The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express, along with the Tribeca Film Institute today announced the selected projects for Tribeca All Access (TAA), a program designed to help foster relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities. Celebrating its 5th year, Tribeca All Access will present 37 new projects, its largest showing ever, at the six-day event taking place April 21 – 26 during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, held from April 23 – May 4.
TAA will provide the participating directors and screenwriters with workshops and the opportunity to present their upcoming works in one-on-one meetings with more than 100 potential investors, development executives, producers and agents. The 37 narrative and documentary directors and screenwriters were selected to participate from an open call for submissions, which garnered over 550 entries from across the country.
This year’s jury for TAA is a notable group of industry professionals – actors, writers, producers, and directors – who will review script excerpts and work samples prior to the Festival. The 2008 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award Narrative jurors are Adam Beach, Joy Bryant, Damon Dash, Kate del Castillo, William Greaves, Jessica Hagedorn, Chris Lee, Anthony Mackie, Jesse L. Martin, and Patricia Riggen; the 2008 Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award Documentary jurors are Neda Armian, Marysol Castro, and Sheila Johnson.
2008 Partnerships, Programs
New this year, Tribeca All Access will feature four projects in the narrative category through associations with the UK Film Council, Australian Film Commission and Canadian Film Centre. The collaboration marks the first time Tribeca All Access has expanded its program to include international delegates. UK participants are director John Akomfrah and producer Lincia Daniels, representing Games Men Play. Australian filmmakers joining in this inaugural year of international participation are director Leah Purcell, whose documentary Black Chicks Talking premiered at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival, and producer Bain Stewart, representing Netball. Canadian participants are writer Shannon Masters and producer Jennifer Podemski, representing Sight Unseen, and producer Larisa Andrews and director Claudia Molina, representing Red Velvet Girls.
Also new to this year’s Festival is ‘Tribeca All Access On Track’, an expansion of the TAA program designed to provide year-round support to TAA alumni. On Track will offer alumni filmmakers access to camera, lighting and sound packages, as well as loan out an on-site editing suite equipped with Final Cut Pro. Alumni may apply twice a year for support in any project in which the alumnus is serving as director or screenwriter; support is not restricted to TAA projects.
For additional information on the Festival, please visit www.tribecafilmfestival.org
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