2017 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ATTENDANCE AND LIVE STREAMING NUMBERS May 17th, 2017
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2017 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ATTENDANCE AND LIVE STREAMING NUMBERS
16th Edition of Festival Features Unforgettable Moments On Screen and Off
NEW YORK, NY- April 29, 2017-After 12 days filled with world premiere film and television screenings, cutting-edge virtual reality experiences, the inaugural Tribeca Games Festival, momentous talks, and once-in-a-lifetime concerts and reunions, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced an estimated attendance of more than 153,000 people to 531 screenings and talks, the virtual arcade, and games with an additional 3,800,000 people participating in 15 talks and post-film conversations from afar via Facebook Live. [Note: This is record-setting from recent years and surpasses last year's attendance, even though in 2016 there were 556 screenings and one of the main theaters being used in 2017 had its seats reconfigured to enhance the audience's movie-going experience, which resulted in 25% less total seating capacity.]
From April 19 - April 30, the Festival presented 97 features, 57 short films, 31 immersive storytelling projects, 15 television shows, and 16 N.O.W. (New Online Work) projects from 42 countries over the course of the 12 days.
With film always at our core, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival continued to break boundaries - this year with television, virtual reality, online work, and gaming - to stay ahead of the convergence of storytelling mediums, said Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder of the Tribeca Film Festival and Executive Chair of Tribeca Enterprises. Bringing great stories and great storytellers to our growing audience, no matter what screen or platform, is why we continue to do what we do each year.
Below are highlights and clip handout of conversations, concerts, interviews, and select moments from the Festival:
FILM SALES:
As the Festival wraps up, 11 of the films available for acquisition have announced distribution deals, with additional offers on the table and deals to be announced soon.
Apple Music jumped into the film festival marketplace for the first time and bought two films.
The Orchard locked deals for three narratives, all of which have some dark undertones to them.
Can't Stop Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story (World premiere) bought by Apple Music - All rights
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of our Lives (World premiere) bought by Apple Music - All rights
ELI N (World premiere) bought by Gravitas Ventures - U.S. theatrical, digital and video rights
The Endless (World premiere) bought by Well Go USA Entertainment - North American rights
Flower (World premiere) bought by The Orchard - North American rights
From the Ashes(World premiere) bought by National Geographic Global Networks - Worldwide rights
November (International premiere) bought by Oscilloscope Laboratories - North American rights
The Reagan Show (World premiere) bought by Gravitas Ventures/CNN Films - North American theatrical and streaming rights and CNN Films has acquired North American broadcast rights
Super Dark Times (North American premiere) bought by The Orchard - Worldwide rights
Take Me (World premiere) bought by The Orchard - Worldwide theatrical, digital rental and sales, cable/satellite VOD, airline, DVD and soundtrack rights. [Netflix will release the film on its worldwide streaming platform later this year.]
Tom of Finland(North American premiere) bought by Kino Lorber - North American rights
FILM
With 97 feature films presented this year, the festival offered narrative and documentary selections covering an immense array of stories and perspectives.
While debuting 77 new feature films the Festival also paid respect to the past with the 25th anniversary of Aladdin, the 25th anniversary of Reservoir Dogs, followed by a conversation with director Quentin Tarantino and the full cast, the 15th anniversary of Bowling for Columbine with director Michael Moore, and The Godfather 45th anniversary.
Reservoir Dogs video highlights:
[Video: Reservoir Dogs Casting]
[Video: Harvey Keitel on rehearsals]
[Video: Cast dinner at Harvey's and the Happiest Moment]
Bowling for Columbine video highlights:
[Video: Moore - Ignorance leads to fear]
[Why dont women shoot other human beings? Gender & shootings]
[Student loans: You are going to be at age 22, put into a debtors prison]
Here is video from post screening Q&A's from a few films:
Buster's Mal Heart: http://bit.ly/BustersMalHeartQandA
Dabka: http://bit.ly/DabkaQandA
Love After Love: http://bit.ly/LoveAfterLoveQandA
Mike and the Mad Dog: http://bit.ly/MikeandTheMadDogQandA
Among this year's films, the spotlight shone on the award winners:
Audience Awards - The Divine Order (Die g ttliche Ordnung), directed and written by Petra Volpe, was chosen to receive the Narrative award and Hondros, directed by Greg Campbell, was chosen for the Documentary award
Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature - Keep the Change, written and directed by Rachel Israel
Best International Narrative Feature - Son of Sofia (O Gios tis Sofias) written and directed by Elina Psykou
Best Documentary Feature - Bobbi Jene, directed by Elvira Lind
Best New Narrative Director - Rachel Israel, director of Keep the Change
Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award - Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra for A Suitable Girl
The Nora Ephron Prize: Petra Volpe, writer/director of The Divine Order
MUSIC
Tribeca continued to take the movie experience beyond the screen by turning special performances into cultural moments. Here are highlights as well as
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2017 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ATTENDANCE AND LIVE STREAMING NUMBERS May 17th, 2017 
