
2018 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS & ICYMI MOMENTS April 30th, 2018
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2018 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS & ICYMI MOMENTS
NEW YORK, NY- April 30, 2018 -After 12 days filled with film and television screenings, pioneering immersive and virtual reality experiences, momentous reunions and talks, concerts, and game debuts the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced an estimated attendance of more than 140,000 people to 564 screenings and Talks, the Virtual Arcade and Tribeca Cinema360, and games with an additional 1,850,000 people participating in 11 talks from afar via Facebook Live. [Note: This is on par with last year's attendance based on capacity as many of the theaters being used in 2018 had seats reconfigured resulting in less total seating capacity]
From April 18 - April 29, the Festival presented 99 features, 55 short films, 35 immersive storytelling projects, 20 television projects, and 12 N.O.W. (New Online Work) projects representing 46 countries. Tribeca hosted 34 Tribeca Talks, including Tribeca Talks: TIME'S UP - A Day of Conversation and Action.
This year, 46% of the feature films were directed by women, the highest percentage in the Festival's history.
Below are highlights and clip handouts of conversations, interviews, and select moments from the Festival.
FILM / TV / VR PROJECT SALES
As the Festival wraps, four of the films available for acquisition and one VR project have announced distribution deals, with additional offers on the table and deals to be announced soon.
Zoe(World Premiere) directed by Drake Doremus, was bought by Amazon Prime for rights including U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, Italy, Australia and New Zealand and will release this summer.
Songwriter (North American Premiere) directed by Murray Cummings, was bought by Apple for worldwide rights for theatrical and digital.
The Night Eats The World(North American Premiere) directed by Dominique Rocher, was bought by Blue Fox Entertainment for North American rights.
Daughter of Mine (North American Premiere) directed by Laura Bispuri, bought by Strand Releasing for North American rights.
TV docu miniseries Staircase (World Premiere) directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, had new episodes of the series bought by Netflix to release this summer.
The VR project Vestige (World Premiere) from lead creator Aaron Bradbury was bought by U.K.-based distributor Other Set for a spring 2019 release.
FILM
The 2018 Festival opened with Love, Gilda about trailblazing comedian Gilda Radner [interviews and introductions from opening night]
While constantly exploring the future of film, Tribeca paid tribute to the past with special reunion events that celebrated the 35th anniversary of Scarface and the 25th anniversary of Schindlers List. The Festival celebrated the 25th anniversary of New York indie gem In the Soupwith the World Premiere of its 4k restoration [interviews and clips from conversation & social clips]
The Festival closed with director Liz Garbus' The Fourth Estate, the first part of Showtime's new four-part documentary, which gives an inside look at The New York Times as they tracked Trump's first year in office. [Post Premiere Q&A]
Video from post-screening Q&As from select films:
American Meme: Post Premiere Q&A
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable: Post Premiere Q&A
Duck Butter: Post Premiere Q&A
Every Act of Life: Post Premiere Q&A
The Gospel According to Andr : Post Premiere Q&A
In a Relationship: Post Premiere Q&A
Little Woods: Post Premiere Q&A
Mapplethorpe: Post Premiere Q&A
The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Post Premiere Q&A
The Rachel Divide: Post Premiere Q&A
Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland: Post Premiere Q&A
The Seagull: Post Premiere Q&A
Zoe: Post Premiere Q&A
*See end of document for full list of Juried & Audience Awards.
MUSIC
Creating entertaining music experiences and live events connected to film is a Tribeca tradition. This year, special performances after screenings included:
Bathtubs Over Broadway - members of the cast were joined on stage for a special musical performance after the screening. [Interviews from carpet and post premiere Q&A interviews from carpet and post premiere Q&A
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes - jazz performance with Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, and Robert Glasper with a surprise appearance by rapper Common. [Clip of Common jumping into the performance]
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band - Patti Smith was joined by her band - Lenny Kaye, Jay Dee Daugherty, Tony Shanahan, and Jackson Smith - for a special performance featuring surprise appearances by Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe. [Clips from performance with Patti and Bruce and interviews]
Mr. SOUL! - performance with Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Kyle Abraham, DJ Jahi Sundance, Sade Lythcott, Kathleen Cleaver and The Last Poets: Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Hassan, and Felipe Luciano. [Clips from performances]
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 - performances by Fat Joe, Kid Ink, and Gizzle.
TRIBECA TV
Tribeca TV debuted new narratives this year but also had an equal focus on docu-series. The line-up of 20 projects was made up of 8 World Premieres, one International Premiere, two North American Premieres, one New York Premiere, one Mid-Season Premiere, and two Feature Documentaries and five Indie Pilots. The section also reflects the changing landscape of players in the TV arena with shows from Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube Red along with broadcast and cable networks, Showtime, Starz and ABC.
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