During the month of April, the Festival will also be featured
on bus shelters throughout the city.

April 1, 2008 - The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express, will take place April 23rd – May 4th, 2008 in Lower Manhattan. Since its founding, the Festival has attracted over two million attendees from the US and abroad and has generated more than $425 million in economic activity for New York City.

The Festival’s mission focuses on assisting filmmakers to reach the broadest possible audience, enabling the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promoting New York City as a major filmmaking center.

The Festival will present a streamlined selection of 122 feature films from 31 different countries, including 55 World Premieres, ten International Premieres, 26 North American Premieres, eight U.S. Premieres and 18 New York City Premieres. 145 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 66 of these filmmakers presenting their feature directorial debuts. These films were selected from 2,329 feature submissions.

“Each year the festival’s programming team sets out to bring together a community of filmmakers from around the world and around the corner to share their artistic visions and stories with our international audiences and industry,” said co-founder Jane Rosenthal. “This year’s Festival is a quintessential reflection of our world.”

Tickets for the Festival will be $15.00 for evening and weekend screenings and $8.00 for daytime weekday and late night screenings. In addition, the Festival will offer panels and a few select screenings with panel discussions for $25.00.

Additional information and further details on the Festival can be found at www.tribecafilmfestival.org.