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José F. Rodriguez and Karen McMullen have joined the Tribeca Film Festival programming team led by fest director and VP of programming Cara Cusumano as the New York event plans its 20th edition. Rodriguez spent a decade at the festival’s not-for-profit sibling, the Tribeca Film Institute. As director of documentary…

The Tribeca Film Festival, which has set its 20th anniversary edition for next June, is adding video games as official selections for the first time. “For years, video games have been a one-of-a-kind medium for storytelling, art, and innovation,” organizers said in an announcement. The festival, which will happen next…

EXCLUSIVE: David Bowie origin story Stardust, which was due to debut at Tribeca next week, is instead to get a live ‘online red carpet’ and screening for buyers and press. London-based sales firm Film Constellation is making up for Tribeca’s postponement due to coronavirus with a digital launch through a bespoke online…

It’s been a doc-heavy year here at the Tribeca Film Festival with 51 titles programmed, and it stands to reason given the non-fiction boom at the box office and on Netflix. Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce’s Framing John DeLorean, along with Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, are…

The stars of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color took a walk back in time Saturday, to share details on how the 1990s hit came about during a special screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. The hit comedy was a result of the then-fledgling Fox network’s desire to "push the envelope," said Keenan Ivory Wayans…

Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell took a walk down memory lane with Tribeca Film Festival attendees to discuss their trio of pics together —Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle and Joy, with the five-time Oscar nominated filmmaker telling the actress at the end of tonight’s talk, “I’m writing something for…

Despite high-profile projects crowding her filmography of late, Margot Robbie still is finding time to return to the indie filmmaking world, not only starring in but also as one of the producers of Dreamland, which has its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday night. It is something her star power and…

EXCLUSIVE: A new teaser (watch it below) for A Taste of Sky, a feature documentary about an unusual food venture by NOMA restauranteur Claus Meyer, is whetting appetites ahead of its U.S. premiere at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival. The film chronicles the goings-on at Gustu, a restaurant and cooking school for the…

The Tribeca Film Festival’s speaker lineup will feature collaborators Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, as well as directors Guillermo del Toro, David O. Russell and Dee Rees, producer Irwin Winkler and performers including Michael J. Fox and Queen Latifah. Tribeca Talks, as the roster of discussions is known, will…

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its slate of TV offerings, including world premieres of HBO’s Chernobyl and Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys. The lineup also includes an event marking the final season of USA’s Mr. Robot, including a screening and a farewell conversation with the show’s star, newly minted Oscar…

The Tribeca Film Festival will close with Universal/Working Title’s Danny Boyle-directed Yesterday, a Beatles-themed comedy scripted by Richard Curtis. Festival organizers also have slotted gala screenings of Apocalypse Now, which has been restored for its 40th anniversary, as well as 35-year-old Cameron Crowe comedy S…

The 18th Tribeca Film Festival will kick off April 24 with the world premiere of HBO’s The Apollo, a documentary portrait of the famed Harlem theater. Directed by Roger Ross Williams, the film blends archival and performance footage with interviews with celebrities and theater staffers to chronicle the history and…