Tribeca Film fest to screen outdoors June
The Tribeca Film Festival is returning to a live-action setting.
The annual movie festival will host audiences at a series of outdoor events throughout the city’s five boroughs, organizers announced Monday.
Scheduled for June 9-20, the “multi-screen celebration” is being billed as the first major, in-person film festival in North America since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago.
“The Tribeca Film Festival was born out of our mission to bring people together in the aftermath of 9/11,” festival co-founder Robert De Niro said in a statement.
“We’re still doing it. And as New York emerges from the shadow of COVID-19, it seems just right to bring people together again in-person for our 20th anniversary festival.”
Last year’s Tribeca Film Festival postponed its traditional events because of the pandemic, instead making some films available online.
This year, movie screenings are slated for the Pier 57 Rooftop, The Battery and Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan, Hudson Yards in Midtown, Empire Outlets in Staten Island and MetroTech Commons in Brooklyn, among other venues. Traveling 40-foot LED screens will also be used to show movies throughout the five boroughs.
The films for this year’s event haven’t been released.
“Tribeca is a community of the most resilient and talented storytellers on the planet. In 20 years, our community of creators and partners have become a family,” said festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal, CEO of Tribeca Enterprises. “This summer we are excited to reunite as Tribeca becomes a centerpiece of live entertainment in neighborhoods across New York City.”
The festival began in 2002 andhas typically taken place in April and May.