Tribeca Productions is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor
Robert De Niro and producer
Jane Rosenthal
Jane Rosenthal (born September 21, 1956) is an American film producer. in the
lower Manhattan
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neighborhood of
Tribeca
Tribeca (), originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a quadrilateral) is bounded by Canal Stre ...
.
History
The
production company
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was founded in 1989 at the beginning of a revival of interest in the film production community in
filming in New York City
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof.
The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of fi ...
. Prior to the 1990s it made more economic sense for production companies to film urban scenes in cities such as
Montreal
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,
Toronto
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, and
Vancouver
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in
Canada
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. Since the founding of Tribeca Productions other production facilities have moved into various neighborhoods in NYC and filming around the city and in the streets has again become commonplace.
In 2003, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and
Craig Hatkoff
Craig M. Hatkoff (born March 19, 1954) is an American real estate investor from New York City. Along with his now ex-wife Jane Rosenthal, and Robert De Niro, he co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Institute in 2002. The th ...
moved Tribeca Productions to become a part of
Tribeca Enterprises
Tribeca Productions is an American film and television production company co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca.
History
The production company was founded in 1989 ...
, which organizes the
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive progra ...
,
Tribeca Film Festival International
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. Tribeca was fo ...
, Tribeca Cinemas, and
Tribeca Film
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. Tribeca was fo ...
.
Filmography
References
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Film production companies of the United States
Entertainment companies established in 1989
American film studios
Television production companies of the United States
Companies based in New York City
Tribeca
Robert De Niro