Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro talks about the uniqueness of the festival
- 10 years ago
More than a decade after it was launched to revitalize downtown New York following the September 11th attacks, the Tribeca Film Festival has become a showcase for documentaries and indie films and a testing ground for new talent and digital innovations.
The festival kicks off on Wednesday (April 16) and will screen more than 85 films. Fest co-founder Robert De Niro said the original vision for the event still stands 12 years after its founding.
SOUNDBITE: Robert De Niro saying (English):
"It was never intended just to be a film festival that would just have films or certain types of films. I mean it's more, even the street festival is something. And the outdoor screenings. I mean those are things that are - you can have that in other festivals but it's just, it's more of a community type thing it feels. And that was our intention because what it was born out of. And I think we try to include maybe other things that maybe other festivals don't, the technical stuff and
The festival kicks off on Wednesday (April 16) and will screen more than 85 films. Fest co-founder Robert De Niro said the original vision for the event still stands 12 years after its founding.
SOUNDBITE: Robert De Niro saying (English):
"It was never intended just to be a film festival that would just have films or certain types of films. I mean it's more, even the street festival is something. And the outdoor screenings. I mean those are things that are - you can have that in other festivals but it's just, it's more of a community type thing it feels. And that was our intention because what it was born out of. And I think we try to include maybe other things that maybe other festivals don't, the technical stuff and