August 25th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

New York, NY [August 25, 2010] – The Tribeca Film Festival announced today that the tenth annual Tribeca Film Festival will be held April 20 – May 1, 2011.

 

The Festival has also announced a Call for Submissions for narrative and documentary features as well as for short film entries.

 

Deadlines to submit U.S. and International films for the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival are as follows:

 

September 13, 2010 – SUBMISSIONS OPEN

 

November 5, 2010 – EARLY DEADLINE, FEATURES & SHORTS

 

December 10, 2010 – OFFICIAL DEADLINE, ALL FEATURES AND SHORTS
COMPLETED IN 2010

 

January 10, 2011 – LATE DEADLINE, 2010 FEATURE LENGTH WORK-IN-PROGRESS AND FILMS COMPLETED AFTER OFFICIAL DEADLINE

 

Starting September 13, 2010, submission forms and complete information regarding eligibility for the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival will be available at www.tribecafilm.com/festival. Questions regarding submissions may be directed to entries@tribecafilmfestival.org or by calling
212.941.2305.

 

About Tribeca Film Festival:
Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2001
following the attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City to spur the economic and
cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film,
music and culture.

 

The Festival’s mission is to help filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enable the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. Tribeca Film Festival is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors. The Tribeca Festival has screened over 1100 films from over 80 countries since its first festival in 2002. Since its founding, it has attracted an international audience of more than 3.25 million attendees and has generated an estimated $660 million in economic activity for New York City.

 

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