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TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2023 POST-EVENT RECAP

  • By Zafe
  • June 10, 2023
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 07: (L-R) Matt Damon, Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro attend the"Kiss The Future" Opening Night during the Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 07: (L-R) Matt Damon, Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro attend the”Kiss The Future” Opening Night during the Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios
Kambouris/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

The 2023 Tribeca Festival kicked off with a pre-reception honoring Robert De Niro – where Mayor Adams gave De Niro a key to the city.Following the ceremony, De Niro received a surprise speech from Martin Scorsese, congratulating him on his commitment to Tribeca, New York, and the festival. Guests included Mark Ruffalo, Debra Messing, Billy Porter, Patty Jenkins, Peter Coyote, Noah Centineo, Dianna Agron, Julian Schnabel, Piper Perabo, and New York Nico.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 07: Matt Damon attends the Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 07: Zazie Beetz attends the Tribeca Festival opening night reception at Tribeca Grill on June 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 07: Noah Centineo attends the Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Following the reception, the opening night screening was the North American premiere of the highly anticipated Kiss the Future  documentary featuring U2’s journey to perform a long-promised concert to the people of Sarajevo. Producer Matt Damon attended the event along with Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Esposito, Noah Centineo, Adam Goldbergand Tribeca Festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. 

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