Tribeca Sets “De Niro Con” Lineup Featuring Film-Inspired Activations, Festival Co-Founder’s Personal Archive

Hilary Lewis
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Tribeca has revealed the lineup for its “De Niro Con” three-day celebration of festival co-founder Robert De Niro.

“De Niro Con,” set to take place from June 14-16 during the 2024 Tribeca Festival, will feature screenings of 13 of De Niro’s films, often accompanied by conversations with his collaborators; an exhibit including never-before-seen items from De Niro’s personal archive and film-inspired activations and fan experiences.

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Films screened include the world premiere of A Bronx Tale: The Original One Man Show, introduced Chazz Palminteri; Jackie Brown, followed by a conversation with director Quentin Tarantino and De Niro; Analyze This, followed by a conversation with De Niro and Billy Crystal, moderated by Whoopi Goldberg; Silver Linings Playbook followed by a conversation with director David O. Russell; New York, New York, introduced by Kathrine Narducci; The Good Shepherd, introduced by John Turturro; Goodfellas followed by a conversation with screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, moderated by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon; The Deer Hunter, introduced by Christopher Walken; Meet The Parents, introduced by Ahmed Ahmed; and screenings of The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver.

As previously announced, the festival will also include a 50th anniversary screening of Mean Streets, followed by a conversation with De Niro and Martin Scorsese, moderated by Nas. There will also be a talk between De Niro and French artist JR.

Throughout the entire Tribeca Festival, fans will be able to visit a career-spanning exhibit and immersive installation titled De Niro Is an Icon, which will include more than 300 curated items from De Niro’s personal archive, including rare photos, annotated scripts, costumes, research materials and storyboards. The exhibit will also debut the short film De Niro, New York.

And “De Niro Con” will include film-inspired activations such as Max Cady’s prison tattoo parlor from Cape Fear, where fans can get real or temporary tattoos; Travis Bickle’s bedroom from Taxi Driver; and the Meet the Parents polygraph test. There will also be a trivia night and hero sandwich competition for fans.

“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate 80 years of Robert De Niro, my dear friend and co-conspirator for the past 35 years, than by throwing a big bash for his fellow New Yorkers,” said Tribeca co-founder and CEO Jane Rosenthal. “From conversations with legends like Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and David O. Russell to fan experiences, it is going to be a truly historic weekend as we pay tribute to a great talent.”

Billy Crystal added, “Robert De Niro is an acting icon. He is one of my closest friends and working with him was one of the great experiences of my career. I’m really excited to honor him and his fantastic career this June.”

More information about “De Niro Con” is available here. The 2024 Tribeca Festival is set to run from June 5-16 in New York.

The fan event, originally designed to coincide with De Niro’s 80th birthday on Aug. 17, 2023, was first 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. Earlier this year, “De Niro Con” was delayed further to coincide with the 2024 Tribeca Festival.

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