It was the ninth festival since Tribeca was founded by Robert De Niro and his friends, in an attempt to revitalise downtown Manhattan after the attacks on the World Trade Center.
By Sebastian Doggart (originally published in The Telegraph)
Tribeca has become a major fixture on the calendar of world cinema. And after attending a whirlwind of screenings, round-tables and parties, I can confirm that this year both the Union Jack and the Irish tricolour were flying proudly across its screens.
The comedian and rising British star Omid Djalili was premiering two films. "On the plane home," he told me once he was back in England, "I was sitting next to Andy Serkis [the human behind Gollum and King Kong] whose performance as Ian Dury in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll had earned him plaudits. Andy and I joked that we were like the British Olympic team flyinghome with medals round our necks."