Tribeca Festival Reschedules Robert De Niro Celebration “De Niro Con” to Coincide With 2024 Festival
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The Tribeca Festival has once again rescheduled its “De Niro Con” celebration of festival co-founder Robert De Niro.
The event will now take place from June 14-16 to coincide with the 2024 Tribeca Festival, set to run from June 5-16 in New York City.
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The fan event in celebration of De Niro’s 80th birthday was originally announced at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, during a star-studded private ceremony at the Tribeca Grill, and set to take place from Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023. But it was postponed until April 2024 amid the writers and actors strikes last year.
The latest delay, the festival said, was done to leverage the festival’s expanded footprint and reach, and make sure anyone attending the festival could also participate in the De Niro celebration.
De Niro turned 80 on Aug. 17, 2023. He has since earned awards acclaim, including an Oscar nomination, for his role in Killers of the Flower Moon, for frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese.
“It’s hard to know what to get Bob for his 80th birthday,” Tribeca Festival co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises Jane Rosenthal said in a statement when “De Niro Con” was first announced. “He’s already got a gold watch, so we decided to celebrate him and his enduring legacy with a fun-filled fan event as well as pay tribute to his unwavering dedication to his films, art and the city he loves.”
During the 2023 Tribeca Festival announcement of “De Niro Con,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams also presented De Niro with a key to the city honoring the legendary actor’s activism and support of the arts.
“From Mean Streets and Taxi Driver to Raging Bull and Goodfellas, Robert De Niro’s work remains an iconic part of New York City, as much as he is himself,” Adams said at the time. “Robert has starred in, directed or produced over 140 movies, received two Academy Awards and delivered art that will stand the test of time. Despite his success, Robert has never forgotten his roots as a lifelong New Yorker, co-founding the Tribeca Festival and helping revitalize and reenergize our city after 9/11. Thanks to him, New York City will continue to be the place to film, produce and make television and movies for years to come. For his decades of contribution to film and philanthropic support of New York City, I am honored to present Robert De Niro with a key to the city of New York.”
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