COVID-19 Update: Tribeca Film Festival postpones indefinitely

Tribeca Film Festival has become the latest casualty of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, announcing this afternoon they are postponing indefinitely.  For info on the massive Boston spring festival season, check out eCinemaBoston.com for all the updates – a number of event casualties have hit our area as well.

Here’s the full statement from Tribeca:

A Statement from Tribeca

We founded the Tribeca Film Festival as a way to heal our community after the devastation of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. We were determined to overcome our fear and anxiety by joining together. It is in our DNA to march forward while caring about our community

We have made the difficult decision to postpone the 19th Tribeca Film Festival (April 15-26) based on the announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that events of 500 people or more are banned due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of the public while also supporting our friends, filmmakers and storytellers who look to Tribeca as a platform to showcase their work to audiences. We will be back to you shortly with our plans.

Please check www.tribecafilm.com for the latest updates, ticket refund information and details about how we are moving forward.

Jane Rosenthal 
Co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises