The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival that was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff. The mission of the festival is "to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience." The festival's program line-up includes a variety of independent films including documentaries,
...Read more narrative features and shorts, as well as a program of family-friendly films. Also featured in the festival's program are panel discussions and seminars with personalities in the entertainment industry and a music lounge produced with The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The Festival also offers Artists Awards to filmmakers as original works made by emerging and renowned artists. The festival now draws an estimated three million people—including often-elusive celebrities from the worlds of art, film, and music—and generates $600 million annually.