CineFest

NEW YORK, NY 

It started back in 2002, now the 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival is underway, with nearly 100 films being showcased over 12 days in New York City.

One of its founders, Robert De Niro, was on hand to launch the festivities in New York City Wednesday night.  This year’s fest kicked off with a tribute to one of late-night comedy’s greats. Love, Gilda is a new documentary that focuses on the life of Gilda Radner, who made her mark during the heyday of Saturday Night Live, and who passed away from ovarian cancer back in 1989. 

Running April 18-29, the TFF features nearly 100 feature-length fiction and non-fiction features from 46 countries (all world or U.S. premieres), almost half of which are by female directors. There are also short films, TV series, sports films, interactive programming, retrospective screenings of film classics, and TV presentations.  More information is available at TribecaFilm.com.