Eighteen of the directors are returning to the Festival with their new films. A total of 130 directors will present feature works at the Festival, with 42 of these filmmakers making their feature directorial debuts. The 2016 film program includes feature films from 32 countries, including 77 World Premieres, eight International Premieres, six North American Premieres, four US Premieres, and five New York Premieres. Twelve female directors and screenwriters are eligible to receive the fourth annual Nora Ephron Prize, which recognizes women who embody the spirit and vision of the legendary filmmaker and writer. One third of the Festival's feature films are directed by women - the highest percentage in the Festival's history. Fifty-five of the 101 feature-length titles were announced as part of the Festival's 15th edition, taking place April 13 - 24 at locations throughout downtown Manhattan. Separate sections were created for US Narrative and International Narrative feature films in competition. The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced the US Narrative, International Narrative, and Documentary Competition feature film selections, as well as Viewpoints, which recognizes fresh voices in international and American independent filmmaking.

Here are key portions of the long and official statement from the festival. Featuring an army of comedy cameos including Hannibal Buress, Laraine Newman, Mike Judge, Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, and Molly Shannon.'Īs always, we hope to have faithful correspondents in attendance at the festival to report on all that is new and fascinating and weird. It's described as 'an R-rated cartoon comedy about celebrity, excess, and two showbiz nobodies, John (Paul Rudd) and Elliott (Patton Oswalt), with a plan to become famous - or even infamous - by the end of the night.

The other title that caught my eye is Nerdland, which will open the Visions section of the festival. Written and directed by Jeff Grace, the film stars Alex Karpovsky and Wyatt Russell 'as two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker respectively, who set out on a tour together in hopes of regaining their 'mojo' and finding love in the process.' My friend and ScreenAnarchy colleague Ryland Aldrich served as one of the producers, so my objectivity is out the window on this one. To be brutally frank, after I saw that Folk Hero & Funny Guy (pictured above) will enjoy its world premiere as part of the US Narrative Competition lineup, I stopped reading. The Tribeca Film Festival announced 55 films today that will be a part of their 2016 lineup, divided across US Narrative, International Narrative, and Documentary Competition sections.

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