Tribeca Film Festival ’11 – Watch at Home Too!

For someone who didn’t always live in the metropolis of New York City, this is pretty fantastic. How awesome is it that people who live in remote parts of the country world, can enjoy not only the films, but Q&A sessions and red carpet coverage from one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world!

Festival Streaming Room
From April 20 to May 1, watch movies from the Tribeca Film Festival online! Beginning April 12 for American Express Cardmembers, and April 18 for the general public, users can reserve a ‘virtual seat’ for online screenings of the following 2011 Tribeca Film Festival features and shorts*, as well as a selection of award-winning shorts from the past 9 Festivals.

Each film will have three to five 24-hour screening windows, during which there will be a select number of “seats” available. Using an innovative digital reservation system, viewers can reserve “seats” at www.tribecaonline.com.

Six of the films (2 features and 4 shorts) are making their world premiere at TFF, and you will be able to vote for the Best Tribeca Online Feature Film, for a prize of $25,000, sponsored by American Express; and the Best Tribeca Online Short Film, a prize of $5,000, sponsored by Accenture. The winners will also win an art award, all at the TFF Awards Show on April 28.

Free online screenings of these films start April 20 and run through May 1. (Please note: features and shorts are only available for live streaming in the U.S.)

For those of you who will try to make it out in person, Festival Pass and ticket package sales are already underway. Single tickets are available for purchase for the general public beginning April 12th. 

Ticket prices here.

Individual Tickets

General Screening Ticket—Evenings and Weekends:
$16 for screenings beginning at 6:00 pm or after, Monday-Friday; all screenings on Saturday-Sunday, excluding those that begin at 11:00 pm or after.

General Screening Ticket—Matinee and Late Night Films:
$8 for screenings beginning prior to 6:00 pm, Monday-Friday, or beginning at 11:00 pm or after everyday. NO DISCOUNTS APPLY.

Tribeca Talks:
$25

They have a variety of discount ticket packages available here.

To tide you over, they have a number of films available from last year’s festival available here via Netflix and iTunes.

I attended last year and was able to see some really great films. I highly recommend checking out as many as you can. It’s a fantastic way to see up-and-coming directors and see something you might not be able to see at your local theater.