The Apple Store, SoHo, and the Apple Store, West 14th Street in New York City, have teamed up with the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival to honor those behind the fest's most buzzed-about films. Both stores will be offering exclusive "Meet the Filmmakers" sessions through April 30, and everyone is welcome to attend.
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Sports fans have something to look forward to at this year's Tribeca Film Festival too! On Saturday, April 30 from 10am to 6pm, the Tribeca Film Festival will host Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day on N. Moore Street (between Greenwich and West Streets).
There will sports-themed events throughout the day for kids and adults including sports activities, games, and challenges. There will also be special appearances by New York athletes, mascots, and sports personalities. Members of the Mets, Jets, Knicks, and the Rangers are expected to attend too. ]]>
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival has a new partner. JetBlue announced yesterday that it will not only be the Official Airline of TFF, but it will also co-sponsor TIFF's Spotlight section and the Tribeca Drive-In.
To celebrate, JetBlue is offering $10 off each way on intrastate flights between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Buffalo, Rochester or Syracuse. But, bookings must be made today at www.jetblue.com/tff for travel through June 15, 2011. ]]>
Once again, the Tribeca Film Festival has teamed up with American Express to offer Cardmembers the opportunity to purchase advance ticket packages to the fest which takes place April 20- May 1.
This week, American Express Cardmembers can purchase Tribeca's Hudson Pass, Harrison Ticket Package, Franklin Ticket Package, Programmers Picks and advanced single tickets before they go on sale to the public. Packages start at $250 and can be purchased at http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/tickets/. ]]>
Tribeca Enterprises, which runs the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Sundance Institute, which operates the Sundance Film Festival, are making it possible for you to see all of their best offerings, without leaving your living room. For the past few years, Sundance, Tribeca, and other fests have been experimenting with premiering movies on the web, or on-demand, at the time the movies are premiering live.
Now, they are ready to take the next step into digital distribution. Tribeca has plans to distribute 26 films this year in theaters, on-demand in 40 million homes, and on Web services like iTunes.]]>
Movie buffs and star stalkers should be gearing up for the Tribeca Film Festival, which hits Lower Manhattan April 21 to May 5.
This year's slate of films have everything from the premiere of what we hope will be the last of the tired Shrek franchise, Shrek Forever After, to a sure-to-be-scandalous untitled documentary on former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, to Straight Outta L.A., a doc about the Raiders football team's influence on hip-hop from Ice Cube.
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Jaunted contributing editor Christine M. Bord has a passion for movies and for volunteer travel. Here's her experience of combining both.
Volunteer vacations don’t have to be about saving wildlife or building houses. Most film festivals also need volunteers to make sure their events go off without a hitch. There are usually pretty good perks too. Like free movie tickets, swag, food and the opportunity to meet people with shared interests.
Two years ago, my boyfriend and I took a weekend getaway to the Big Apple and worked as volunteers for the Tribeca Film Festival. The volunteer coordinator was kind enough to schedule our boyfriend and us for the same shifts in the same theater. We took tickets, answered questions and worked the concessions stand at Tribeca Cinemas, a cool gallery, theater and event space on Varick Street. Our daily shifts only lasted about four hours giving us plenty of time to enjoy everything else the city had to offer.]]>