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Jane Rosenthal Unscripted: The Tribeca Founder on the Executive Who Disrespected De Niro, ‘Meet the Parents 4’ and Hollywood’s ‘Extremely Disturbing’ Silence Over Trump
Tribeca Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal tells all on programming Miley Cyrus, the 'Wizard of Oz' at the Sphere and more in a Variety cover story.
Just ask the organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival, fighting for survival after losing its lead sponsor, Bell Canada; or Sundance, which has announced plans to leave its famous Utah home base for Boulder — lured, in part, by a new Colorado tax credit. Despite fighting a perpetual uphill battle, Rosenthal — who shot up the executive ranks at Disney in the ’80s — is excited about this year’s lineup, which includes documentaries on Barbara Walters and Becky G, as well as the New York premiere of Universal’s live-action “How to Train Your Dragon.” With just a few weeks to go, she’s fielding calls from talent and scrambling to make sure she’s ready. From her seat at Amanda’s banquet table, Rosenthal speaks candidly about the cinematic boundaries she hopes to push with “The Wizard of Oz at Sphere,” keeping movies in theaters and the struggles of running a vibrant — and ideally, profitable — Tribeca in the Trump era.
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