The Tribeca Film Festival is teaming up with Walmart for a new drive-in series that will take place at 160 Walmart stores across the country.
Whether it’s in the cinema, online, or outdoors, we look forward to welcoming everyone back to an innovative 20th anniversary festival in the spirit of our last 20 years celebrating community and storytelling in all their forms. Focused on racial justice, the course runs Aug. 9-30 with conversations about “Mudbound,” “Marshall” and two Sidney Poitier films “The Defiant Ones” and “Mandela and DeKlerk.” Zeina Abi Assy Director, Interactive Programs Zeina Abi Assy is a writer and media artist from Lebanon. Tribeca is excited to announce that the 20th-anniversary edition of the Tribeca Film Festival-presented by @ATT-will take place in NYC from June 9 thru … She is the Director of Interactive Programs at Tribeca Film Institute where she blends her background in graphic design, digital media and creative writing to create programs that focus on the power of incubation in emerging media. 345.3k Followers, 6,008 Following, 4,993 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Tribeca (@tribeca) © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC.
Next year’s Tribeca Film Festival, which marks the annual event’s 20th anniversary, will happen in June as opposed to its normal April and May time slot thanks to the ongoing pandemic. Eligibility rules have also been adjusted to include films that previously screened at online festivals as many events have gone virtual this year.The 2021 festival will also feature a new section dedicated to online premieres as part of the official slate, bringing the Tribeca experience to audiences nationwide.Tribeca earlier this year partnered with YouTube and numerous international film festivals to launch the online "We look forward to celebrating the 20th anniversary and to honoring what our founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro have made a reality in bringing storytellers and communities together," said Tribeca Enterprises chief creative officer Paula Weinstein.Festival director and vp of programming Cara Cusumano added, “As we take our first steps towards the next edition of our festival, we have centered our thoughts and plans on the filmmakers and film-goers who have been so affected by the challenges of the last few months. Some major film festivals are joining together to carry on amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Protesters sue Kenosha claiming arrests, curfew violate U.S. ConstitutionWalmart has the 'secret sauce' for a profitable online business, former CEO says Amid shifting calendars caused by ongoing uncertainty surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival has announced that it plans to return to New York City for its 20th anniversary edition from June 9-20, 2021.These dates are roughly two months later than the festival's traditional April calendar spot but the plans for next year's festival suggest that organizers are optimistic that some in-person events will be able to take place in the city next June after the 2020 festival was forced to move its programming online as the pandemic ravaged New York, prompting the shutdown of non-essential businesses.Tribeca organizers said they will dedicate space at the 2021 festival, marking nearly 20 years since the event was first held in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, to films selected for the 2020 festival but weren't able to premiere at Tribeca this year.
Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Tribeca 2019: Premieres and Parties. All 2020 Tribeca-selected filmmakers are invited to showcase their films and celebrate their postponed premieres in 2021, organizers said.Tribeca, in recent weeks, has also launched a drive-in series of screenings throughout the country, The June dates also prevent the festival from conflicting with the 2021 Oscars, which recently moved its date back by nearly two months to April 25, 2021.To accommodate filmmakers affected by the pandemic, with production just resuming in recent weeks after being halted for months, the submission period, which opens Sept. 8, has been extended by three weeks with the late deadline pushed to January. Tribeca earlier this year partnered with YouTube and numerous international film festivals to launch the online We Are One global film festival, which ran from May 29-June 7. Read Next: LGBTQ Film Festival Outfest Kicks Off Virtual Edition Check out all the red carpet action at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, including the premieres of "Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men," "Younger," and more.