Uma, Meg, Whoopi, Adrien to head Tribeca Film Festival
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oi-Staff
By Super Admin
London
(ANI):
Hollywood
actors
Uma
Thurman,
Meg
Ryan,
Whoopi
Goldberg
and
Adrien
Brody
have
been
chosen
to
head
the
judging
panel
at
this
year''s
Tribeca
Film
Festival
in
New
York.
The
stars
will
be
joined
by
fellow
celebrities
James
Franco,
Mary-Kate
Olsen,
Bradley
Cooper,
Melissa
Leo,
Parker
Posey
and
Morgan
Spurlock,
who
are
all
among
the
32
jurors
at
Robert
De
Niro's
movie
event,
which
kicks
off
today.
The
line-up
was
announced
at
a
press
conference
in
the
Big
Apple
on
April
21,
which
featured
Thurman,
director
Spike
Lee
and
festival
founders
De
Niro
and
Jane
Rosenthal.
Thurman
has
expressed
her
delight
at
getting
to
play
such
a
key
role
in
the
eighth
annual
festival.
“For
me
and
people
who
enjoy
films,
Tribeca
has
been
a
major
event
for
which
all
look
forward
to
with
major
anticipation.
As
a
New
Yorker,
it's
wonderful
to
see
the
impact
it
has
on
the
city," the
Daily
Express
quoted
her
as
saying.
“This
year
is
especially
exciting
because
I
get
to
be
a
part
of
it
as
a
juror,"
she
added.
De
Niro
founded
the
event
with
Rosenthal
and
Craig
Hatkoff
to
help
revitalise
the
lower
Manhattan
area
after
the
terrorist
attacks
of
9/11
-
and
he
is
proud
to
continue
celebrating
New
York
City
as
a
major
filmmaking
centre.
“It's
great
to
see
how
much
the
festival
has
grown
since
we
started
it
in
2002
and
how
it
has
impacted
this
neighbourhood," he
said.
The
Tribeca
Film
Festival,
which
will
host
the
world
premiere
of
Woody
Allen's
new
movie
'Whatever
Works",
runs
until
May
3.