I spoke with a few filmmakers Tuesday night who are taking part in Tribeca's All Access program and according to the them, the program is a smash success. The filmmakers are getting serious meetings with numerous producers and are collaborating with each other to the extent that they are buzzing and beaming about it. I hope to hear more on the results of those meetings and collaborations and to see the program continue in the future.

In addition to the general audience that is showing up at Tribeca, the industry crowd is there too, seeing films and doing business. One place to find them is the swanky hospitality "tent." Over the course of three visits to the tent, I saw hip publicists touting their A list clients to journalists, acquisitions folks schmoozing filmmakers over the free chipotle steak wraps and wine, and film students grabbing a few minutes of wireless internet access to answer emails, all set to the beat of a live DJ. I am sure pulling off a top-shelf tent like that is mind-numbingly expensive but in terms of generating goodwill and facilitating natural networking, I'd say it is money well spent.