The Circuit

Winter Miller reports that the Tribeca Institute, the parent org of the film festival, is merging with Renew Media, a nonprofit org that's grants fellowships to media artists and is funded by the Rockefeller and Ford foundations. 

"It's harder and harder to make movies; this is a welcoming home for filmmakers and media artists, and I think we need that," fest co-founder Jane Rosenthal said. "It's harder and harder to get arts funding in the schools, and we're going in and promoting arts education."

But there's also this nugget of info in regards to the festival's future:

The fest itself has experienced growing pains as it's expanded, and both the 10-day fest and the institute are seeking permanent digs in which to cohabitate. Pier 40 has been bandied about as a possible future home.