Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman joins CEO Christine Aylward on the stage of the Apple Store, SoHo, to discuss their new web project — MakingOf — a site that promises to transform the way people view, enjoy, and participate in entertainment.
Spike Lee
The Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor, writer, director, and producer speaks to us about Passing Strange, which brings the hit Broadway rock musical to the screen, and Kobe Doin’ Work, his documentary about Kobe Bryant. Both films screen at Tribeca.
So Yong Kim and Bradley Rust Gray
Writers, film editors, directors, producers, and spouses — the talented team have collaborated on numerous films. Here, they discuss Kim’s Treeless Mountain, a semi-autobiographical film about abandonment, and Gray’s The Exploding Girl, in its North American premiere at Tribeca.
Conor McPherson
Hear the Tony Award–nominated playwright (The Seafarer) discuss his Tribeca selection, The Eclipse. One of Ireland’s most celebrated living playwrights, McPherson wrote and directed the new film, which stars Aidan Quinn, Ciarán Hinds, and Iben Hjejle. Set amidst the chaos of an international literary festival, The Eclipse offers an exquisite and life affirming drama about the redemptive quality of love.
Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, and Carlos Cuarón
Reuniting with his collaborators in Y Tu Mamá También, Cuarón wrote and directed Rudo y Cursi. The director’s first full-length film stars Bernal and Luna as brothers whose desire to excel as professional soccer players often finds them battling one another on and off the field.
Kirby Dick
The Academy Award-nominated documentary film director (Twist of Faith) discusses his new film, Outrage, which enjoys its world premiere at this year’s festival. The film highlights the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who campaign against the gay community.
Dan Fogler
The Tony Award–winning actor (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Balls of Fury, Fanboys) makes his directorial debut in Hysterical Psycho, which screens at this year’s festival. The film takes place at the Moonlake Inn Motel, where supernatural chaos thrives.
Lee Daniels
A talented director (Shadowboxer) and producer (The Woodsman), Daniels produced the much-heralded Monster’s Ball, for which Halle Berry won an Academy Award for Best Actress. During his Meet the Filmmaker discussion, Daniels speaks about his career, including his latest film, Precious, which tells the story of Precious Jones, a Harlem teen struggling for a better life.
Ti West
A multitalented film director (Trigger Man, The Roost), Ti West has also served as an actor, cinematographer, producer, and writer. He’ll speak about his new film, The House of the Devil, a Tribeca selection that stars Jocelin Donahue as a babysitter with demon-friendly clients.
Gabriel Noble
The director and producer of documentary films, including I Won’t Love You to Death and Autumn’s Eyes, Noble discusses his latest project and Tribeca selection, P-Star Rising. The film tells the story of a single father determined to see his young daughter realize his own dream of being a rap star.
Atom Egoyan
Nominated for two Academy Awards for The Sweet Hereafter, Egoyan discusses Adoration, which Sony Pictures Classics releases in May. In the film, a young student translating a news story about a terrorist uncovers the truth about his own family history.
Eric Bana
The actor (Black Hawk Down, Munich, The Other Boleyn Girl) makes his directorial debut in Love the Beast. The Tribeca documentary selection tells the story of Bana’s 25-year love affair with “the beast,” his Ford GT Falcon Coupe. It premieres at the Tribeca Festival on April 29.
Nia Vardalos and Donald Petrie
Hear Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and director Donald Petrie (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) discuss their new romantic comedy, My Life in Ruins. In the film, Vardalos plays a discouraged tour guide who begins to see things in new ways, finding her kefi — Greek for mojo — in the process. The Fox Searchlight film opens in June.
Student Filmmakers Panel
You may not recognize their names today, but that’s likely to change. At this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, up-and-coming student filmmakers discuss their latest film projects. Meet them and hear about their work.
Getting Started for PC to Mac Workshop
(3 hours)
Interested in switching to a Mac? Find out how it can improve your life, how easy it is to make the change, and how compatible Mac computers are with Windows PCs.
Getting Started Workshop (3 hours)
With over 300 new features, Mac OS X Leopard lets you have more fun and be more productive. Learn how to use Stacks, Cover Flow, and Quick Look, all part of the new Leopard Desktop. You’ll also find out how to use the new video effects in iChat and screen sharing in iChat Theater. And we’ll show you how Time Machine can automatically back up your Mac.
