Tribeca Film Festival Elevates Games for 2021, Opens Submissions for First Games Award

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAbigail Disney, Sheila Nevins are among the notable speakers slated to appear at a documentary-focused edition of the New York Women in Film & Television Creative Workforce Summit.The event, which will take place virtually from October 20 to 23, will feature keynote speakers, panels and film screenings.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorAs New York City television and film production is assessing the implication of new restrictions around recent clusters of COVID-19 hotspots, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) issued guidance related to what Gov.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business Editor“I’m getting some pretty meaty offers in the past few days that I am going to attribute to Loy Cannon,” said Chris Rock, who plays the head of the eponymous Cannon crime syndicate in the fourth season of Fargo.“Yeah, I am ready to do more stuff like this. More meaty roles,” the standup comic-actor-director announced at the New Yorker Festival in a Tuesday night virtual session.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNewFest is hosting a reading of Ang Lee’s groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain at its New York LGBTQ Film Festival on October 18, employing an all-trans cast for the event that commemorates the film’s 15th anniversary.The cast features Leo Sheng (The L Word) as Ennis, Brian Michael Smith (911: Lone Star) as Jack, Jen Richards (Tales of the City) as Alma, Alexandra Grey (Empire) as Lurleen and Disclosure director Sam Feder as the narrator.The original film

The Nordic Film Festival, the largest Scandinavian film showcase outside Europe, has unveiled the lineup for its mostly virtual 6th edition from Oct. 15-20 in New York.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe 58th edition of the New York Film Festival is unlike any of the previous 57 iterations. Coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings forced the festival’s organizers to overhaul their usual approach to highlighting the best of cinema.

 Taylor Swift ’s $18 million TriBeCa apartment on Sunday at about 5 p.m. During the incident, three suspects attempted to take valuable items at Patron of New York, an upscale designer clothes and shoe store located at 151 Franklin St.

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterJust judging by the slate, last year’s New York Film Festival offered a testament to the nearly six-decade-old fest’s place in the fall awards circuit firmament, and in New York filmgoing culture.

Janet W. Lee NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ film and media organization, has announced its program for the 32nd New York LGBTQ Film Festival.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe hybrid in-person/virtual New York LGBTQ Film Festival will kick off October 16 with the Kate Winslet-Saoirse Ronan movie Ammonite as its opening-night film.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Keeping intact its long relationship with filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, Sony Pictures Classics has acquired The Human Voice, the 30 minute short film that stars Tilda Swinton and will be unveiled during the New York Film Festival.

Since its founding, the New York Film Festival has been intertwined with Lincoln Center. But, as with the entertainment industry at large, the coronavirus pandemic has shaken up long-standing traditions.

Jeremy Strong holds on tight to his Emmy award while leaving a hotel in New York City on Monday (September 21).

Bad Bunny, 26, nearly broke the internet with his live concert event on Sunday, Sept 20! The Puerto Rican rapper and singer streamed the epic event to his YouTube channel, and unlike other virtual concerts filmed inside venues, Bad Bunny took things to the streets. The star performed outside on a moving, lit-up bus which started at Yankee Stadium and went all through New York City, including collaborator Jennifer Lopez‘s native The Bronx!

Earlier in the week, the 2020 incarnation of the New York Film Festival got underway officially, with one part of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, Lovers Rock, serving as the Opening Night Selection. Having seen it, the movie serves as both a strong start for NYFF this year, as well as a smaller and far less awards friendly selection.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentBoaz Yakin ‘s romantic dance drama “Aviva” has been sold by Alief Film Company to several big territories. An exploration of gender identity and self-expression through body language, “Aviva,” shot on location in Paris and New York and revolves around a pair of transatlantic lovers, Aviva and Eden.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe 68th edition of Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival gets underway tonight with the world premiere screening of Rifkin’s Festival, Woody Allen’s latest movie.The filmmaker was unable to jet into the fest due to ongoing pandemic disruption, appearing at the opening press conference via video link from New York.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorThe New York Film Festival exudes tradition. Since 1963, its Lincoln Center commingling of culturati, Oscar hopefuls and cinephiliacs has been a mainstay of the city’s fall calendar and the global festival circuit.This year, though, COVID-19 has thrown tradition to the wind and New York movie theaters and arts venues remain stuck in a lengthy, agonizing suspension.

 Jennifer Lopez  never fails to impress us with her style! The “Hustlers” actress can wear just about anything and look good in it - that includes vibrant and funky prints. Although the weather feels like fall is in the air, the 51-year-old isn’t shying away from bright summery outfits anytime soon.On Monday, Lopez was seen out in New York City with her fiancé, Alex Rodriquez wearing a head to toe colorful outfit.