By Maria Esteves - April 18, 2010

The 9th Tribeca Film Festival 2010 (TFF ‘10) in New York sponsored by founding sponsor American Express will be held in selected theatres, April 21 - May 2, 2010. The festival founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff annually presents the largest celebration of film, music, and culture. This year's festival showcasing 85 narrative, documentary, and 47 short films from 38 countries includes opening and closing premieres, gala receptions, panel discussions, awards ceremony, special events, and free community events (Tribeca Drive-In, Family Festival Street Fair and Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day).  TFF 2010 will debut TFF Virtual (http://www.tribecafilm.com/virtual), a live web streaming of events and films featured, and TFF Movies On Demand (http://www.tribecafilm.com/tribecafilm), home TV access to fifteen TFF 2010 featured films via video on demand.

TFF 2010 Ticket outlets are located at the Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick St.) and the Chelsea Clearview Cinemas (260 West 23 St). For further information or to purchase tickets call 1.646.502.5296 or visit http://www.tribecafilm.com. 

2010 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL LINEUP

OPENING NIGHT
Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation,  "Shrek Forever After," directed by Mike Mitchell, will be held at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:30 PM, with a Family Gala Red Carpet screening at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 (West 68 St), 7:00 PM. (In theaters Friday, May 21, 2010).

CLOSING NIGHT
"Freakonomics," directed by Heidi Ewing, will commence on Friday, April 30, 8:00 PM at BMCC Tribeca PAC, with a second screening on Saturday, May 1, 3:00 PM, at Directors Guild Theatre.

TFF10 NARRATIVE FILMS

Beware the Gonzo, directed and written by Bryan Goluboff. USA | World Premiere.

Brilliant Love, directed by Ashley Horner.  UK | World
Premiere.

Clash (Bay Rong), directed by Le Thanh Son.  Vietnam | International Premiere, Narrative.

Dream Home, directed by Pang Ho-Cheung. Hong Kong | North American Premiere.

Elvis & Madona (Elvis e Madona), directed and written by Marcelo Laffitte.  Brazil | North American Premiere | TFF Virtual Premiere.

Every Day, directed and written by Richard Levine. USA | World Premiere.

Freetime Machos, directed by Mika Ronkainen. Finland, Germany | Documentary | North American Premiere.

Legacy, directed and written by Thomas Ikimi.  UK, Nigeria | International Premiere.

Meet Monica Velour, directed and written by Keith Bearden. USA | World Premiere.

Meskada, directed and written by Josh Sternfeld. USA | World Premiere.

Monogamy, directed by Dana Adam Shapiro. USA | World Premiere.

Nice Guy Johnny, directed and written by Edward Burns.  USA | World Premiere | TFF Virtual Premiere.

Possessed (Bulshinjiok), directed and written by Lee Yong-ju.  South Korea | North American Premiere | TFF Virtual Premiere.

sex & drugs & rock & roll, directed by Mat Whitecross, written by Paul Viragh. UK | North American Premiere.

Snowmen, directed and written by Robert Kirbyson. USA | World Premiere.

Spork, directed and written by J.B. Ghuman, Jr.  USA | World Premiere | TFF Virtual Premiere.

Tetsuo: The Bulletman, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. Japan | North American Premiere.

Ticked-Off
Trannies With Knives, directed and written by Israel Luna. USA | World Premiere.

The Chameleon (Le Cameleon), directed by Jean-Paul Salomé. France | USA | World Premiere. 

The Infidel, directed by Josh Appignanesi. UK | International Premiere.

The Sentimental Engine Slayer, directed and written by Omar Rodriguez Lopez.  |USA, Mexico | North American Premiere | TFF Virtual Premiere.

The Space Between, directed and written by Travis Fine. USA | World Premiere.

The Travelogues, directed and written by Dustin Thompson. USA | World Premiere.

The Trotksy , directed and written by Jacob Tierney.  Canada | US Premiere.

Zonad, directed and written by John Carney and Kieran Carney.  Ireland | International Premiere.

Cairo Time, directed and written by Ruba Nadda. Canada, Ireland, Egypt | US Premiere.

The Disappearance of Alice Creed, directed and written by J Blakeson. UK | US Premiere.

Get Low, directed by Aaron Schneider.  USA | New York Premiere.

The Killer Inside Me, directed by Michael Winterbottom.  USA | New York Premiere.

Micmacs (Micmacs a tire-larigot), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. France | New York Premiere.

Ondine , directed and written by Neil Jordan.  Ireland, USA | US Premiere.

Please Give , directed and written by Nicole Holofcener.  USA | New York Premiere.

Soul Kitchen, directed by Fatih Akin. Germany | US Premiere.

TFF10 DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Arias
with a Twist: the Docufantasy,  directed by Bobby Sheehan. 
USA | North American Premiere.

Climate of Change, directed by Brian Hill. USA | UK | North American Premiere.

Gerrymandering, directed by Jeff Reichert.  USA | World Premiere.

Into the Cold, directed by Sebastian Copeland.  USA | World Premiere | TFF Virtual Premiere.

Joan Rivers - A Piece of Work, directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.  USA | New York Premiere, Documentary.

Just Like Us, directed by Ahmed Ahmed.  USA | World Premiere.

