Tribeca Film Festival Announces Sponsor Line Up for 2011 Festival;
Attracts Top-Tier Brands and Global Companies Dedicated to Independent Filmmaking
Festival Welcomes New Signature Partners Including Accenture, Bing, Doha Film Institute, JetBlue Airways, and Magnum Ice Cream
Top Brands and Media Companies Help to Expand the Festival's
Audience and Support the Festival's Filmmakers
NEW YORK, April XX, 2011 -- Tribeca Film Festival, one of the leading film festivals, today announced
the Festival sponsorship lineup for the 2011 Festival. Led by Founding Partner American Express, the 2011 sponsors are a diverse group of brands and organizations that are dedicated to supporting the Festival, filmmakers, and the community. The 10th Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 20 - May 1 in New York City.
A range of top brands and media companies enhance the Tribeca Film Festival experience and support the Festival ensuring that the rich program of film and conversation is enjoyed by audiences at the Festival and online. Brands play an integral role by supporting the Festival operations, enhancing the Festival-goer’s experience and making possible many of the services provided to filmmakers during the Festival. Sponsors receive strong visibility and reach hundreds of thousands of Festival-goers in New York and millions nationally through Tribeca’s extended visibility from media partnerships and its online presence.
Lineup Now to Include World Premiere of Tony Kaye’s Detachment
And Work-in-Progress Screening of Kings of Leon Documentary Talihina Sky
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Detachment Cast Includes Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu and James Caan
[New York, NY – April 4, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by Founding Sponsor American Express, has added two more films to its feature lineup: a world premiere of Tony Kaye’s drama Detachment and a work-in-progress screening of Stephen C. Mitchell’s Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon. The 10th edition of the Festival will take place from April 20 to May 1 in lower Manhattan.
Detachment is the latest absorbing, multi-layered character study by Kaye (American History X), chronicling the intertwining lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students. Adrien Brody leads a star-studded cast that includes Christina Hendricks, Lucy Liu, James Caan, Marcia Gay Harden, Blythe Danner, Tim Blake Nelson, William Petersen and Bryan Cranston. Talihina Sky is an energetic, behind-the-scenes look at the multiplatinum Kings of Leon, who had a remarkable rise from Pentecostal Southern roots to the top of the charts. Detachment will debut as part of the Spotlight section at TFF, while Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon is a special screening.
Tribeca (Online) Film Festival to Host Digital Environment with Free Exclusive Premium Content Including Six Feature Length Festival Films, Past Festival Favorite Films, Interactive Filmmaker Q&A’s
and Live, Interactive Conversation
and Live, Interactive Conversation
New York, NY [March 21, 2011] – The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) today unveiled the Tribeca (Online) Film Festival supported by founding partner American Express. The pioneering digital initiative will allow domestic audiences to view feature and short films for free and worldwide audiences to engage with filmmakers and industry experts as TFF’s 10th edition runs concurrently in lower Manhattan from April 20 to May 1.
The debut of the 2011 Tribeca (Online) Film Festival offers film enthusiasts nationwide new avenues to experience a film festival. Tribeca (Online) is employing the latest digital video and web technology to deliver an immersive, interactive experience unlike any other, re-contextualizing Festival content and presentation.
The multi-dimensional experience features five areas: Festival Streaming Room, Live From..., Tribeca Q&A, Filmmaker Feed, and the Future of Film blog.
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