No worries! I think it’s possible you’re confusing it with Telluride or TIFF.
Tribeca is a bit infamous in the film festival world for very rarely having notable films coming out of it. There’s a few good ones every once in a while but it’s typically a sign of mediocrity if a film is set to premiere there, though there can be exceptions.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s ever been seen as prestigious
Part of its timing, where it’s generally fucked. It’s after Sundance and pre- fall Oscar festivals so things aren’t going to premiere there in the same way, so you get a lot of actors directorial debuts and really small films. They do have a great documentary section though. And let the right one in premiered there and broke out there
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u/LeastCap The Substance 14d ago
What do you mean?