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Aussies Invade Tribeca

At the International Filmmaker Meet & Greet, the Aussies were in full force. Why so many?

rania posted to Director, Festival- Tribeca 2008 on April 30, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tribeca Film Festival- David Carr Responds!

Yesterday I wondered via blog, is the Tribeca Film Festival global or isolationist? Today, in the New York Times, David Carr responds to this conundrum.

rania posted to Festival- Tribeca 2008 on April 30, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tribeca Film Festival- Global or Isolationist?

At a reception earlier this week, several industry insiders were debating Howard Feinstein’s initial report on Tribeca for indieWIRE. Did the seasoned journalist/programmer go too far in his criticism?

rania posted to Festival- Tribeca 2008 on April 29, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Movie Pick: TFF- The Aquarium

In a new era of relaxed censorship, a groundswell of Egyptian filmmakers are breaking barriers, such as Yousry Nasrallah, director of “The Aquarium” (Genenet al Asmak). I caught up with Nasrallah at the festival on Monday and we chatted about the film and global politics. Most amusing was his anecdote on how difficult it was to “cast” the spotted fish in the aquarium.

rania posted to Director, Festival- Tribeca 2008 on April 29, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Movie Pick: TFF- The Universe of Keith Haring

I predict a beeline to the restroom in the LGBT Center on 13th Street to see Keith Haring’s erotic images once audiences catch a glimpse in Christina Clausen’s film at the Tribeca Film Festival. My friend David tipped me on this while I was writing about the thoroughly enjoyable film.

rania posted to Festival- Tribeca 2008 on April 27, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)