Although it is tempting, it is actually quite difficult to take a diverse event as the Tribeca Film Festival and tie its themes or influences into one neat bow. Film festivals are, after all, about diversity and multiplicity of voices. While the programmers of the event certainly have an overall picture of how the films interact with one another, oftentimes the influences are not that clearly on the surface, and only become revealed days after their initial, sometimes accidental, pairing. There is also the confusing sense that as a member of the Press, my Tribeca viewing experiences were largely sans audience, at specially scheduled Press and Industry Screenings, filled with blasé reviewers and industry mavens. Dailies from Tribeca on fest21.com
Encounters With British Cinema At Tribeca FF
One of the great pleasures of attending a film festival is the serendipity that often occurs when one sees one film after another, finding thematic connections or differences between them that delight the soul and stimulate the mind. I had just such an occurrence the other day, seeing two British films back to back. It just happened that the films were screening after one another, but it made me realize how much I love and appreciate both the high and the low in British cinema. More on Tribeca dailies on fest21.com
NY State Film funding announced by Mayor Bloomberg at Tribeca
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Governor David Paterson will sign legislation to increase tax incentives for films made in New York. Major Bloomberg said, "NYC is the only city in the country that offers tax credit to film and TV productions." Films made in NY will get 30% State credit and 5% NYC credit. More festival coverage on AVIVA PRESS blog on fest21.com
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