IOWA is a 2005 American independent neo-noir film directed by, written by, and starring Matt Farnsworth. The film follows two young Iowan lovers who decide to cook their own methamphetamine . Critics gave negative reviews.
17-547: After his father dies, Esper Harte learns that he may collect on his father's insurance. However, his mother and a crooked cop want to get rid of him so that they can take the money. Desperate to escape their problems, Esper and his girlfriend, Donna Huffman, decide to cook their own methamphetamine. IOWA premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2005. The film received negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reports 15% of surveyed critics liked it, with
34-417: A 3.9/10 rating average out of 13 reviews. Metacritic gave it a score of 35/100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Slant Magazine called the film "stupendously slipshod" and "meandering, amateurish sleaze", while The New York Times criticized the lack of subtlety. In a more positive review, The Village Voice praised the film's energy and acting. Monsters and Critics said "This story and
51-802: A restored classics series; a best of New York series curated by Martin Scorsese ; 13 major panel discussions; an all-day family festival; and the premieres of independent and studio films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones - made independently, About A Boy , the American remake of Insomnia , Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood , and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen . The 2003 festival brought more than 300,000 people. The festival showcased an expanded group of independent features, documentaries and short films from around
68-568: Is dedicated to disovering the most boundary-pushing, rule-breaking new voices in independent film. Starting in 2024, film selected in the Viewpoints section were presented in competition. In 2022, Tribecca added an audio storytelling awards category. The Tribeca Games Award honors an unreleased video game, "recognizing its potential for excellence in art and storytelling through design, artistic mastery and highly immersive worlds." venue Too Many Requests If you report this error to
85-690: The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Orchard Beach in the Bronx neighborhood of New York and Nickerson Beach in Nassau County, New York . The series employed local production staff and partnered with small food businesses who had been impacted by the lockdown. On August 7, 2020, organizers announced that the 20th anniversary edition of the festival
102-661: The Festival, similar to film screenings. That year, the festival dropped "Film" from its name. The Tribeca Festival also presents the Artist Awards, an annual program that selects contemporary artists to offer works to winning creators at the Festival; it is currently sponsored by CHANEL . Its 2024 cohort was curated by Racquel Chevremont , who also curated the Tribeca Festival Artist Awards in 2022 and 2023. Best Cinematography Vieopoints
119-490: The characters in it are as real as the day is long and faithful to all that is good and bad about growing up with ever shrinking horizons." Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Productions . It takes place each spring in New York City , showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival
136-594: The festival's 1,000-plus screening schedule outgrew the capacity downtown. Internationally, the Festival brought films to the Rome Film Festival . As part of the celebrations in Rome, Tribeca was awarded the first-ever "Steps and Stars" award, presented on the Spanish Steps . A total of 169 feature films and 99 shorts were selected from 4,100 film submissions, including 1,950 feature submissions—three times
153-623: The first video game to be recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2013, Beyond: Two Souls , featuring Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe , became only the second game to be premiered at the festival. The 19th Tribeca Film Festival, originally scheduled for April 15–26, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In the weeks and months that followed, Tribeca launched several digital offerings to highlight filmmakers and creators who had hoped to premiere their latest works at
170-469: The spring gathering. It provided a secure digital platform for 2020 Festival films seeking distribution to be viewed by press and industry and hosted a virtual gathering space for Tribeca N.O.W. Creators Market. In response to the global pandemic, Tribeca organized We Are One in partnership with YouTube , a free 10-day digital festival that provided entertainment and connection for audiences at home and raised international COVID-19 relief funds. The program
187-595: The theater at 54 Varick Street which had housed the recently closed Screening Room, an art house that had shown independent films nightly, renaming it the Tribeca Cinema. It became one of the venues of the festival. In an effort to serve its mission of bringing independent film to the widest possible audience, in 2006, the festival expanded its reach in New York City and internationally. In New York City, Tribeca hosted screenings throughout Manhattan as
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#1732783271164204-430: The total submissions from the first festival in 2002. The festival featured 90 world premieres, nine international premieres, 31 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres, and 28 New York City premieres. In 2009, Rosenthal, Hatkoff and De Niro were named number 14 on Barron's list of the world's top 25 philanthropists for their role in regenerating TriBeCa's economy after September 11. In 2011, L.A. Noire became
221-489: The world, coupled with studio premieres, panel discussions, music and comedy concerts, a family festival, sports activities, and outdoor movie screenings along the Hudson River . The family festival featured children's movie screenings, storytelling , family panels, workshops, and interactive games culminating in a daylong street fair that drew a crowd estimated at 250,000 people. At the end of 2003, De Niro purchased
238-446: Was co-curated by 21 of the top international film festivals including Cannes , Sundance , TIFF and Venice and showcased over 100 hours of shorts, features, talks and music to an audience of 1.9 million people in 179 countries. In July 2020, Tribeca launched one of the first large scale pop-up drive-in series across the country to provide audiences with entertainment in a safe, socially-distanced environment. Screenings took place at
255-598: Was founded by Robert De Niro , Jane Rosenthal , and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival . Each year, the festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees, and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories. The Tribeca Film Festival
272-703: Was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal , Robert De Niro , and Craig Hatkoff , in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighborhood in Lower Manhattan . The inaugural festival launched after 120 days of planning with the help of more than 1,300 volunteers. It was attended by more than 150,000 people and featured several up-and-coming filmmakers. The festival included juried narrative, documentary and short film competitions;
289-466: Was to be held from June 9 to June 20, 2021, with a dedicated space to celebrate films whose premieres were not able to take place in the festival that was cancelled in 2020. In a first for the festival, Tribeca also hosted community screenings — in both indoor and outdoor venues — in all five New York City boroughs. The festival added a dedicated video games category beginning with the 2021 event. Games nominated are presented in online presentations during
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