Tribeca Festival Hosts ‘De Niro Con’ Event to Celebrate Co-Founder’s 80th Birthday

The Tribeca Festival is throwing its all into co-founder Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday by throwing a three-day celebration, dubbed “De Niro Con,” this fall.

The event for fans, which will be held from September 29 to October. 1, technically just over a month after De Niro’s actual birthday on August 17, will feature film screenings, panel discussions, musical performances, immersive installations and recreations of iconic film sets. De Niro and his co-stars and regular collaborators are expected to join the celebration at Spring Studios in New York City. The full lineup of programming will be revealed this summer.

“It’s hard to know what to get Bob for his 80th birthday,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Festival and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises. “He already has a gold watch, so we decided to celebrate him and his lasting legacy with a fun fan event, as well as pay tribute to his unwavering dedication to his films, art and the city he loves.” .

“De Niro Con” was announced Wednesday night at a private ceremony at the Tribeca Grill in celebration of the 2023 Tribeca Festival, where New York City Mayor Eric Adams also presented De Niro with a key to the city to honor the award’s activism Oscar and the support of the arts.

“From Bad roads AND Taxi driver TO wild bull AND Good guysRobert De Niro’s work remains as iconic a part of New York City as he is himself,” Adams said. art that will stand the test of time.Despite his success, Robert never forgot his roots as a lifelong New Yorker, co-founding the Tribeca Festival and helping to revitalize and re-energize our city after 9/11 Through him, New York City will continue to be the place to film, produce, and make television and motion pictures for years to come. For his decades of contributions to motion pictures and philanthropic support of New York City, I am honored to present to Robert De Niro a key to the city of New York”.

Also in attendance, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said, The Tribeca Festival has been a symbol of New York’s resilience, resurgence and renewal for 22 years and continues to play a critical role in revitalizing the economy. of our city centre. New York’s creative industry continues to be an economic powerhouse, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs and benefiting countless small businesses, from restaurateurs and set designers to local theaters and hotels. On behalf of New York, we thank Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for their support of the arts and their contributions to our state.”

The 2023 Tribeca Festival will run through June 18.