The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, in 2002, today announced that more than 430,000 people attended screenings, panels, talks and free community events - including the opening night world premiere of Cameron Crowe's The Union, the Tribeca Drive-In series, Street Fair and Family Festival, Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day, Tribeca Disruptive Innovation awards, and NYFest - during  the Festival's 10th edition.   ...

Are you a film student studying in another state, a 20-30 something living in the suburbs deep in diapers, crayons, and Cheerios, or are you just a film fan living outside the New York metropolitan area, and unable to physically attend this years 2011 Tribeca Film Festival?  Effective April 12, 2011, TRIBECA (ONLINE) will offer a variety of full length features, shorts and discussions that can be streamed over a period of time to your own home computer or laptop. www.tribecaonline.com ...

The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, the founding sponsor of the Festival, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 22 of which are world premieres.   Also new this year, the recipient of the TFF Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.   The short film pro...