MUMBAI: Martin Scorsese‘s The Union premiered on the opening night of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at The Winter Garden, World Financial Plaza in New York on 21 April.

The Tribeca Film Festival helps filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience, enable the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote New York City as a major filmmaking center. 

Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Tribeca Film Festival brings the industry and community together around storytelling.

The Tribeca Film Festival has screened more than 1,100 films from more than 80 countries since its first edition in 2002.

Since its inception, the festival has attracted an international audience of more than 3 million attendees and has generated an estimated $600 million in economic activity for New York City.

The festival will run till 1 May.