Tribeca Film Festival

Robert De Niro

The 5th annual Tribeca Film Festival was inaugurated on Monday at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013. The festival was created by co-founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff.

This year’s Festival surpasses previous years’ numbers for world, international and North American premieres with more than 274 selected films, including 174 feature films, 100 short films, and 96 world premiere features from over 40 countries. The Festival also features numerous premieres, events, programs, and crowd-pleasing highlights.

These are the films that will be premiered at Tribeca:
The TV Set – World premiere by Jake Kasdan, starring Sigourney Weaver and returning David Duchovny.
Civic Duty – World premiere directed by Jeff Renfroe starring Peter Krause whose character spins out of control due to paranoia from 9/11.
The Yacoubian Building (Omaret Yacoubian) – North American Premiere, directed by 28-year-old Marwan Hamed with a record budget (for Egypt), an all-star Egyptian cast, a script based on a best-seller and set in a downtown Cairo building that is a symbol of modern Egypt.
Journey to the End of the Night – World premiere by returning Tribeca filmmaker Eric Eason, featuring a talented cast including Brendan Fraser, Scott Glenn, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Mos Def.
Sketches of Frank Gehry - Returning to Tribeca for the second year in a row, director Sydney Pollack brings us his first documentary about renowned architect Frank Gehry.
Over the Hedge – Paramount lets the audience to have a first look at this anticipated summer release featuring the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, and Nick Nolte.

For additional information on the festival please visit the official website www.tribecafilmfestival.org. If you are a true movie-lover and live in New York, you'll not be able to resist sneaking in one of the many activities going on there.