Tribeca Film Festival

Please verify that your project meets all eligibility requirements before submitting. Since submission of a film constitutes acceptance of Tribeca's submission Rules & Regulations (by you and your agents), please review this document carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1738/2021_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Submissions_Rules_wo08062020.pdf Submissions are open to US and international filmmakers. Feature-length films must be at least 40 minutes in length and maintain at least a New York "Regional" premiere status prior to screening in Tribeca. NOTE: The Late Deadline is deadline is available to films which have not been screened publicly or otherwise distributed anywhere at the time of submission. To be eligible for this deadline, Feature-length films must be a world premiere at the time of submission.

A platform for independent filmmaking, creative expression and immersive entertainment, Tribeca Film Festival (the “Festival”) supports emerging and established voices, discovers award-winning filmmakers, curates innovative and interactive experiences, and introduces new technology and ideas through panels, premieres, exhibitions, and live performance. Eligible projects include: short films (run time < 40 minutes); including documentaries, narratives, animation, and experimental films. Students submitting, can submit via the Tribeca Extranet form for a discounted rate. Rules apply. Please read the rules and regulations carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1738/2021_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Submissions_Rules_wo08062020.pdf

Tribeca exhibits immersive projects throughout the festival to showcase new forms and uses of emerging media, highlighting innovation across a variety of platforms. Submissions will be considered for the Tribeca Virtual Arcade (for mobile and room-scale VR and/or XR projects), for which all World Premiere selections will be eligible for the annual Storyscapes Award. We will also be considering mobile VR/360 projects for our Cinema360 section. Project creators will also be considered for the NOW Creators Market, a private industry market that brings together leading storytellers to pitch new projects to a wide range of industry, including distributors, agencies, and more. Please read the rules and regulations carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1738/2021_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Submissions_Rules_wo08062020.pdf

Tribeca NOW is a platform that discovers, highlights, and celebrates independent episodic work, including short and long form pilots/series, of both narrative and documentary genres. Submitted projects must show the potential for serial growth. Filmmakers submitting to Tribeca NOW will also be considered for the NOW Creators Market, a private industry market held during TFF that brings together leading and emerging storytellers to pitch new projects to and network with a wide range of industry. Interested participants must have prepared pitch materials in advance. All Official Selections of the Tribeca NOW section will receive an automatic invitation to the NOW Creators Market. Please read the rules and regulations carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1738/2021_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Submissions_Rules_wo08062020.pdf

The Tribeca X Award is a juried award for storytelling supported by a brand recognizing the intersection of advertising and entertainment. The Tribeca X Award is open to all work funded with support of a brand in collaboration with artists or filmmakers. The finalists will be recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival, and a jury will award the winning selection at the Festival. Eligible projects include scripted and documentary work for film, TV, digital, social, and VR/AR, in both feature or short length. Submitted projects must have a storytelling element; projects that are strictly intended as commercial spots will not be considered. Please read the rules and regulations carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1738/2021_Tribeca_Film_Festival_Submissions_Rules_wo08062020.pdf

The Tribeca Virtual Film Festival offers an online, festival-style platform for feature and short work looking to make their online premiere. Films submitting to this section will be considered by the Tribeca programming team who will select a curated program of films to premiere online during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival as part of our official slate, bringing the Tribeca experience and the best in independent film to online audiences nationwide. Eligible projects include feature films (runtime ≥ 40 minutes). Please read the rules and regulations carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1740/2021_Tribeca_Virtual_Festival_Rules.pdf

The Tribeca Virtual Film Festival offers an online, festival-style platform for feature and short work looking to make their online premiere. Films submitting to this section will be considered by the Tribeca programming team who will select a curated program of films to premiere online during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival as part of our official slate, bringing the Tribeca experience and the best in independent film to online audiences nationwide. Eligible projects include short films (runtime < 40 minutes). Please read the rules and regulations carefully: https://tribecafilm-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/document/1740/2021_Tribeca_Virtual_Festival_Rules.pdf