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How To Get Tickets To the Tribeca Film Festival

By Rebecca Ngu | February 24, 2016 3:51pm
 The 15th Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 13 to 24 this year. Get your tickets as soon as they're available.
The 15th Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 13 to 24 this year. Get your tickets as soon as they're available.
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The 15th Tribeca Film Festival will take place April 13-24 this year. The Festival Hub will return to Spring Studios at 50 Varick St. Tina Fey and Tom Hanks, among others, are expected to speak in a new conversational platform, "Tribeca Talks: Storytellers."

Festival passes are on sale now, but ticket packages go on sale on Feb. 29 and individual event passes will go on sale on March 29. You can check out all offers and their prices now. As with anything worth attending in the city, it's best to get on board as early as possible.

Ticket Packages (on sale from Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. until midnight March 20)

8 Ticket Package
Price: $225

Includes eight individual general screening tickets. There is an online ticket selection period before the public on-sale dates. You may select maximum four tickets for each performance. All special and premium-priced events excluded, including Tribeca Talks. 

18 Ticket Package
Price: $425

This package includes 18 individual general screening tickets. Rules for the 8 Ticket Package also apply here. 

► Matinee Package
Price: $45

This package includes six Matinee-priced screening tickets. Ticket holders may select maximum two tickets per performance. 

► Awards Day Pass
Price: $50

This pass allows one person access to all Award Winner or Back By Popular Demand screenings on April 24. Passholders receive one complimentary TFF gift bag with a Tribeca Film DVD. 

Festival Passes (on sale now)

The Hudson Pass
Price: $1,250

For die-hard movie lovers, the Hudson Pass is touted as "The Only Pass You Need." It gives you the highest-level access to all Tribeca events, including all screenings, Tribeca Talks, music events, live performances, and interactive installations. You can also watch the Storyscapes installations, attend the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, participate in TFI Interactive Day and Imagination Day, and mingle at the Filmmaker Party. Pass holders do not need to present a hard copy of their ticket for applicable events, but must arrive 30 minutes in advance and wait in the ticket line. 

Festival Hub Pass 
Price: $550

This slightly less expensive ticket is designed for creators. It gives two tickets to film screenings outside of the Festival Hub as well as access to all Festival Hub lounges. Pass holders can access the same mix of special screenings, music events, live performances, and interactive exhibits, but within the confines of the Festival Hub at Spring Studios. Pass holders can also attend the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, TFI Interactive and Imagination Day, and Filmmaker Party. Same rule for ticket-less access and 30 minute wait applies. 

If the screening you want to attend is sold out, you can line up at the venue 45 minutes before the screening's scheduled start time and wait in the standby line for rush tickets if they're available. Rush tickets are the same price as advance tickets. One ticket per person. 

Festival goers be warned: you must be present in line at the venue at least 30 minutes prior to the event's scheduled start time, or else your ticket may be forfeited to the rush line. 

Individual Passes (on sale starting March 29)

► Evening/Weekend
Price: $20

Screenings that begin at 6 p.m. or later from Monday to Friday and all screenings on Saturday and Sunday.

Matinee
Price: $10

Screenings begin before 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Tribeca Talks 
Price: $40

Any special screenings, often featuring talks with directors, authors, Internet artists, Hollywood moguls, and more.