Short Film News (SFN)- The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), announced its line-up of short films.

Of the 2717 short film submissions received this year, the Festival has selected 47, among them Joachim Back’s 2010 Academy Award®-winning film for Best Live Action Short.
  
“It’s an exciting year for Tribeca as we explore new initiatives to widen audiences for short films,” said Maggie Kim, TFF Shorts Programmer. “But at the core, film festivals remain a unique and pivotal forum for short filmmakers to present their works on the big screen. With one of our strongest shorts programs yet, and a record number of World and North American premieres from both returning and new filmmakers, we are confident that this year’s line-up will provide a memorable cinematic experience for our audiences.”

“Our six programs are arranged around themes that connect directly to audiences, though often in unexpected and clever ways,” said Sharon Badal, TFF shorts programmer. “They continue to expand the horizons of possibility for shorts, taking audiences on journeys that are vivid, mesmerizing and relatable- sometimes all at once.”

The 47 works in the 2010 TFF short film line-up are eligible to compete for combined cash and value-in-kind prizes totaling more than $15,000 for Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short and Student Visionary Award. The 15 short selections that will be available on TFF Virtual will also be eligible to win the $5,000 cash prize for TFF Virtual Best Short Film Award, sponsored by American Express.

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival runs April 21 to May 2 and list of selections is available at here: http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival