‘This Is a Little Different Than the ‘Minions’ Premiere’: Inside the 17th Annual Tribeca Film Festival Artists Dinner, Hosted by Chanel
Vincent Perella
One of the most lauded events of the Tribeca Festival, Chanel returned to host the 17th annual Tribeca Artists Dinner on Monday, June 10 at The Odeon in Manhattan, moving locations from Balthazar last year. The intimate evening honors the artists who have contributed original artwork to the festival’s award-winning filmmakers.
The carpet always feels like some sort of family reunion at this event, where much of Hollywood assembles in what feels like a — though glamorous — laid-back dinner to celebrate how far the film scene of NYC has come as it regenerated itself after 9/11. IndieWire favorites Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Katie Holmes, Blake Lively, Jude Law, Trevor Noah, Mark Ronson, Camila Mendes, Selma Blair, Colman Domingo, Chloe Fineman, Olivia Munn, Dianna Agron, Hannah Einbinder, Hari Nef, Lizzy Caplan, Lily Rabe, Natasha Lyonne, Victoria Pedretti, David Harbour, David O. Russell, and Francesca Scorsese were just a handful of the many attendees.
Chloe Fineman, who had just attended the premiere of “Despicable Me 4,” uptown the day before, said, “This is a little different than the ‘Minions’ premiere” as she posed for photos upon her arrival. Shortly after, Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro arrived with girlfriend Tiffany Chen, though he skipped through the photo and press lines and went inside. Jude Law and David Harbour shared some laughs over their watches, as Law told Harbour, “Your wrist is small.” Harbour replied, “It’s tight on me too, it’s tight on me too. Don’t judge!”
“I’m so happy to be here, honestly,” Jude Law mused, ahead of his NYC premiere of “Firebrand.” “I have, my whole adult life, felt at home with creative people. The older I’ve got, the arts blend and merge and support each other. More than ever, that support is needed so people can grow up in a world where they use their imagination. Anything that champions that, Mr. De Niro is a great champion of that, I’m a supporter of.”
“I think it’s just the New York of it all,” Cami Mendes said, who produced Tribeca premiere “Griffin in Summer.” “There’s something that feels so grounded and earthy about Tribeca, it’s just truly about the arts and about celebrating indie filmmaking.”
“It’s unique for me, because it is a stand-up special being presented at a film festival. It’s kind of unconventional, just inherently, and I’m really excited. It’s such an iconic festival,” Hannah Einbinder said, whose “Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go” is a part of the festival’s Spotlight Narrative section. “It feels really intuitive. It feels like there is such an inherent link between fine art, film, and fashion.”
Following the carpet, attendees migrated toward the inside of the restaurant, before grabbing a glass of champagne at an outdoor garden-scape that The Odeon built right out front on West Broadway. Check out photos from the event below.
