Tickets for the 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, go on sale for the general public on Tuesday, March 29 at 11am EST, including screenings of 101 feature documentaries and narratives, and 74 shortfilms, along with a line-up of exclusive talks, unique special events and can’t miss performances. Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone, or at the TFF Ticket Outlet at Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas 9 and Brookfield Place. The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival will run from April 13 – 24.
The Festival’s film slate includes projects from noted filmmakers and celebrated actors including All We Had, the feature film directorial debut from Katie Holmes; the world premiere of The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea starring Jessica Biel and Jason Sudeikis; and Youth In Oregon, a family dramedy starring Billy Cudrup, Christina Applegate and Josh Lucas. Docs explore hot topics including drone warfare in National Bird, and Herbalife in Betting on Zero; and character explorations including Burden, which explores the life of provocative artist Chris Burden, and Pistol Shrimps, which provides an inside look at a group of women who play recreational basketball, including Aubrey Plaza and her comedic teammates. New this year are Special Screenings as part of the first ever Tribeca Digital Creators program featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Grace Helberg, Hannah Hart and the Gregory Brothers on April 21 at the Festival Hub.
In addition to films, the Tribeca Talks line-up includes discussions with passionate creators and industry leaders including Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Francis Ford Coppola, Idina Menzel, Patti Smith, Alfonso Cuarón, and Joss Whedon. TFF’s first ever TV program, Tribeca Tune In, features conversations and screenings with the creators and stars of television shows including “Broad City,” “The Good Wife,” “Grace and Frankie,” “Six Feet Under,” and series premieres of“Roots,” “Animal Kingdom,” and HBO’s “The Night Of.”
Tickets are now also available for the Festival’s special events including the world premiere of the documentary I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, followed by a special performance by Steve Aoki at the Beacon Theatre on April 15; a screening of Michael Rapaport’s film Hard Lovin’ Woman, followed by a performance by Juliette Lewis at the Festival Hub on April 15; the world premiere of Geezer followed by a performance by Billie Joe Armstrong on April 23 at the Festival Hub; and the 40th anniversary celebration of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver including a screening of the film followed by a conversation between Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, andPaul Schrader, moderated by Kent Jones, at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, April 21. Tickets for Beacon Theatre events are available at beacontheatre.com or via Ticketmaster at 866-858-0008.
Individual tickets to TFF’s line-up of experiential programming taking place at the Tribeca Festival Hub, housed at Spring Studios located at 50 Varick Street are also available including access to the Storyscapes multimedia installations and Virtual Arcade VR presentations, which take you from riding on a dragon’s back in “Dragonflight,” to the stage of the Grateful Dead’s final tour in “Grateful Dead: Truckin.” Additional innovation programming includes two different daylong conversation series (one with futurists and another with daring women leaders), gaming experiences, special events, talks and performances.
TICKET COSTS:
Ø Single tickets for film and TV screenings and talks from $10 – $40
Ø Tickets with a timed slot for experiential storytelling are $40
Ø Daylong conference passes $150
Ø Tribeca Festival Hub pass $550
Ø All Access pass $1,250
TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
➢ Online: TribecaFilm.com
➢ Telephone: 646-502-5296
➢ In person: Pre-Festival, at Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas 9, 260 W 23rd St. or Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street (2nd Floor Concierge Desk). During the Festival, every screening venue will have a fully operational Box Office