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title: "Robert De Niro reflects on founding Tribeca Festival after 9/11"
description: "Both outlets highlighted De Niro's decision to launch the Tribeca Festival shortly after the September 11 attacks, with Geo News emphasizing his \"immediate and unwavering\" commitment and The News International noting that he \"recently got candid\" about the reasons behind the festival's announcement. Both framed the event as an annual New York City festival, but Geo News used more active language to describe De Niro’s role, while The News International focused on his breaking silence on the issue."
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# Robert De Niro reflects on founding Tribeca Festival after 9/11

entertainment · updated 11 Sep 2026, 11:51 AM PKT · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets highlighted De Niro's decision to launch the Tribeca Festival shortly after the September 11 attacks, with Geo News emphasizing his "immediate and unwavering" commitment and The News International noting that he "recently got candid" about the reasons behind the festival's announcement. Both framed the event as an annual New York City festival, but Geo News used more active language to describe De Niro’s role, while The News International focused on his breaking silence on the issue.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The News International** — [Robert De Niro breaks silence on organizing Tribeca Festival just months after 9/11](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1415766-robert-de-niro-breaks-silence-on-organizing-tribeca-festival-just-months-after-911) · 11 Sep 2026, 11:51 AM PKT
  > Robert De Niro recently got candid and opened up about why he decided to announce the Tribeca Festival just months after 9/11.For those unaware, the Tribeca Festival is an annual event in New York City that...
- **Geo News** — [Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal on founding Tribeca Festival after 9/11](https://www.geo.tv/latest/681589-robert-de-niro-jane-rosenthal-on-founding-tribeca-festival-after-911) · 11 Sep 2026, 8:02 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Robert De Niro is looking back on the origins of the Tribeca Festival, revealing that his commitment to launching it in the weeks following the September 11 attacks was immediate and unwavering. Speaking...

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