Tribeca Film Festival Gets Picky


	Tribeca Film Festival Gets Picky

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4-22-2008 10:35 AM

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margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2146072720080422"><P>Founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal told Reuters that Tribeca, started in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, has now found its own unique voice, borne from years of screening films that highlight difficult global issues and create conversation among audiences.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2146072720080422"><P>The 2008 festival opening on Wednesday can now afford to be "more picky," said Rosenthal, and as a result, organizers reduced the number of feature-length films to be shown this year to 120, which is about 25 percent fewer than 2007.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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