Mac OS X Leopard Workshop
With over 300 new features, Mac OS X Leopard lets you have more fun and be more productive. Learn how to use Stacks, Cover Flow, and Quick Look, all part of the new Leopard Desktop. You’ll also find out how to use the new video effects in iChat and screen sharing in iChat Theater. And we’ll show you how Time Machine can automatically back up your Mac.
iPhone Workshop
Get to know the new iPhone 3G in a workshop that takes you through the basics. See how easy it is to make calls, send email, browse the web with Safari, download apps from the App Store, and much more.
MobileMe Workshop
Learn how you can use MobileMe to keep your email, contacts, and calendars in sync on your Mac, PC, iPhone, and iPod touch. MobileMe works with native iPhone and Mac applications like Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, and PC applications like Microsoft Outlook. It also lets you view and share photos and store and exchange documents online.
iPod & iTunes Workshop
Find out how iPod and iTunes can help you enjoy music, music videos, movies, and TV programming in ways you never have before. We teach you how to import music, make custom playlists, buy new music in the iTunes Store, even rent movies. You also learn how to sync content from iTunes to your iPod. If you’re ready to rock, we can help you.
iMovie ’09 Workshop
Use iMovie ’09 to review and work with video as intuitively as you browse photos in iPhoto. We’ll show you how to browse your video clip library and create new movies. Want to share your videos? You’ll find out how to add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, and create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.
Final Cut Express Workshop
Learn how to take advantage of built-in support for AVCHD cameras, open format Timeline, iMovie ’09 compatibility, and high-end FxPlug effects to create pro-quality video using Final Cut Express 4.
Logic Studio Movie Scoring Workshop
See — and hear — Soundtrack Pro 2 at work. Part of Logic Studio and Final Cut Studio, Soundtrack Pro 2 offers full-featured audio post-production for film and video as well as tight integration with Final Cut Pro.
Final Cut Pro Workshop
We’ll show you how to use the professional filmmaker’s ultimate tool. Learn how to log and capture digital media, set up a project, use tools and palettes, add finishing touches, and export to the most popular formats.
Motion Workshop
Discover the drag-and-drop ease of creating sophisticated 3D motion graphics with unprecedented color fidelity using the intuitive interface and rich toolset in Motion 3
iDVD Workshop
Learn how easy it is to create dazzling DVDs in standard and widescreen format. Choose a theme, add movies and photos, and voilà! Burn a DVD with one click. And put your own masterpieces on your shelf next to the Hollywood blockbusters.
Color & Compressor Workshop
Learn how to do your own primary and secondary grading (on SD, HD, and even 2K projects) using Color, the newest member of Final Cut Studio. Then find out how you can use Compressor to output high-quality files in formats ranging from HD broadcast to iPod.
GarageBand and Movie Scoring Workshop
With GarageBand ’09, you have a personal recording studio right on your Mac. Learn how to use GarageBand loops and beats as well as live instruments and vocals to compose an entire musical score for your film.
DVD Studio Pro Workshop
From setting up your project to burning a finished disc, we’ll take you through all the steps involved in authoring professional-quality SD and HD DVDs using the powerful DVD Studio Pro 4.
Write Scripts Like a Pro with Final Draft 7
Writing instructor Joe Mefford explains how you can turn your movie ideas into a professional-looking script with Final Draft 7. The industry-standard software lets you concentrate on writing, not formatting.
Montage: Professional Screenwriting for Mac OS X
With its simple, elegant interface and powerful screenwriting features, Montage lets you create, edit, and manage your screenplays. And when you’re ready for the next step, you can use Montage to submit and track your queries, synopses, and scripts to hundreds of included industry contacts.
Gorilla Filmmaking on a Mac
Aaton Cohen-Sitt demonstrates the exciting new features of the latest version of Jungle Software’s production software for the independent filmmaker. See firsthand how Gorilla 4.5 Pro can help you produce a feature film.
Contour: Script Development for Mac OS X
See how you can use Contour, a story-development system, to turn your initial movie ideas into fully developed outlines. Using Contour’s proven character-based structure, you can create solid stories that hold together from fade in to fade out.
Write Scripts Like a Pro with Movie Magic Screenwriter
Spend more time writing and less time formatting. Writer and filmmaker Joe Mefford shows you how to create professional-looking scripts for everything from graphic novels to feature films with Movie Magic Screenwriter 6.
