluebird will open the World Narrative competition, and the documentary Flex is Kings will open the Viewpoints section. All three films will premiere on April 18.
Our competition selections embody the quality and diversity of contemporary cinema from across the globe, said Frederic Boyer, Artistic Director Tribeca Film Festival. The cinematic proficiency that harnesses this lineup is remarkable and we're looking forward to sharing these new perspectives, powerful performances, and multifaceted stories.
The 2013 film selection includes feature films from 30 different countries, including 53 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 15 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 8 New York Premieres. A total of 113 directors will present feature works at the Festival, with 35 of these filmmakers marking their feature directorial debuts. Among these directors, 26 are women. The 2013 film slate was chosen from a total of 6005 submissions.
The films in this years documentary competition deliver tremendous insight into the challenges of our ever-growing global culture as well as highlight how individuals affect and react to change. With varying styles of filmmaking, this mix of American and international voices are pointed and thought-provoking, said Director of Programming Genna Terranova. Viewpoints has broadened this year with more international perspectives, and features many stories about those that go to great lengths when affronted by their own individuality.
WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION, AND VIEWPOINTS
World Narrative and Documentary Competition
This year, 12 narrative and 12 documentary features making their North American, International, or World Premieres will compete for cash prizes totaling $180,000, as well as artwork from the Artists Awards program sponsored by Chanel, featuring donated work from renowned artists including Stephen Hannock, Robert Longo, William Wegman and Dustin Yellin.
The complete list of films selected for the World Narrative Feature and World Documentary Competition is as follows:
World Narrative Feature Competition
Keeping with Tribeca's mission of fostering dialogue between US and global filmmaking, half of this year's narrative competition films are American productions, and half hail from around the world. The fact that consistent themes of love, coming of age, and reinvention of self emerge across these disparate cultures and communities is testament to the universal power of film and storytelling that Tribeca strives to celebrate in its competition. Whether it's the mysterious, short-lived romance at the center of Just a Sigh, or the love between soulmates tested by hardship in both Broken Circle Breakdown and Sunlight Jr., or even the unbreakable bond between a mother searching for her missing son as he strikes out on his own for the first time in Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, the bonds of love are a driving force for characters across the competition. And young Ricky in Stand Clear is not the only young boy at a crossroads in this year's program: the brothers at the center of Hide Your Smiling Faces must confront death and violence during one hot summer, while Ali and Siyar, the central characters of Ali Blue Eyes and Before Snowfall, must come to terms with their cultural heritage, and make key choices about how that dictates their actions and identity. Adolescence is not the only time for self-discovery in this year's competition, which also finds a young woman reconsidering her life after surviving cancer in Lily, and a long-married formerly gay man opening himself up to his past, and possibly true, identity in Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. These twelve very different, distinctive films engaging with universal human struggles will compete for the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best New Narrative Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
Al Blue Eyes (Al ha gli occhi azzurri), directed by Claudio Giovannesi, written by Filippo Gravino and Giovannesi. (Italy) International Premiere. Claudio Giovannesi's award-winning second dramatic feature captures one week in the life of sixteen-year-old troublemak
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2013 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION SELECTIONS PLUS OUT-OF-COMPETITION VIEWPOINTS TITLES March 5th, 2013 
