‘De Niro Con’: Tribeca Festival’s tribute to Robert De Niro gets postponed. Know what happened

The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have forced the organizers of the De Niro Con to postpone the festival till April 2024. Earlier, the Tribeca Festival planned to pay tribute to the artist on his 80th birthday. The event to celebrate the birthday by watching his films and holding programs on those movies was scheduled from September 29 to October 1.

Strikes postpone ‘De Niro Con’

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Tribeca Festival said that the plan has been postponed “in consideration of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.” It said in a statement that “De Niro Con will now take place in April 2024.”

SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes impact

Earlier, the Emmy 2023 was rescheduled due to the separate strikes of SAG-AFTRA and WGA. The SAG-AFTRA strike rules make it clear that actors cannot promote any past work done in contract with studios and streamers, which are members of the AMPTP.

Film Festivals during SAG-AFTRA strike

Meanwhile, the Film Academy has announced to go ahead with the Academy Music Gala 2023 fundraiser. Similarly, film festivals will be held in Venice, New York, Telluride, and Toronto and they are expected to premiere many films.

Earlier, Tribeca Festival planned to hold seminars, panel discussions, musical performances, and the creation of iconic film sets besides screening of the movies. Now, it will be held in April next year. The prices of the passes for the festival range from $150 to $3,500.

FAQs:

Why has the De Niro Con program been postponed?
The De Niro Con program has been postponed in the wake of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The rules of the strike make it clear that actors can not promote any film that has been made by an AMPTP member.

What is the ‘De Niro Con’ program?
The ‘De Niro Con’ program has been planned to pay tribute to Robert De Niro on his 80th birthday. Under the program, film screening, panel discussions, and the creation of iconic sets of De Niro movies were planned.