Competition Heats Up
2010 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WORLD NARRATIVE AND DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION, SHOWCASE FILM SELECTIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS SCREENINGSThe 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.
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- The Arbor
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- Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus
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- Metropia
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- The White Meadows (Keshtzar haye sepid)
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- William Vincent
The 2010 TFF will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting their feature directorial debuts and 18 presenting their second feature film. Twenty of the 96 directors are returning TFF filmmakers. The 2010 film slate was chosen from a total of 5,055 submissions, a record number for the Festival.
“This year’s competition, the core of the Festival, represents contemporary international filmmaking at its finest, bringing together fresh voices with established storytellers. These stories will leave audiences engaged, as well as entertained, which is what our Festival is all about,” said David Kwok, Director of Programming for the Tribeca Film Festival. “We also take tremendous pride in all of the filmmakers who are returning to Tribeca to premiere their films with us.”
Clear’s must-see list:
Gainsbourg, Je t’Aime… Moi Non Plus, directed and written by Joann Sfar. (France)
The White Meadows (Keshtzar haye sepid), directed and written by Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran)
William Vincent, directed and written by Jay Anania (USA)
The Arbor, directed by Clio Barnard (UK)
Metropia, directed by Tarik Saleh, written by Fredrik Edin, Stig Larsson, and Tarik Saleh. (Sweden, Denmark, Norway)
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2010, Clio Barnard, competition, documentary, Film, Fredrik Edin, international, Jay Anania, Joann Sfar, Mohammad Rasoulof, New York, showcase, Stig Larsson, Tarik Saleh, Tribeca Film Festival
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