YouTube and Tribeca to Host ‘We Are One’ On-line Movie Competition


With the movie competition calendar thrown into chaos by COVID-19, Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube are teaming as much as current a 10-day streaming occasion drawing from 20 international fests, together with Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and Venice.


The net showcase, dubbed We Are One: A World Movie Competition, will kick off on YouTube on Might 29. Its lineup of movies, shorts, documentaries, music, comedy, and conversations will probably be launched at a later date, organizers mentioned.


All programming will probably be free for audiences to stream. Donations will profit the World Well being Group’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and native reduction companions in varied components of the world.


The press launch despatched by the organizers claims there will probably be “new and traditional” motion pictures however options are largely anticipated to be library titles which had little publicity on the time. There aren’t anticipated to be any motion pictures scheduled for upcoming 2020 festivals, for apparent monetary and rights causes. For instance, Cannes has not submitted any motion pictures, we're informed, however will probably be sending some masterclass content material.


Amazon’s streaming association with South By Southwest, which matches reside this week, supplies one thing of a template for others exploring digital choices. Due to that providing, SXSW is just not among the many individuals in We Are One.


The roster of festivals which might be feeding into the brand new enterprise consists of Tribeca, Berlin, New York, San Sebastian, Karlovy Differ, London, Locarno, Guadalajara, Macao, Jerusalem, Mumbai, Marrakech, Sarajevo, Sydney, Tokyo and the Annecy animation fest.


“We regularly speak about movie’s uniquely highly effective function in inspiring and uniting individuals throughout borders and variations to assist heal the world. All the world wants therapeutic proper now,” mentioned Jane Rosenthal, CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and co-founder of the Tribeca Movie Competition. “We Are One: A World Movie Competition unites curators, artists and storytellers to entertain and supply reduction to audiences worldwide. In working with our extraordinary competition companions and YouTube we hope that everybody will get a style of what makes every competition so distinctive and appreciates the artwork and energy of movie.”


Tribeca was among the many earliest pioneers in extending conventional festivals into the digital realm, including an internet part for eight titles in its 2010 competition lineup. This spring, the 19th version of the competition was scrubbed because of the coronavirus and a number of its program headed on-line.


“Probably the most distinctive and galvanizing points of the world staying house is our skill to return collectively and expertise an occasion as one, and We Are One: A World Movie Competition is simply that,” mentioned Robert Kyncl, Chief Enterprise Officer, YouTube. “Together with Tribeca Enterprises and our unbelievable companions, we're bringing followers the chance to expertise the curated programming every of those festivals supplies as a part of our ten-day lengthy occasion. It’s an occasion that’s by no means been completed earlier than and we’re proud to be the house for this implausible content material that's free to followers around the globe.”


In a joint assertion, Cannes president Pierre Lescure and basic delegate Thierry Frémaux mentioned, “We're proud to hitch with our companion festivals to highlight actually extraordinary movies and expertise, permitting audiences to expertise each the nuances of storytelling from around the globe and the creative personalities of every competition.”


Andreas Wiseman contributed to this report.





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