will roll out elements online this month with films, juries, awards and a virtual hub to streamline it all, trying to keep the filmmaking community connected in the midst of a global pandemic that’s halted most of the entertainment industry.annual festival, a sprawling melange of films, talks, events and street parties, had been slated for April 15 to 26. Instead, select programs will migrate online during those dates.
Tribeca Immersive’s audience-facing Cinema360 will debut in partnership with Oculus with 15 VR films curated into four 30-40 minute programs. The public can access Cinema360 via Oculus TV, for Oculus Go and Oculus Quest and participate from home if they have Oculus headsets. The online festival follows initiatives by Tribeca over the past several weeks like A Short Film a Day Keeps Anxiety Away, a daily curated online short film series from festival alums; Soundtrack Sunday, live performances of celebrity soundtrack selections; and #TribecaTakeoutChallenge, an Instagram campaign to inspire people to support their local restaurants while watching their favorite film.
Describing how events unfolded, she said indications of trouble came early from the Tribeca Games Festival, which launched in 2017 as a two-day gaming event within the larger festival. “A number of the participants were coming from Japan or LA and Sony PlayStation had enforced a travel ban, Casey Baltes [VP of programming for games at Tribeca] started feeling it very, very early.”
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