Major Fests collaborates with YouTube for We Are One: A Global Film Festival
Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube today jointly announced We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube, bringing together an international community of storytellers to present festival programming for free to audiences worldwide .
The start is scheduled for May 29 on YouTube.com/WeAreOne, the festival will present programming curated by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the BFI London Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Guadalajara International Film Festival, from the Macao International Film Festival Awards (IFFAM), Jerusalem Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and many more, immersing audiences in stories from around the world and providing voice to filmmakers on a global stage.
At the core of film festivals DNA is the belief that artists and creators have the power to bring people together and make meaningful connections at a time when the world needs it most. Through We Are One: A Global Film Festival, audiences will not only get a peek at different cultures through a new lens, but will be able to support local communities by donating directly to organizations helping relief efforts for people affected by COVID. 19. The festival will benefit the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as local relief partners in each region.
"We often talk about the film's extraordinarily powerful role in inspiring and uniting people across borders and differences to help heal the world. The whole world needs to be healed right now," said Jane Co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Film Festival Jane Rosenthal. "We Are One: A Global Film Festival unites curators, artists and storytellers to entertain and provide relief to audiences around the world. Working with our amazing festival partners and YouTube, we hope everyone get a taste of what makes each festival so unique and appreciate the art and power of film. "
"One of the most unique and inspiring aspects of the home world is our ability to come together and experience an event as one, and We Are One: A Global Film Festival is just that," said Robert Kyncl, Chief Business Officer, YouTube. “Together with Tribeca Enterprises and our amazing partners, we are offering fans the opportunity to experience the curated programming offered by these festivals as part of our ten day event. It is an event that has never been done before and we are proud to be the home of this fantastic free content for fans around the world. "
"We are proud to join our partners' festivals to highlight truly extraordinary films and talent, allowing audiences to experience both the nuances of storytelling from around the world and the artistic personalities of each festival," said Pierre Lescure, President of the Cannes Film Festival and Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival.
We Are One: A Global Film Festival will run from 29 May to 7 June on YouTube.com/WeAreOne. The programming will be available for free and will include films, short films, documentaries, music, comedies and conversations. A full program will be available closer to the festival start date.
