Among the narrative Spotlight entries are Stefan Ruzowitzky’s thriller Deadfall starring Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde and Fox Searchlight’s Lola Versus with Greta Gerwig, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger, while documentaries include male grooming in Morgan Spurlock’s Mansome and sports in Knuckleball! from Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.

The Cinemania programme includes satire Eddie – The Sleepwalking Cannibal, Philippines-US thriller Graceland and home invasion tale Replicas with Selma Blair, Joshua Close and James D’Arcy

Festival top brass also announced special screenings and the line-up for the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival. Short films will be announced in the week of Mar 12. The 11th Tribeca Film Festival will take place from Apr 18-29.

The Giant Mechanical Man, Side By Side and Sleepless Night will all go out under the Tribeca Film label.

“The Spotlight programme is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight,” artistic director Frederic Boyer said. “We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences

“With Cinemania, our selections demonstrate the imagination and resourcefulness of filmmakers from around the world who push the boundaries of genre in order to entertain, thrill, and engage.”

“It was important that we head into Tribeca’s second decade highlighting projects that were attuned to the pulse of our cultural climate,” director of programming Genna Terranova said. “That said, both consciousness and levity play a prominent role in this year’s selection. We are also eager to introduce audiences to a group of films that are reworking genres and testing traditional modes of storytelling.”

Spotlight

2 Days In New York, dir Julie Delpy (France)
New York Premiere. A Magnolia Pictures release.

Any Day Now, dir Travis Fine, (US)
World Premiere.

As Luck Would Have It (La Chispa De La Vida), dir Alex de la Iglesia (Spain)
North American Premiere

BAM150, dir Michael Sládek (US)
World Premiere, documentary

A Better Life (Une Vie Meilleure), dir Cédric Kahn (France-Canada)
US Premiere

Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story, dir Raymond De Felitta (US)
World Premiere, Documentary

Broke, dir Billy Corben (US)
World Premiere, Documentary

Cheerful Weather For The Wedding, dir Donald Rice (UK)
World Premiere

Chicken With Plums (Poulet Aux Prunes) dirs Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud (France-Germany-Belgium)
US Premiere. An SPC release.

Deadfall, dir Stefan Ruzowitzky (US)
World Premiere. A Magnolia Pictures release.

Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, dir Ramona Diaz (US)
World Premiere, Documentary

Elles, dir Malgoska Szumowska (France-Poland-Germany)
US Premiere. A Kino Lorber release.

Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr Movie, dirs Seth Kramer, Daniel A Miller, Jeremy Newberger (US)
World Premiere, Documentary

Free Samples, dir Jay Gammill (US)
World Premiere

The Giant Mechanical Man, dir Lee Kirk (US)
World Premiere. A Tribeca Film release.

Headshot (Fon Tok Kuen Fah), dir Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thailand-France)
US Premiere. A Kino Lorber release.

Hysteria, dir Tanya Wexler (US-UK-Luxembourg-France)
US Premiere, Narrative. An SPC release.

Keep The Lights On, dir Ira Sachs (US)
New York Premiere

Knuckleball!,dirs Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg (US)
World Premiere, Documentary.

Let Fury Have The Hour, dir Antonino D’Ambrosio (US)
World Premiere, Documentary.

Lola Versus, dir Daryl Wein, (US)
World Premiere. A Fox Searchlight Pictures release.

Mansome, directed by Morgan Spurlock (US)
World Premiere, Documentary.

One Nation Under Dog, dirs Jenny Carchman, Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Amanda Micheli (US)
World Premiere, Documentary.

The Playroom, dir Julia Dyer (US)
World Premiere

Polisse, dir Maïwenn (France)
US Premiere. An IFC Films release.

The Russian Winter, dir Petter Ringbom (Russia)
World Premiere, Documentary.

Searching For Sugar Man, dir Malik Bendjelloul. (Sweden-UK)
New York Premiere, Documentary. An SPC release.

Side By Side, dir Chris Kenneally (US)
North American Premiere, Documentary. A Tribeca Film release.

Struck By Lightning, dir Brian Dannelly (US)
World Premiere

Take This Waltz, dir Sarah Polley (Canada)
US Premiere. A Magnolia Pictures release.

Trishna, dir Michael Winterbottom (UK)
US Premiere. An IFC Films release.

Whole Lotta Sole, dir Terry George (UK)
World Premiere

Xingu, dir Cao Hamburger (Brazil)
North American Premiere

Your Sister’s Sister, dir Lynn Shelton (US)
New York Premiere. An IFC Films release.

Cinemania

Eddie– The Sleepwalking Cannibal, dir Boris Rodriguez (Canada-Denmark) [pictured]
North American Premiere

Graceland, dir Ron Morales (Philippines-US)
World Premiere

Jackpot (Arme Riddere), dir Martens (Norway)
International Premiere

Rat King, dir Petri Kotwica (Finland)
International Premiere

Replicas, dir Jeremy Regimbal (Canada)
World Premiere

Revenge for Jolly!, dir Chadd Harbold (US)
World Premiere

Sleepless Night (Nuit Blanche), dir Frederic Jardin (France-Belgium-Luxembourg)
New York Premiere. A Tribeca Film release.

Special screenings

Joe Papp In Five Acts, dirs Tracie Holder, Karen Thorsen (US)
World Premiere

Queen: Days Of Our Lives, dir Matt O’Casey (UK)

The Zen Of Bennett, dir Unjoo Moon. (US)
World Premiere

2011 Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival

Five films to screen throughout the festival and again on during Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day on Apr 28

Gala: Benji, dir Coodie and Chike (US)
World Premiere, documentary.

Broke, dir Billy Corben (US)

Knuckleball!,dirs Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg (US)

On The Mat, dir Fredric Golding (US)

Town Of Runners, dir Jerry Rothwell (UK)

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