The 23rd edition of the kicked off Wednesday night, and features a tribute to one of the festival’s co-founders, legendary actor and . Along with a lineup of feature-length and short films, Q&As and special performances, an event dubbed is one of the highlights of this year’s festival. Celebrating the Oscar winner’s 80th birthday, a career-spanning exhibit and immersive installation projected on six screens features over 40 of his iconic characters.
Running from June 6-16 at Spring Studios, “De Niro Is an Icon” showcases more than 300 items, many sourced from the actor’s own archive, including rare images and video, annotated scripts and research materials. ($50-70) can be purchased through the Tribeca Festival website. will also take place next weekend (June 14-16), with appearances from Hollywood stars including Martin Scorsese, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Walken, John Turturro and Quentin Tarantino.
The “Goodfellas” star launched the film festival in 2002, along with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, in an effort to The showcase has since evolved into a major cultural affair in the city. One of the festival’s priorities this year was , festival director and VP of programming, Cara Cusumano, told CBS News. “That’s been kind of our guiding light and the root of where all these other programs evolved from.
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