Keep Surfing, directed by Björn Richie Lob.  Germany | International Premiere.

Last Play at Shea, directed by Paul Crowder and Jon Small (concert footage). USA | World Premiere.

My Trip to Al-Qaeda, directed by Alex Gibney. USA | World Premiere.

No Woman, No Cry, directed by Christy Turlington Burns. USA | World Premiere.

RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage, directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. Canada | World Premiere.

The Other City, directed by Susan Koch.  USA | World Premiere.

Vidal Sassoon The Movie, directed by Craig Teper. USA | World Premiere.

Visionaries, directed by Chuck Workman. USA | World Premiere.

TFF10 SHORT FILMS

A .45 at 50th, directed by Joshua Bell. USA | Documentary | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual.

A Border Story, directed by Tobias Louie. USA | World Premiere.

Arena, directed and written by Joao Salaviza. Portugal | US
Premiere.

Athena, directed and written by Max Hoffman. USA | New York Premiere.

Bastard, directed and written by Kirsten Dunst. USA | World
Premiere.

Bedford Park Boulevard, directed and written by Felix Thompson. USA | New York Premiere | Student film.

Berlin, directed by Martin Laporte. Canada | Narrative
/Documentary | World Premiere.

Billy and Aaron, directed and written by Rodney Evans. USA,
Netherlands | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual.

BLACK WHITE BLACK WHITE, directed and written by John Thompson. USA | Narrative/Documentary |World Premiere | Student film.

Cookie, directed and written by Francisco Ordonez. USA |
World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Collision of Parts, directed by Mark Street. USA | Narrative /Documentary | World Premiere.

Cried Suicide, directed and written by Lauren Palmigiano. USA | World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Day Trip, directed by Zoe McIntosh, written by Costa Botes.
New Zealand | World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Delilah, Before, directed and written by Melanie Schiele. Singapore | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual | Student film.

Edgar, directed and written by Fabian Busch. Germany |
North American Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Epic Fail (Epik feil), directed and written by Ragnar Agnarsson. Iceland | North American Premiere.

Father Christmas Doesn't Come Here, directed by Bheki Sibiya. South Africa | New York Premiere.

F-K, directed by Rick Rodgers. USA | World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Grandmother's Eye (Mormors Oega), directed by Jonathan Lewald. Sweden | Narrative/Documentary | North American Premiere | Student film.

Hard Rock Havana, directed by Nicholas Brennan. Cuba/USA | Documentary | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual | Student film.

In Space (Soonyakat), directed and written by Visra Vichit-Vadakan. Thailand, USA | New York Premiere | Student film.

Kiss (Kus), directed and written by Joost van Ginkel. Netherlands | North American Premiere |TFF Virtual

Lachen Verlernt, directed and written by Tal Rosner. UK |
Narrative/Documentary | World Premiere.

Loop Planes, directed by Robin Wilby. USA | New York
Premiere  | TFF Virtual | Student film. 

Missed Connections, directed by Mary Robertson. USA | Documentary | World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

New American Soldier, directed by Emma Cott. USA | Documentary| New York Premiere | Student film.

Out of Infamy: Michi Nishiura Weglyn, directed and written by Nancy Kapitanoff, Sharon Yamato. USA | Documentary | New York Premiere.

Poi Dogs, directed and written by Joel Moffett. USA | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Record, directed and written by Dylan Reibling. Canada | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Release, directed by Bill Morrison. USA | Narrative/Documentary | World Premiere.

Roots in Water, directed by Domenica Scorsese. USA | World Premiere.

Sasha Sagan Brucie, directed and written by Clair Breton. UK | World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

Some Boys Don't Leave, directed by Maggie Kiley. USA | World Premiere | Student film.

Something in the Air, directed and written by Ramsay Davila. USA | World Premiere |TFF Virtual.

The Crush, directed and written by Michael Creagh. Ireland | New York Premiere.

The Delicate Art of the Bludgeon (L'Art Delicat de la Matraque), directed by Jean-Gabriel Periot. France |  Narrative/Documentary | North American Premiere.

The Dinner Party, directed and written by Peter Glanz.  USA | International Premiere.

This disk is the same as the other one, (Ce disque est le meme que l'autre), directed by Jean-Jacques Palix. France | Narrative/Documentary | North American Premiere.

The New Tenants, directed by Joachim Back. USA, Denmark | New York Premiere.

The Pool, directed by Thomas Hefferon. Ireland | World
Premiere.

The Wake, directed by Gemma Lee. Australia | New York Premiere | TFF Virtual.

The Pool Party, directed and written by Sara Zandieh. Iran, USA | World Premiere | Student film.

The Third Rule, directed by Aundre Johnson. USA | World Premiere | TFF Virtual.

The Visible and Invisible of a Body Under Tension (Parties visible et invisible d'un ensemble sous tension), directed by Emmanuel Lefrant. France | Narrative/Documentary | North American Premiere.

Walkway, directed by Ken Jacobs. USA | Narrative /Documentary | North American Premiere.

White Lines & the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug, directed by Travis Senger. USA | Documentary |NY Premiere.

Yanqui Walker, directed by Kathryn Ramey. USA | Documentary | New York Premiere.