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How the Tribeca Film Festival Found Ways to Innovate in Unorthodox Times
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variety.comBy Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media If everything had gone according to plan, the Tribeca Film Festival would have just wrapped its 19th edition, celebrating the best of indie film in the heart of New York City.
Alas, the coronavirus had other ideas, shuttering the festival and leaving its backers without a clear way to move forward. Founders Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro and staff had to scramble for ways to innovate.
In a matter of weeks, Tribeca launched several digital offerings meant to highlight filmmakers and creators who had hoped to premiere their latest works at the spring gathering. “We just looked at each other and said we know there’s a way of doing this, so let’s make it happen,” says De Niro.
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