![]() ![]() ![]() We’re thrilled to bring films from around the globe to our Festival, and with a large number of world premieres, to share many of them with an audience for the first time.” “Whether narrative, documentary, experimental or animation, these short films exhibit extraordinary talent. “Each of our short film programs promises an entertaining journey, exposing an audience to filmmaking they may not have the opportunity to see otherwise,” said Sharon Badal, TFF head short film programmer. ![]() Returning TFF directors include Thomas Hefferon, Rider and Shiloh Strong, Barney Elliot, Rick Rodgers, Jay Rosenblatt, Brian Doyle, Scott Nyerges and Ken Jacobs. The program features performances by Campbell Scott, Anthony LaPaglia, Jean Reno, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Quinn, Carmine Famiglietti and Eddie Marsan, and animated shorts featuring the voices of David Duchovny, Joseph Fiennes and Ian McKellan. From zombies taking over Manhattan to the humanitarian effort in Haiti, these short films represent a range of genres and subjects. This year’s Festival shorts exemplify a broad spectrum of styles and storytelling, including an animated program and the always-popular New York shorts program. Drawn from 2,862 submissions, the program represents 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States. The short film program will be presented in eight thematic programs and a wide range of cultural perspectives. New York, NY –The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, the founding sponsor of the Festival, today announced its lineup of 60 short films, 22 of which are world premieres.Īlso new this year, the recipient of the TFF Best Narrative Short award will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules. Two young actors, who turned out to be Al Pacino and Diane Keaton, were doing their Christmas shopping in that scene.Ī few days later, I watched the pair film a nighttime scene outside Radio City Music Hall where Kay and Michael spotted the headlines that Don Vito had been gunned down and he called Sonny at the mall on Long Island.Īll this activity in midtown and Little Italy in lower Manhattan produced a groundswell of interest for “The Godfather.” Puzo’s book sold copies numbering in the stratosphere.įinally, in the late spring of ‘72, it opened at the State.Winner of Best Narrative Short Award to Qualify for Academy Award® Consideration Best & Co., a store that had been closed for a year, had its 5th Ave. There was a snow blowing machine hard at work and a bunch of colorful 1940s-style taxicabs. During lunch hour, I headed over to 5th Avenue between 51st and 52nd St. His offices were high up in Rockefeller’s International Building, and from there I could see a movie crew at work. In the spring of ‘71, I was working for a former ambassador, a relic of the Eisenhower administration. A decade later, the same actor had morphed explosively into a cunning Mafia don. Who could ever forget that crystal chandelier? I remember attending the opening of Brando’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” in ‘62. Loew’s State had a great rep for their NYC premieres and for showing top first-run movies. ![]()
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