A real life
romantic comedy
MEET the PATELS
Anne Becker - Head of Communications
Anne is Senior Director of Marketing, Partnerships and Communications for
Tribeca Film Institute (TFI), the nonprofit arm of the Tribeca Film Festival that
provides grants and mentoring to filmmakers of all ages, She is responsible for
overseeing TFI’s press and communications strategy; consumer and sales
marketing; and digital, social, and video content.
Prior to TFI, Anne spent three years at NBC, where she bridged the gap between
content creators and the sales force monetizing their content. She worked on
shows including The Voice, Parenthood, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,
creating multi-platform strategic marketing campaigns for clients ranging from
Sprint to Starbucks to Saturn.
Anne spent the first six years of her career as a journalist—two reporting and
writing about entertainment and real estate for the New York Post and four
covering the business of television for Variety’s sister trade
publication, Broadcasting & Cable. Her stories have also been published in
Newsweek, Psychology Today and The New York Times, among others.
Anne received her BA from Stanford University with a major in American Studies
and minor in Spanish, and her MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business with a
focus in Marketing and Entertainment.
Her other film work includes social and grassroots marketing for THE
SEPTEMBER ISSUE and FOOD, INC. at A&E IndieFilms and Magnolia Pictures,
respectively.