Winners will be announced June 13 as programming continues through the 16th.
Distribution overall is very tough now but the fest does what it can, Rosenthal tells Deadline.
Sometimes theyre screened before the festival, making sure theres access all the time.
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So sometimes what happens to us is that a film will get picked up several months later.
You know, again, the business has changed.
But we do have a go at make everything as easy as possible because we want to support them.
Festivals are increasingly key in raising awareness for projects and filmmakers are thrilled to get a slot.
Personally, most agree that June in New York City is great.
I was there a couple of days ago and the weather was exceptionally beautiful.
The festival, launched in lower Manhattan after 9/11, has an activist heart.
Films tackling hate and destructive geopolitics includeAmericas Burning,Hacking Hate,AntidoteandThe Cranes Call.
TribecasTV lineup includes Jake GyllenhaalsPresumed Innocentand new season premieres ofMy Brilliant FriendandThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
Music is and has been a key part of the fest.
Goldsberry and Perry will perform.
Rosenthal said audience interest in the fests growing games showcase has been growing steadily.
Weve always been an audience festival.
Where is our audience going?
Yes, they go to the movies, she said.
But over the course of the fests 23 years, moviegoing has changed.
Game creators like film directors can take years on projects, she notes.
Theres a VR element to the festival as well.
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman In Charge, opening Tribeca Festival tonight.
