FILM - Tribeca Film Festival 2006: An Introduction

Has it really only been five years since the Tribeca Film Festival first began in response to the post-9/11 decrease in downtown arts-related activity? Whether it’s the street cred of founding fathers like Robert DeNiro or the high quality of premiers screened at the festival or just the paucity of other high-profile venues for an avid movie-going public, 2006 looks to be a huge year for the festival. They’ve expanded their screenings almost as far uptown as 14th Street in order to accommodate the high demand and the 150+ films (not counting the shorts, the panels, the retrospectives, and enough other features to give even the hardened moviegoer a filmgasm).

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