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Tribeca Film Institute® Announces Lineup for 3rd Annual “TFI Interactive”

New “Interactive Playground” to Explore Intersection of Culture, Technology and Storytelling

(NEW YORK, NY) March 26, 2014 —Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced the dynamic new program for the third annual TFI Interactive event supported by the Ford Foundation. The day-long meeting of the minds takes place during Tribeca Innovation Week at the Tribeca Film Festival® (TFF) and is devoted to exploring the future of storytelling in an ever-evolving digital world.  On Saturday, April 26th TFI Interactive (TFIi) will assemble the brightest thinkers and innovators from the worlds of media, journalism, gaming and technology for an all-day forum and an “Interactive Playground,” a new addition which will connect participants with a selection of the speakers’ projects.

Thought leaders from around the country will share their insights, inviting content creators to rethink storytelling paradigms during a full day of interactive panels and presentations. Participants will come together to explore the impact the changing digital media ecosystem has on their industries and will examine tools and trends that are re-shaping business, film and the art of storytelling. The event will take place from 9:30 am – 6:00 pm at the IAC Building in New York City and is open to TFI-invited guests, all TFF badge holders, pass holders of the new Tribeca Innovation Week, and TFI members.

TFIi will kick off with a keynote from Kenyatta Cheese, co-founder of Everybody at Once and co-creator of Know Your Meme. Kenyatta studies the ways that ideas spread through culture and will talk about how audiences have changed.  The event will close with a keynote on the limits of technology by Brooklyn-based Internet artist and designer, Jonathan Harris, named a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.

Conversations during the day will range from a talk with New York Times R&D Lab Creative Director Alexis Lloyd on how emerging technology and user behaviors may affect news information and media, to a presentation on cutting-edge, digital technologies that can sense and respond to a wide range of physical expressions by Tom Igoe, Associate Arts Professor, ITP/Tisch School of the Arts/NYU and co-founder of Arduino.  

“TFI Interactive has the unique ability to showcase and highlight a wide range of diverse projects including storytelling and innovative digital experiments,” said Ingrid Kopp, Director of Digital Initiatives for Tribeca Film Institute. “The field is always evolving and we are so proud to have the ability to bring these different leaders together for an opportunity to share their own personal work while igniting new ideas for the future.”

TFIi’s new Interactive Playground will give participants an opportunity to interact directly with speakers’ featured projects including:

 

TFI Members may attend TFIi for free. Find more information and a sign-up form here: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/support/membership

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About Tribeca Film Institute (http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org)
Tribeca Film Institute champions storytellers to be catalysts for change in their communities and around the world.  Through grants and professional development programs, TFI supports a diverse, exceptional group of filmmakers and media artists, providing them resources needed to fully realize their stories and connect with audiences.  The Institute’s educational programming leverages an extensive film community network to help underserved New York City students learn filmmaking and gain the media skills necessary to be productive citizens and creative individuals in the 21st century.  Featuring hands-on training and exposure to socially relevant films, the Institute administers programs to more than 25,000 students annually.  TFI was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in the wake of September 11, 2001 and is a 501(c)(3) year-round nonprofit arts organization.

About the Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than 75 years it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. With headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. For more information, visit www.fordfoundation.org

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