'DRIVING LESSONS' North American premiere in Discovery Section at Tribeca Film Festival 2006

The Tribeca Film Festival announces the feature selections for the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival presented by American Express in its Spotlight and Discovery sections, along with several other New York-made titles being screened out of competition in the NY Specials section. These three categories encompass 60 works in a vibrant mix of well-known and up-and-coming filmmakers, narrative and documentary, from 16 countries around the world.

The Spotlight category includes narratives and documentaries by or with some of the world's highest profile film talent such as Chen Kaige, Claude Chabrol, Guy Maddin, Chris Marker and Sydney Pollack. These renowned directors illuminate new talent in 14 World and North American Premieres including three documentary features, 14 narrative features, and one short film.

The Discovery section debuts outstanding documentary and narrative film voices from around the globe. This year the Discovery category is comprised of 19 narrative films, 18 documentaries with an overwhelming 32 World Premieres.

"My colleagues and I are pleased to have been able to select an especially strong group of films and eagerly await the opportunity to share our excitement about them with our audiences," said Peter Scarlet, Executive Director.

Following are the titles of these three sections of the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival:... see full article

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In previous years this section was named Wide Angle for its global perspective, but this year the title has changed to the Discovery section to emphasize its 33 World Premieres from up-and-coming directors from eleven countries. The Discovery section assembles 37 varied works and covers topics ranging from the Beslan, Russia middle school massacre, with never-before-seen footage, to a college-educated hustler with a heart of gold to overcoming the fear of swimming and...

Driving Lessons, directed and written by Jeremy Brock (U.K.) - North American Premiere. Ben (Rupert Grint) is a shy teenager living in London and trying to escape from the clutches of his religious mother (Laura Linney). He finally gets his chance when he meets a retired actress (Julie Walters) who whisks him off to Edinburgh, where he learns to drive, dance, and pick up girls. Brock's loosely autobiographical coming-of-age tale is a heartwarming treat.

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