Comcast and Tribeca Film Bring Xfinity TV Customers Special Access to 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival
Starting April 17, Comcasts Xfinity TV and Tribeca Film will bring
Xfinity TV customers access to the 11th Annual Tribeca Film
Festival on Xfinity On Demand and XfinityTV.com.
This across-screen offering includes three films available before they
make their debut at the Tribeca Film Festival: Death of a Superhero,
The Giant Mechanical Man and
Sleepless Night; along
with additional current and past Festival films and special
behind-the-scenes extras.
For our customers that arent located in an area that has art houses or
screenings of indie films, this is a great way to experience a
world-class indie film festival like Tribeca, said Maggie McLean
Suniewick, Vice President, Video Services, Comcast Cable. Our Xfinity
On Demand and XfinityTV.com platforms give filmmakers access to millions
of homes that they may not have reached otherwise and we are committed
to working with filmmakers and festivals to help broaden the
distribution of these films and to bring the best festival experiences
and indie films to our customers.
Our goal is to bring the festival experience to audiences at home,
said Geoff Gilmore, Chief Creative Officer of Tribeca Enterprises.
Through Comcast, Tribeca Film On Demand is able to help independent
filmmakers find audiences for these exceptional films, and we are
excited to once again offer a unique festival VOD experience.
Highlights from the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival on
Xfinity On Demand and XfinityTV.com, and include:
In addition, Xfinity TVs
Film Club will also bring customers behind-the-scenes extras from
many of the films above; as well as House of Steinbrenner, a film
by two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple that explores the
controversial legacy of George Steinbrenner; in addition to hundreds of
indie films from top providers, editors picks, live chats and
newsletters.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) (www.comcast.com)
is one of the nations leading providers of entertainment, information
and communications products and services. Comcast is principally
involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in
the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news,
sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal.
Comcast Cable is one of the nations largest video, high-speed Internet
and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is
the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates
entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast
networks, local television station groups, television production
operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.
About Tribeca Film
Tribeca Film is a comprehensive distribution initiative from Tribeca
Enterprises dedicated to acquiring and marketing independent films
across multiple platforms including on-demand, theatrical and home
video. Launched in 2010, with strong support from Founding Partner
American Express, Tribeca Film will provide independent filmmakers with
an integrated national marketing and distribution platform to reach
audiences.
