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NY Festival Draws Attention

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As the 10th anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival approaches, New York prepares for the massive influx of indie directors and other performers that'll gather at this annual showcase. Tribeca founder Jane Rosenthal believes that this year promises even more public attraction then the last. Despite the fans of cinema scrambling from every corner to gather and share commonplace, the event focuses on the city itself. I found this interesting as one wouldn't expect a bustling place like NYC to need any more attention. Yet, the more I thought about it, I realized that this concept isn't uncommon at all. Pittsburgh holds events of this nature as well. So, why NOT New York? The festival stimulates economic and cultural activity for the city and the popular stars usually associated with it. "It wasn't started as a traditional film festival," Jane says. Tribeca does a fine job at giving categories, like documentary films, the attention that many of them deserve. What do you feel benefits more from events like these, the cause or the city? Is one’s benefit the result of the other?