Dates for 2018 Tribeca Film Festival set

Latest edition of annual Tribeca Film Festival in US is slated for April 2008 with submissions starting next month.

A recent media report said the 17th annual NYC event takes place April 18-29 next year, adding it will start accepting submissions on September 5.

Tribeca programming director referred to the existing excitement for 2018 edition while highlighting the success of the event in 2017 run, calling it a "banner year."

"Following a banner year that saw record high submissions across all of our festival programs, it's clear there is more exciting work being created in more different ways and on more different platforms than ever before," said Cara Cusumano.

The festival was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001.

Latest edition of TFF will accept feature film contenders via an online festival submission system for its ease of use and streamlined process, a media report said.

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